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 ...

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 ...

A fully loaded mule train is a rare sight in most parts of the country, but traditional livestock packing is still thriving in Glacier National Park. Swinging a leg over his saddle, Dave Elwood ...

The timeless image of a lone forest ranger winding through a mountain pass, trailing a string of pack mules is as ingrained on Western culture as the cowboy riding into the sunset. Next to Smokey the ...

Megan Edwards’ day starts early, when she steps out of her tent to saddle her pack mules in the Montana wilderness. She’s surrounded by rugged peaks and coldwater rivers, high meadows and tall ...