If you want good coffee with a rich history to boot, this is the place to go. Their journey has taken them across 12 states ...

AGES before the birth of the first wheelwright, some prehistoric innovator bound his burden upon a captive ass, while himself went straight-backed and free. The pack-mule, or “ sumpter mule ” of ...

The best teachers at the Ninemile Remount Depot’s packing class never say a word, and might kick you into next week if you get a lesson wrong. Bert, Bart, Ernie and Palmer keep an impassive watch on ...

A Vancouver Barracks mule train returns from the Lacamas Creek artillery range (renamed Camp Bonneville in 1909) along the city streets around 1908. The convoy heads down 10th Street (now Evergreen ...

The Bill Van Learn How to Pack Stock Clinic will return to Clovis on Saturday, March 26. Now in its sixth year, the annual event will feature both mule and horse packing lessons and competitions, with ...

Kem Ormond takes a nostalgic look at Kiwi life with a rural twist. In this week’s Pastures Past, she’s found historical ...

Pack a lot, and you may need a lumber bunk. This specialized block of cottonwood with a hand-forged iron “J” ensures the boards stay together and ride above a mule’s ears. A veteran like Bart knows ...

There were three options: Use human labor to hike in lumber to repair a bridge along the Gore Range Trail, use mules to hike it in, or don't repair the bridge at all. Thankfully (for the trail teams) ...

Sitting across from Jody Foss as she sips a beer in Bucknum's bar in Heppner, it's easy to imagine her doing the thing she loves most in the world - riding the back roads of the west with a team of ...