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Welcome to RiverEarth.com. I’m Bernie Harberts, Long Rider, solo circumnavigator and beeliner. These are the journals going back to 1993. Find your door below and go deep.

Bernie Harberts riding his mules Brick and Cracker along a Tennessee highway wearing his top hat

By Horse and Mule
Slow travel by saddle and wagon when the mules say it’s time to walk. Posts going back to 2004.

Bernie Harberts' sailboat Sea Bird sailing around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

By Sail
Around the world, down to the Southern Ocean and across North Carolina’s skinniest waters. Posts going back to 1993.

Sunflowers and a teapot on the windowsill of Bernie Harberts and Julia Carpenter's Shoe Box Canyon cabin

Around the Homestead
Feral bees, haphazard gardens and cabin life in Shoe Box Canyon, North Carolina.

Bernie Harberts pushing his $10 bike through a creek in Tasmania

Tasmania by $10 Bike
Six months on a junk shop bike at the bottom of the world. Leeches included.

Travel Grit
Podcasts and gritty tales by Long Riders, sailors and adventurers finding their way.

Latest Posts

Photo of the Day – Cicada hatchOctober 12, 2026
Photo of the day – Polly grazingOctober 8, 2026
Photo of the Day – Reef Before the Storm HitsOctober 4, 2026
Photo of the Day – Mule CrackerOctober 4, 2026
Photo of the Day – Lake Mattamuskeet wagon sundownSeptember 30, 2026

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