An old desert-grown Vaquero in Baja California Sur, México has a new goal in life; so he gathers a string of mules and donkeys, builds saddles and traditional gear for his outfit, and plans an historic re-enactment of the old-time merchant pack-trains that once traveled through that rugged mountain country over 100 years ago. His 8-year-old grandson becomes his right-hand man along the 200 mile fading mission trail.
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The 100 mile pioneering journey with everyone’s favorite longear friends. Enjoy and read about the lows and highs of this true adventure featured in Western Mule Magazine.
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In the 1970s I had the best job in television. I traveled Georgia and the southeast for WSB-TV in Atlanta meeting people and sharing their amazing stories and talents. I was the original Georgia Traveler. Over that time we did over 1200 stories and sadly most of them have been lost. In 2018 I discovered boxes of ancient video tapes with over 100 stories. The stories are exactly as they were aired on Action News in the 1970s. You will be amazed by the unique story each person has to share.
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JoDe Collins’ featured story from Western Mule Magazine about the donkey’s grand canyon adventure.
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Mules and muleteers have played a key role in the world’s economic growth; without their hard work, stamina, strength, and patience over hundreds of years prior to mechanization, much of the modern world would not exist: they helped to construct it.
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This particular story is inspired by an object at the Verdun World War I memorial: set in a glass case is a beautifully preserved mule’s hoof.
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