Loren Basham shows the branding iron he uses on his mules at his Pair-A-Dice Mule Farm on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, near Belle, Missouri. Instead of using a hot branding iron that scars the mules' ...
KAMIAH, Idaho — During the spring, summer, and fall, Forest Service mules work packing culverts, tools, and supplies into the backcountry under the supervision of their human handlers. It’s hard work.