mule wagon
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.

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

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
Western Kansas Is Emptier Than Frontier Days

Alone on the range
Logan County, Kansas
Life in a country emptier than frontier days? Welcome to 21st Century western Kansas. Click here to listen to Barbara Shelton explain…
Nicodemus Part 2: Name without prejudice

Weather effect
East of Nicodemus, Kansas
How did the Kansas weather affect race relations in the post-Jim Crow community of Nicodemus, Kansas? And just how did that town get its name? Click here for the oral story straight from the mule wagon…