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Guadalupe Mountains

Crossing New Mexico’s Guadalupe Mountains by Covered Wagon


Self portrait of Bernie’s new bull escape technique
Russell Gap
South of Hope, New Mexico

This week, mule Polly and I worked on our bull escape technique. It involves whiskey, limes and alfalfa hay. The story is coming.


Coming out of the Guadeloupes
Crow Flats, New Mexico

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Journey's End – and an Offer

Bernie Harberts hitching up mule Polly to the Lost Sea wagon outside Artesia, New Mexico

Hitching-up-time (but not much longer). Outside Artesia, New Mexico.

Holy wagon tongue Pilgrims, it’s happening! Yep, together, we’ve traveled 2500 miles, 13 months, through 10 states and 4 seasons. We’ve cooked Kansas rattlesnakes, slogged through snow and gone down a mosasaur’s throat. And now our Canada to Mexico wagon voyage is coming to an end.

Mexico is coming into view. From here in Artesia, New Mexico it’s under 200 miles, or 4 weeks by wagon, away.

Bernie Harberts and mule Polly 200 miles from Mexico outside Artesia, New Mexico

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