Hordville Hello

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

Greetings from Hordville, Nebraska. The mules and I arrived here this morning (July 17, 2019) and set up a welcome camp under the linden tree by the rail road tracks. A wonderful place to duck the heat before things heated up this afternoon.

Temperatures have been in the 90s all this week with higher temps forecast. This limits the amount of time the mules can be ridden. The hot weather makes it easy to scald – or overheat – their backs. That’s why it was so nice to find a cool spot under a shade tree before the afternoon started scorching us on the road.

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