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Hay Bales to Hydraulic Fluid: How to Help After Hurricane Helene

Got any hay bales, hydraulic fluid or paper towels you’re not using? Do you want to help out folks that have been impacted by Hurricane Helene but don’t know how to get things into the right hands? Here’s how to get those supplies into the hands that need them.

A load of hay delivered to Black Mountain, North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
A load of hay I took to Black Mountain, North Carolina. The area was devastated by Hurricane Helene, leaving many horse and cattle owners without anything to feed their animals.

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Mule Ramble Stop: RiverGirl Fishing Company, Todd NC

Long Rider Bernie Harberts unpacking mule Polly in front of the RiverGirl Fishing Company caboose in Todd, North Carolina
Me unpacking mule Polly in front of the RiverGirls’ caboose

Good Sunday morning from the RiverGirl Fishing Company here in Todd, NC.

A mule ramble forces you to slow down to the speed of grass, water and shelter. Oh, and apples. Riding through the High Country of North Carolina, Julia and our mules have ridden right smack in to apple season. Limbertwigs, Stamens, Golden Delicious and Jonathans. They’re everywhere, from gravel roads to streams, even the odd caboose.

Long Rider Bernie Harberts and Julia Carpenter gathered apples on their mule trail ride through North Carolina High Country, seen here on a caboose at RiverGirl Fishing Company in Todd NC
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Todd Greetings: Ride Out the Front Gate

Long Rider Bernie Harberts, Julia Carpenter and mules tied to the caboose at RiverGirl Fishing Company in Todd, North Carolina on the Ride Out the Front Gate ramble
End of the line…well the day at least. The mules tied to the caboose at RiverGirl Fishing Company in Todd, NC. We are spending the night here before heading toward West Jefferson.

The last 3 days we climbed the escarpment from Darby to Todd, NC. Highlights include catching up with Eustace Conway (Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Last American Man” / History Channel’s “Mountain Men”), roadside graham crackers and a gift of water when our throats were as dry as our water bottles.… Continue reading →