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The Lost Sea Expedition — Finally, the Whole Story

Twenty years ago, I built a small wagon in my friend Mel Wyatt’s garage, hauled it and my mule Polly to Neptune, Saskatchewan, hitched Polly to the wagon and headed south. My dream was to follow the path of an ancient sea, the Western Interior Seaway, from Canada to Mexico. I’d film the whole voyage myself. That meant no crew, no drones, no AI, no cell phone and no GPS. Just some paper maps, two movie cameras, Polly, and our… Continue reading →

Legging Polly up for the Next Mule Ramble

Happy Sunday morning. I recently hooked my mule Polly to the wagon I borrowed from my good buddy Ronald Hudson.

Mule Polly hitched to Ronald Hudson's wagon with canvas tarp cover, ready for training
Mule Polly hitched to Ronald’s wagon. The wagon cover is a heavy canvas tarp. I’ll be doing some sewing on it shortly to make it fit better. Also, the wagon shafts will need replacing (more on that shortly).

I bought Polly from Ronald about 15 years ago and she’s still going amazingly strong. In addition to pulling my wagon from… Continue reading →

How to End a Day on a Covered Wagon

Kerosene lantern inside Bernie Harberts covered wagon with fat wood kindling and patterned blanket wagon cover
A kerosene lantern inside the covered wagon. The patterned fabric in the background is a blanket that serves as part of my wagon cover. The sticks in the tin can are fat wood, also called lighter wood, I use to start my wood stove. It was gathered on a recent wagon outing.

It’s been a long week here aboard the covered wagon, hence the short post. In the past 8 days, Polly and I have traveled over 90 miles through… Continue reading →