I, Bernie Harberts, did not use generative AI to write or illustrate this article. Spell check and grammar check, yes. AI, no.
This is my mule, Brick. I took this photo while I was traveling with her and my other mule, Cracker, from North Carolina to Idaho. She's carrying the pack saddle I carried my gear on. She's such a good saddle mule, it's almost criminal that she carried my tent, pickets, food and sleeping bag. Then again, that was better than me having to schlep our gear 2,300 miles from North Carolina to Idaho. Today, back at home in western North Carolina, Brick is our number one guest mule. That means she's the mule anyone can ride. That's the best kind of mule you could ever hope to own. (Hyannis, Nebraska)
My new book, Two Mules to Triumph, about Brick and Cracker's seven-month journey through America, is available in the RiverEarth.com General Store.
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