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Lost on the McGee Ranch: Two Days Across Six Inches of Map

When the driver asks you to get off and walk, do it without grumbling. He will not request it unless absolutely necessary.

—from “Hints for Plains Travelers” Omaha Herald, published 1877.

Long Rider Bernie Harberts walking alongside mules Woody and Maggie on a dirt road through the Arizona desert near Sahuarita.
No grumbling, Bernie. Me giving Maggie’s cart a good shove to keep it moving up the hill

“My ancestors were on the way to California when they broke a wagon wheel in these mountains” Norman said as he handed me a photo copied map of the McGee… Continue reading →