Mule Pictures; Let's See Yours

[sheep nut]

Originally Posted by decker

This was the pic I was trying to post earlier.
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Decker ....thats a nice looking mule.

[sheep nut]

Originally Posted by hl649

Here is what has to be the most valuable mule you could find. Mom was in her late 70's when this picture was taken. She is turning 83 this year.

Good deal, I love to see pics like that.

[sheep nut]

Originally Posted by Horn Stretcher

This pic we were climbing out of the toby creek valley it took us about 8 hours of steady climbing to get to the top. We are about half way up and are having a break and looking across the valley at what you see in the pic below.



Toby glacier



It seemed like there were alot of snow slide areas like this were we had 2 chainsaws going to cut a trail through if you look at the mountains in the background you get an idea of the terrian, if you look at the jagged mountains in the background that is the valley we followed down.



one of the first crossings we had on the findley from the direction we came



The top of the pass from Findly creek over to dewer creek



another pic over the pass towards bugle basin.

Sheep nut these are some of pics off of the route we took I have a whole album full of pics but don"t want to over do it. Maybe you are familar with the route we took one day I would like to discuss info about the area with you.

Ya...I've travelled that route several times and have done that Dewer pass 4 times to set up my camp. It's quicker to come in from Dewer creek.

[BMF]

Nice pics. I've been thinking of getting a mule wanting to use it for trail riding and hunting in the mountains and some driving. Any tips on where to look for a mule? Mule sales coming up etc. I've exclusively used horses but would like to try a mule.

Thanks

[rhuntley12]

Awesome pictures, can't get enough of them.

[decker]

Bart with new rigging and saddle

This was the beginning of my itch.

Anyone know where this cabin is, it is somwhere around the south ram I think.

Another old picture.

[hl649]

That's not the cabin on the South Ram. Maybe the Forty Mile??

[guywiththemule]

It doesn`t really look like the forty mile either. Maybe its Cambell`s old cabin in the Forbidden?

[Horn Stretcher]

This pic is of Dolly and Brutus at mud lake. Dolly is on the left, she is not very big but a very fast walker.



Dolly the mule again





another scenic pic, Sheepnut you should know this spot.

[Horn Stretcher]

This is what my wife and I did for our honeymoon. The first 2 are mules brutus and spits, the next mule is molly. This is that famos pass that drops from mud lake to the whiterabbit.

[decker]

I found that pass, this year by mistake it is not fun at all.

[Horn Stretcher]

hey Decker I was wondering if you would recognize it. So what you are saying is that it might not be a good spot for a honeymoon. lol

[sheep nut]

Originally Posted by Horn Stretcher

hey Decker I was wondering if you would recognize it. So what you are saying is that it might not be a good spot for a honeymoon. lol

My honeymoon was in Dewer Creek.....it's all I could afford. My wife only said running water and a bathtub. So there was a hose that was laid in a spring at a little higher elevation and there was a cast Iron tub. I had to light a fire under the tub ( it looked like I was cooking her) and you needed to sit on a block of wood.
Should have known what she was getting into, lol.

[creeky]

Originally Posted by Horn Stretcher

This is Buckley a new mule in training by this fall we hope to be riding him.

Horn, is that Buckley in all 3 pics?

[Horn Stretcher]

creeky yup it is his partial winter coat versus his summer coat.

[creeky]

Originally Posted by Horn Stretcher

creeky yup it is his partial winter coat versus his summer coat.

Well he looks extremely cool both seasons, those stripes back of the knee remind me of a Buckskin/ Preswalski lineage. Looks to be both impressive and a kind soul in that set of pics.

[decker]

Originally Posted by Horn Stretcher

hey Decker I was wondering if you would recognize it. So what you are saying is that it might not be a good spot for a honeymoon. lol

That pass would have been a good test on how strong your marriage is right off the bat. lol
The worst part was when we got to the bottom and realized we went the wrong way. We had two choices, take the long route or go back where we had come from.

[Horn Stretcher]

the real test was for our 10 year anniversary I took her sheep hunting, I mean fishing. By the time she figured out we were really sheep hunting..... we have a hill out there we call hissyfit hill. So I spent the next couple days fishing.

[decker]

Originally Posted by Horn Stretcher

the real test was for our 10 year anniversary I took her sheep hunting, I mean fishing. By the time she figured out we were really sheep hunting..... we have a hill out there we call hissyfit hill. So I spent the next couple days fishing.

Did you come up with that name, or did your wife?

[Horn Stretcher]

A pic taken around a place known as mosquito flats



this pic is on jobe pass looking towards jobe creek



this pic is on jobe pass looking towards coral creek

[hl649]

Originally Posted by sheep nut

My honeymoon was in Dewer Creek.....it's all I could afford. My wife only said running water and a bathtub. So there was a hose that was laid in a spring at a little higher elevation and there was a cast Iron tub. I had to light a fire under the tub ( it looked like I was cooking her) and you needed to sit on a block of wood.
Should have known what she was getting into, lol.

Wives do seem to like there baths and showers...

[hl649]

Originally Posted by guywiththemule

It doesn`t really look like the forty mile either. Maybe its Cambell`s old cabin in the Forbidden?

Dad just about bought that line many years ago. I don't remember it looking anything like that. It's been quite a few years since I've been in there.

[decker]

Originally Posted by hl649

Dad just about bought that line many years ago. I don't remember it looking anything like that. It's been quite a few years since I've been in there.

This was in 95 when we were out there. I remember we rode past Sick man, the guy that new the area and took us out at the time said we were heading into elk meadows if that helps.

[artie]

So a novice is asking you guys what are the advantages of mules over horses in the mountains or is it just a matter of interest?

[Rocky7]

Originally Posted by Horn Stretcher

the real test was for our 10 year anniversary I took her sheep hunting, I mean fishing. By the time she figured out we were really sheep hunting..... we have a hill out there we call hissyfit hill. So I spent the next couple days fishing.

[cowmanbob]

My wall tent and stove mule.

[hl649]

Originally Posted by decker

This was in 95 when we were out there. I remember we rode past Sick man, the guy that new the area and took us out at the time said we were heading into elk meadows if that helps.

We're thinking that cabin is between Ranger and the South Ram. Heard it called Smith's cabin.

[hl649]

Originally Posted by artie

So a novice is asking you guys what are the advantages of mules over horses in the mountains or is it just a matter of interest?

Smarter, smoother, faster, more endurance, harder feet, more surefooted, live longer, easy keepers, etc...

Did I miss anything guys?

[sheep nut]

Originally Posted by hl649

Smarter, smoother, faster, more endurance, harder feet, more surefooted, live longer, easy keepers, etc...

Did I miss anything guys?

I agree with everything except the "harder feet".

Here's why.
- they do better bare foot than horses do so people think they have harder feet.
- If and when I shoe my mules, my nippers cut into the hoof wall easier.
- I can squeeze his hoof from each side and it will flex.
- The best discription that I've heard from the mule guys down south is...."think of a horses foot as made of hard plastic, and then think of a mules feet as made of hard rubber". They wear better.

[hl649]

That is interesting. When I trim my mule's feet the nippers take a lot more force to cut than on the horse's feet. I guess all animals are different.

I fully agree with softer feet giving better traction. We have started to experiment with softer composite shoes lately to get away from the hard steel. I like the traction they get on rocks when they are barefoot and I figure if we can find a shoe that is similar as the natural hoof, the traction should also be compareable.