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How to Stream “Swan Song” on PBS and YouTube

Published July 3, 2025

Great news! You can now stream “Swan Song” for free on PBS and YouTube.

Swan Song documentary title card featuring mule Polly and a covered wagon at Lake Mattamuskeet

About Swan Song

“Swan Song” is about my mule Polly’s and my last wagon ramble together. We set off looking for swans and a memory. We got caught in a snow storm and found so much more.

Bernie Harberts and mule Polly sharing a Mattamuskeet apple with a young visitor at Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina
Mule Polly and I sharing a Mattamuskeet apple with a young visitor (Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina)

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Posted in Around the Homestead, North Carolina Mule Rambles, Splinters, Travel by Horse & Mule | 2 Comments

Welcome to RiverEarth.com

Published June 12, 2019

Howdy. This is where I (Bernie Harberts) post about my travels by mule, boat and bike.

Mules Cracker and Brick on Bernie Harberts 2200 mile cross-country mule ramble from North Carolina to Idaho.
Mules Cracker and Brick on my recently completed 2,200 mile ramble from NC to ID ramble (Sue Waddell photo)

To join me for an authentic mule voyage, check out the Lost Sea Expedition, the Rocky Mountain PBS series about my 14 month mule voyage across America.

Stream the series on:

My wife Julia’s take on things at Considering Animals.com.

Happy Adventuring!

Bernie

Posted in Travel by Horse & Mule, Two Mules to Triumph — Riding from North Carolina to Idaho
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