My Ride up the Virginia Highland Horse Trail Ends but the Journey Continues
The other day, I accompanied my wife Julia to film one of her Trust Technique sessions. The husband and wife she was working with met us at their barn, and the husband gave me a confused look. “Hey, I’ve been following your mule ramble on your website,” he said. “I thought you were still on the trail.”
Watch Two Mules Walk up the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail in Hoof Boots
I recently wrote a post on how my Renegade hoof boots were performing on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail is rough in places, littered with rocks, logs, mud, puddles, boulders and yes, the occasional horse shoe that was ripped of a horse or mule’s hoof. My hoof boots did great. Here’s a short video of how they performed on a flat but rocky section of the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail.
I’m proud to report that after 80 miles of sometimes… Continue reading
Recapturing Mule Cracker After He Got Away From me on the Virginia HIghlands Horse Trail
Okay, that was sorta sneaky how I left you hanging after my mule Cracker got away from me while we were riding the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail. Here’s how that little drama played out.
Losing my Mule Cracker While Riding the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
I recently committed a major blunder. I let go of Cracker, one of the mules I was riding up the Virginia Highland Horse Trail. Here’s what happened next…
To be continued tomorrow.
How to Navigate Mules by Mud and Fallen Tree on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
The Virginia Highland Highland Horse Trail runs 83 miles from Elk Garden, Virginia to Ivanhoe. Though a lot of the trail is wide enough you could ride two horses side by side, many stretches are rocky, muddy and feature fallen trees. I recently shot some video of how my mules navigated one of these rough spots. Enjoy!
What It’s Like For a Mule to Nibble Your Beard
One of the best things about being on a mule ramble is to have time to hang with your mules – really hang with your mules. In some cases, they interact with you in ways that they don’t back home. In this case, mule Brick decided she wanted to nuzzle my beard. She’s never done that before. It tickles and it would be great if, once in your life, you could experience it, even if you don’t have a beard.… Continue reading
Atlas Obscura Releases Podcast About my Time in the Doldrums
What’s it like to float alone for a week in the Doldrums, one of the remotes stretches of ocean on planet Earth? This week Atlas Obscura released an interview I did with co-founder Dylan Thuras about my experience exploring the Doldrums in my sailboat Sea Bird. You can listen to the interview here.
How I Rode my Mules up the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
Hey, I drew you a map of my first five days riding my mules Brick and Cracker up the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail.
I sketched the map into Katie’s notebook. Her parents, RJ and Christina, invited me for supper while I was camped at Fox Creek Horse Camp. Here are some photos of our time together.
Scenes From a Grayson Highlands Mule Camp
I recently wrote of catching up with Badger, the Baron, Jimmy Dean and Sleeper at the Scales camp on the Virginia Highland Horse Trail. They taught me how to speak AT lingo. Here are some more photos from that gathering you’ll enjoy.
Meet my New Neighbors While Riding the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
My mules Brick and Cracker are riding the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail. Meet my new neighbor Ms (or Mr?) Fly. How could I ever get lonely out here?
Get A Free Copy of my New Photo Book 19 Million Mule Steps
I’d love to give you a heads up when my new book Two Mules to Triumph, comes out. Two Mules to Triumph is about riding my mules Brick and Cracker 2,300 miles from North Carolina to Idaho. Just… Continue reading
