Julia’s Latest: On Becoming Harriet Bighorn
I, Bernie Harberts, did not use generative AI to write or illustrate this article. Spell check and grammar check, yes. AI, no.
My wife Julia and I are thinking about our next trip. My way of getting ready for a trip is just leaving. Julia makes lists. One of the things on her list of things to do before heading out is, “Teach Pie and Magneto to pack and remain calm even when the pack saddle flips under their bellies or they see a bull elk or a mountain lion.”

Whether you wing it or plan it, I think you’ll enjoy reading her article “On Becoming Harriet Bighorn” on her ConsideringAnimals.com travel blog. You can read that right here.
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