Sierra summers should always start with a cold beer and a hot sit, always reliably found in Bishop, CA.
While not being completely convinced that mules are better than horses, I do enjoy watching grown men run around the arena trying to control their beasts, and little kids racing in socked feet through mud to fight over a few pairs of shoes in pure delight.
As an interesting piece of history, Mule Days
does provide days of entertainment for us mountain folk, and I recommend it to my climbing friends who know Bishop for very different activities.
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| Cloud cover, to ease the pain of blistering sun. |
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| Shot gun startle. |
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| Pack scramble. |
