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166 Days, 2000 Miles, One Plastic Binder

Most evenings after the mules are staked out for the night and my tent is pitched, I dig out my journal and write down how far we’ve come.

Bernie Harberts mule ride journal open to days 98 through 100 on Two Mules to Triumph
How far we’ve come: Days 98 – 100

I don’t write in a leather bound journal you might imagine Wild Bill communing with after a busy day shooting buffalo. No, my journal’s just a plastic binder filled with 50 sheets of loose leaf paper.

I think I brought 40 sheets too many.… Continue reading →

2,000 Miles, 9 States, 13 Months: The Lost Sea Route Map

It’s sometimes hard to keep up with where mule Polly has pulled the Lost Sea covered wagon. We’re crossing the Lost Sea, after all, right? To guide us, mule Polly relies on old fashioned paper maps. Nope, you won’t find any of those digitally sterile online computer maps here. Rather, you’ll find a photograph of the wrinkled atlas that’s bounced through hail, snow, dust devils, herds of antelope and three pickled prairie shrimp.

Below is a photo of our covered… Continue reading →