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) ...

BILLINGS COUNTY, N.D. — When it comes to building a bridge, there are two obvious necessities: people and equipment. If that bridge is in the western North Dakota Badlands, a crew of pack mules can ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service Northern Region Pack Train will be working on the Little Missouri National Grassland in western North Dakota through June 18. The Pack Train uses a ...

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 project that could have taken weeks with human power has been greatly shortened with the help from some furry friends from Wyoming. For the past week, local Forest Service managers partnered with ...

ASPEN – Hikers between Maroon Lake and Crater Lake and near Buckskin Pass could encounter some uncommon trail mates Thursday, Friday and possibly Saturday. A mule-pack train will transport materials ...

RAEFORD - Despite the American military's 21st century technological might, sometimes the troops find that low-tech, centuries-old methods are the best tools to get their jobs done. Enter the mule, ...

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 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 ...