Turtle Island Preserve
Looking for Eustace Conway by Mule

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.
