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Published September 25, 2019

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

Cracker has learned 2 of the 3 Desert Mule Travel Rules.

  • Drink when you find water
  • Eat when you find food
  • Don’t eat prickly pears
Mule Cracker with prickly pear cactus spines stuck in her nose in the Wyoming desert during Bernie Harberts cross-country mule ride.
Cracker: “Please help.”

Cracker’s still working on Rule 3.

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