“Pete had the biggest load — we put 220 pounds on him because the rock drill weighed 110 pounds and we needed to keep it even,” Schram recalls. “We ended up going 22 miles ...

Mules pack in a wall tent, tools, food and personal gear for a Montana Conservation Corps crew. Credit: Courtesy of Ken Reed Ken Reed, a government packer in Utah’s Ashley National Forest ...

After the accident, they’re down to six mules. “They’re saddled with pack saddles and they can carry anywhere from 150 to 200 pounds of supplies per mule. And so, you know, when we’re ...

The night I reached the Heart Bar ranch, Raymond Gibson, an old hunting partner of the Hightowers, from El Paso, introduced me to the pack of lion ... to unsaddle this mule-head and leave him here ...

Since daybreak of this October morning we had been twisting and turning in our saddles trying to duck rain-saturated ... Bert, the owner of the pack string, was ahead of the mules with Matt, his ...

Saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston has borrowed team roper Derrick Begay’s mule for the first two entrance ceremonies in Las Vegas Zeke Thurston (pictured) has ridden Derrick Begay's mule ...

When all modern conveniences are washed away, the reliable mule remains steadfast. Last week, Hurricane Helene unleashed its fury upon the southern Appalachians after making landfall as a Category ...

Mountain Mule Packer Ranch has dispatched close to a dozen mules to the Black Mountain community, where they’ve used to navigate muddy trails and cracked roads. Michele Toberer, one of the ...

It may take years to recover from all of the damage caused by last week's Hurricane Helene landfall. Flooding and high winds conspired to down trees and power lines and tear up concrete and ...