This past week we traveled to the Bookcliffs just east of Green River. It is called the roadless area of this small mountain range and is a secluded part of heaven.
I try and get in there 1 or 2 times per year and I am blessed to have gotten there this early this year. We pack two mules and I ride a mule named Lucy. She is a relative new animal to my cadre of horses and mules but she is special. Really calm with good confidence and a brisk pace. My favorite mule is a john named Cody. I have had him since he was one year old. A good friend of mine named Diana Tibbets raised and sold mules and he was from her draft mare, (a Percheron).
One trip I was riding Cody on the Muddy River down near Hanksville. We got to a deep hole in the river and I decided to "swim him across". Now I won't pretend I know how to swim a mule nor even if he knows how to swim but at the time I thought it was a good idea. He and I sank like a ton of bricks.
If any of you are interested in pack, horse and mule stories, I have written a short book of those stories and I would love to send you a copy.
I am excited for our next pack trip which will be into the upper reaches of the Yellowstone River to a place called Hawks Rest. It is 26 miles one way so most of our time will be spent riding which suites me just fine. Have a nice day and happy trails. SD
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