Mules have a natural spot on trails and pack trips. They’ve earned their reputation for being sure-footed and perhaps a little stubborn but hardier than their half sibling horses. From pulling plows ...

ENTERPRISE — Respect, understanding and trust. Those are key ingredients in being a muleskinner and handling mules, according to Suzanne Burkhart of Yamhill, a longtime participant in Hells Canyon ...

HUSON, Mont. — Many of us enjoy spending time in the Region's wilderness areas. At the Ninemile Ranger District's ranch near Huson, NBC Montana met the hard working stock crews that help keep that ...

HUSON, Mont. — Last winter, NBC Montana brought you a story of the Ninemile Remount Depot's mules and horses that clear trails in our wilderness areas, From November to May, the animals rest up at the ...

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — At 6:30 a.m. in Olympic National Park's Elwha Valley, this team prepares for the day. They get paid in scenery — and carrots. "These are kind of the freight trains of the ...