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Splinters and Orphans
Stories that don’t fit in any other pasture. Covered wagon crashes, gravity-fed water systems, spring lizards in juice jars and the occasional caveman mule skinner.
Posts are in chronological order, oldest first.
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Dogged: How Adeline Hallot Crossed the Pyrenees with Two Dogs, a Cart and a Cat
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New Year Snail Mask Debacle
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Seek Work: A Mule Wagon Ramble in Search of Day Jobs
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UNC-TV and Our State "Mule Rider" Program
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Watch the Emmy-Winning “Mule Rider” on PBS North Carolina
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Art Harberts: 1926 to 2014
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Woody and Maggie (c. 1989 – 2014)
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Home in Carolina
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Lost Sea Expedition — Rocky Mountain PBS Premiere
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Lost Sea Expedition Airs on Rocky Mountain PBS
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Radiator Wreath and a Sailboat Christmas
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Crankin’: Long Distance Bicyclists Talk About Their Bike Journeys
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Lost Sea Expedition — Carolina Hoofbeats Interview
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Three Lanterns
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Polly the Mule’s 2,500-Mile Trek — The Horse Magazine
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2018 EQUUS Film Festival Schedule
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Lost Sea Expedition wins Winnie Award at EQUUS Film Festival
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Ursula Daniel Obituary (1935 – 2018)
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Mule Polly and I go to the Dentist
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Lost Sea Expedition Fan Mail: A Postcard from Wisconsin
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Two Rings
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Join Julia and Me as we get Hitched!
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How Julia and I Got Hitched at the Town Dock
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Where is Home?
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Walking to Hazard With Mules: Trent Loos and I Talk Mule Rambling on “Rural Route”
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Welcome Home
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I’m Writing You
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Dixie Dogs and Faces
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Dixie Dogs
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Dixie Faces
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Paul Compton: 1926 – 2019
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Hawk Hucks, Woman Watches Movie
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All the Best in 2020
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Three Little Birds
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Pineapples or Pine Apples?
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Wren Silhoutte
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Sunflower Sunday Morning
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Froggie Friday
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Brother Sister Dory Story
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Have a Good Last Day of 2020
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Within a Sneeze of Getting Wiped Out
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I am Heart Broken
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Slushy Sunday Shadow
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For Sale: Trailer for Hauling Horses/Mules and Wagon Together
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Our Place in the Universe
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Blondes
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Wall Tent Mule Ramble Weekend
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What Mule Cracker Taught me at Leatherwood Mule Days
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Ride a Humpy Mule: Weekend Plans
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Springing Toward Summer
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A Mule Wagon Wedding in the Sandhills of North Carolina
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Hill Top Sunday Morning
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Full Mule Moon
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Lil Eagleman: Loving a Leucistic Chipping Sparrow
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Man-length Rat Snakes and Salamander Drowners: Western NC Summer
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Farmers Day in Robbins NC: Mules, Wagons and Faces
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Snookie: 2008 – 2021
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Obituary for an Imperfect Dog
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Casper the Super-friendly Cat up for Adoption
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Little Red Vardo Gypsy Wagon Road Trip
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Lesbians, Furries, Kissing Men, and A New Belt in the Sandhills of Nebraska
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Me Hue Man: New Name, New Tattoo
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Fire, Drought, and Crash: Julia’s Letters From the West
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When Land Burns and Rivers Run Dry: A Rafter’s Story
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Smell the Laundromat: Two-Month Road Trip in a 1923 Ford
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2021 in Review: Driveway Crawfish, Bald Wandering and Brother Christian Gets a New Bed
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It’s my Birfday
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In Praise of Salamander Water: Part 1
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Julia’s Latest: On Becoming Harriet Bighorn
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In Praise of Salamander Water Part Two: Keeping the Cistern on the Hill
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The Window Stays Open, Even in a Snowstorm
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Snow on the Pillows
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Why I’m Selling My 1992 First Gen Cummins Dodge After 18 Years
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Diggity Says Today’s the Best Day of Your Life
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Public Service Announcement to Birds Nesting in Our Trailer
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1992 Dodge D250 LE 12v Cummins Diesel CarFax Report
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Lassen County Sheriff’s Office Press Release on a Massive Animal Abuse Case
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Lassen County Animal Abuse Rescue: Dogs Forced to Eat Dogs
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Are you Too Old to Go?
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Mule Rider: Emmy-Winning Covered Wagon Documentary
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How to Catch a Snake in Your House
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Dogged: Adeline Hallot Crosses the Pyrenees With a Cart
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A Long Walk Home: Bernie Harberts on the Atlas Obscura Podcast
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Listen to Two Step Way Founder Julia Carpenter On the “Today’s Horsewoman”Podcast
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How Adeline Hallot Went From Cart to Horse Traveler: Part 2
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List of Podcasts, Interviews and Reviews Featuring “Two Mules to Triumph”
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The Creston Dinosaur: a Roadside Legend on Atlas Obscura
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How to Take Big Trips in a Small Way — My Offbeat Life Podcast Interview
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Watch the Official “Two Mules to Triumph” Book Video
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To the EQUUS Film Fest in the Crashed, Smashed and Deer-struck Tiny House Wagon Camper
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How To Help With Hurricane Helene Relief
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Make, Don’t Break: Photos, Musings and Yoga from the EQUUS Film Fest
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Here’s How Hurricane Helene Whacked the Shoe Box Canyon
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How a Moisture Meter Saved Our Winter Hay Supply
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How to Reconnect With Your Horse or Pet After Hurricane Helene
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Hay Bales to Hydraulic Fluid: How to Help After Hurricane Helene
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