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Looking for Eustace Conway by Mule

Tent where Long Rider Bernie Harberts and Julia recorded their Eustace Conway story during the Ride Out the Front Gate mule ramble
Our tent. This is where we made the recording below.

Eustace Conway: mountain man from “Mountain Men.” Here’s a Sunday evening story about how Julia and I try to track him down on our mule ramble.

It’s night. We’re stretched out in our pitch black tent (see pic above). We’re recording our musings. Crank up the volume. Kick back and chill.

(Post Script: this recording was made last week. We’re holed up right now at our cabin waiting for Hurricane… Continue reading →

Where Mules Drink: Ride Out the Front Gate

In western North Carolina, it’s water, water everywhere. But where’s a mule to drink? Every day, our mules need to drink a few gallons to keep the mule ramble moving up the road. But water’s too heavy to carry so we have to pick it up as we go. This leads to some odd watering sites: puddles, rivers, a driveway and a tree.

Long Rider Bernie Harberts and Julia Carpenter riding mules up the New River outside Todd, North Carolina on the Ride Out the Front Gate ramble
Julia and I riding our mules up the New River. The New River is thought to be… Continue reading →