The mule is quite all right if only you do not try to take him for a donkey or a man, but always remember that he is just mule. He has a gentle eye, a patient soul, a velvet nose, and he prefers ...

Elser has written the names and dates of death of many of his mules and horses on a wall in his office. His pack animals often serve for more than 20 years, and can live 40. TOM BAUER/Missoulian ...

Ruth passed in 2002. Not long ago, he saw a news report about the war in Afghanistan. The Army had brought back mules to carry supplies in the country's rugged terrain. The Mule Pack lives on.

Titled “100 Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct,” the project is the brainchild of artist Lauren Bon, granddaughter of the late publishing magnate and philanthropist Walter Annenberg.

Mules and donkeys can carry food, water, weapons and other heavy or bulky items, Glenn said. Without the pack animals, the soldiers would have to carry the gear.

Garbage bags fill up. But the mule saddles always have to ride even. “We pack rocks all the time,” Burns said. “You need them to balance the load. “It really screws up the geologists.

Sierras by saddleThe details On the all-inclusive trips, the mules carry up to 30 pounds per person. Outfitter provides horses, food, drinks, cooking equipment, dishes, lanterns, portable toilet ...

People looking to take pack horses or mules on their next trip afield face some steep obstacles. Transporting cargo on horseback is an ancient practice and in the western United States horse ...