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Sage Land Behind Us, Mountains Ahead

Published September 22, 2019

200 miles of sagebrush, pronghorn antelope and frost numbed fingers are behind us. The mules and I have completed the leg from Casper, Wyoming to Pinedale.

Bernie Harberts warming up inside tent at 25 degrees, 8,000 feet elevation at base of Little Prospect Mountain, Wyoming
Thawing out: this is the scene 4 days ago inside my tent. It’s 5:15 am and 25 degrees outside. The mules and I are at just under 8,000 feet at the base of Little Prospect Mountain 60 miles east of Atlantic City, Wyoming. That’s not a hat on my head. It’s a dish rag… Continue reading →
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Independence Rock (Wyoming) and Musings on Letters and Humanity

Published September 9, 2019

A lady in too-tight pajamas is smearing peanut butter on white bread. Off in the distance, my mules are grazing. Travel has gotten easier in the past 200 years. The mules and I have arrived at Independence Rock, Wyoming.

Mule Cracker at Independence Rock Wyoming after traveling 1650 miles on Long Rider Bernie Harberts Two Mules to Triumph journey
Cracker ponders the 1,650 miles he’s traveled to reach the Rock. This is considerably farther than many migrants’ mules that would have started their journey in the mid-West. Not that life was easier then. Dysentery killed many travelers heading this route.… Continue reading →
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General Store Too Proud to Ride a Cow

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