Chris the Worm Wrangler: A Character We Met on Our NC Mule Ride

I, Bernie Harberts, did not use generative AI to write or illustrate this article. Spell check and grammar check, yes. AI, no.

The man hunched over the plastic container on the side of the road was grabbing at the dirt. We’d seen all sorts of sights on our mule ramble. So far, though, nobody shuffling through the damp leaves on the shoulder looking for, what the hell….? Meet Chris, worm seeker.

My wife Julia documented the whole ramble on her blog Saddle Under the Stars —
August,
September,
and October.
Her posts are worth your time and will give you her side of the experience.

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