Field Notes
What is a Mule Packing Trip
A mule packing trip is a wilderness adventure where sure-footed mules carry your heavy gear into the backcountry, leaving you free to hike with just a daypack.
What is a Mule Packing Trip
A mule packing trip is a wilderness adventure where sure-footed mules carry your heavy gear into the backcountry, leaving you free to hike with just a daypack.
How to Pack for a Mule Pack Trips
So, you booked a mule packing trip. Congrats — you’ve officially leveled up from backpack mule (you) to actual mule (the four-legged kind). But before you start tossing everything you...
How to Pack for a Mule Pack Trips
So, you booked a mule packing trip. Congrats — you’ve officially leveled up from backpack mule (you) to actual mule (the four-legged kind). But before you start tossing everything you...
History (short) of the Eastern Sierra Pack Stat...
From Pickaxes to Pack Mules Before pack stations hauled in fly rods and sleeping bags, they were the backbone of Sierra mining. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, when...
History (short) of the Eastern Sierra Pack Stat...
From Pickaxes to Pack Mules Before pack stations hauled in fly rods and sleeping bags, they were the backbone of Sierra mining. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, when...
What is the Difference Between a Mule, Donkey a...
You’ve seen them on trails, in old mining photos, or maybe carrying way too much gear for their size. But what’s the actual difference between a mule, a donkey, and...
What is the Difference Between a Mule, Donkey a...
You’ve seen them on trails, in old mining photos, or maybe carrying way too much gear for their size. But what’s the actual difference between a mule, a donkey, and...
What Is a Horse or Cattle Drive?
You’ve seen them in movies: a line of cowboys on horseback, dust clouds rising, and a whole lot of mooing in the background. But what’s the actual deal with a...
What Is a Horse or Cattle Drive?
You’ve seen them in movies: a line of cowboys on horseback, dust clouds rising, and a whole lot of mooing in the background. But what’s the actual deal with a...