Riding a mule into the Grand Canyon is an adventure in itself and will provide you with plenty of stories and memories to share. While a mule ride also isn’t for the faint of heart, it’s a great way ...

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. -- The wrangler's voice is silky and soothing, a tonic for skittish colts and nervous children. But this promise is designed for anxious adults. He'll give you your money back. Not ...

It’s a thrill to savor, but not that many travelers these days get to take the classic mule ride at Grand Canyon National Park. Instead, meandering on the trail for a few hours as most tourists do, ...

"There are no suicidal mules," our guide and wrangler, Don, assured us before we mounted our mules at Grand Canyon National Park. "We do two of these rides a day, and no mule has ever fallen." ...

Since the 1880s, newcomers on muleback have been clip-clopping down the Bright Angel Trail into the Grand Canyon. As this video shows, the tradition continues. But these days, traffic on that trail is ...

Some people ride horses bareback. Instead, I’m riding a mule with my eyes closed. On the rim of the Grand Canyon, perilously clopping along the craggy verge, I don’t have to look to know that the ...

On a chilly morning near the Grand Canyon’s busy Bright Angel trailhead, a man with muddy boots, cowboy hat, bulging cheek and drooping mustache fixed his gaze on a handful of nervously smiling ...

One of the most popular ways to see the Grand Canyon is on the back of a mule. These sure-footed equines have been carrying visitors along the trails and to the bottom of the canyon since the late ...

In a quest to find the ultimate in lightweight luxury, I have dispatched Jon Bruner, the same intrepid Forbes reporter that I sent to Romania on five hours notice in January, to Supai, a town at the ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., March 17 (UPI) -- Trail wear and conflicts between mule riders and hikers has prompted the Grand Canyon Park Service to propose changes in Canyon use plans, officials say. The number ...