American war fighters have the best equipment in the world, but the advanced technology at the disposal of U.S. infantrymen comes at a steep price: a whole lot of weight. The average war fighter today ...

Pack mules aren't something you might immediately associate with the state of Idaho, but the area actually has a strong history with pack trains, which were often utilized to bring supplies to rural ...

ALDER — Not a breath of air stirs along the parched landscape leading up into the Gravelly Range, but that doesn't seem to matter to the pack string of mules moving steadily along the dusty trail.

Today, we will be taking a look at the fascinating creature known as the domestic pack mule (Daddus equus mulus). The domestic pack mule is also known by its shorter appellation: dad. The Daddus equus ...