A Long Walk Home

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

We meet back up with our pal Bernie Harberts, the beast whisperer, who trekked 19 million mule steps across the United States only to find himself, for the first time, a little homesick. MORE: To keep up with Bernie and to hear more about his travels, be sure to sign up for his newsletter – you can do that at his website: riverearth.com.

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0:00.0	To really understand this you need to meet
0:04.0	brick and cracker
0:06.7	brick and cracker tied on the porch. So hang on all
0:09.5	I'll grab my gee and get you run out real quick.
0:14.3	This is so fun. So we're gonna go out a little door here.
0:18.3	This is Bernie Harvart. You might remember him. He's been on the show before.
0:25.3	Last time we talked to Bernie, we heard about his travels through South Dakota with his
0:30.2	mule Polly and a little wagon.
0:33.1	These slow moving old-timey trips
0:36.4	are kind of his thing.
0:38.0	And as you may have gathered,
0:39.7	Polly is not the only mule in Bernie's life.
0:43.0	Cracker is probably 15 now,
0:46.0	and his head is huge.
0:49.0	It's like as long as my thighs,
0:51.0	his ears are massive,
0:53.2	almost a foot long.
0:55.2	Cracker is solid.
0:57.0	He's the steady.
0:59.0	Now, Brick, she's like the youngster of the duo. She's like a little do. She's like a little wood fairy.
1:06.5	So she's shy, very active.
1:09.5	In 2019, Bernie set off on a great adventure with Breaking and Cracker.
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