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The Three Mules walked through Martinez and Concord this week
John Sears, the nomad who calls himself Mule, logged Benicia on Sunday, Martinez on Monday and Concord on Tuesday on his own travel tracker.
If you did a double take on a Concord shoulder Tuesday, you were not wrong. The Three Mules came through.
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- California Vehicle Code section 21050
A person riding or driving an animal upon a highway has all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle
- Mule Tracker - 3MULES.COM
Day-by-day location log: Fairfield Sept. 12, Benicia Sept. 13, Martinez Sept. 14, Concord Sept. 15, Pittsburg Sept. 16, 2026; note that the tracker reports with a few days' delay and withholds locations to protect property owners' privacy
- Frequently Asked Questions - 3MULES.COM
He calls himself Mule or Monk and gives his age as 78 as of November 2025; has lived outdoors full time since retiring from work in 2001, having started at 36; Rosie is the mule now traveling with him, Leroy retired in Valley Center in 2023 and Little Ethel moved to a ranch; winter migration to San Diego/Imperial Beach, the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, then north toward Sacramento delivering a Declaration of Emergency at city halls; five to 20 miles a day; definition of the Megatropolis; finding a place to sleep each night as the biggest challenge; 'We are mules. We are from the outside. We live outside all day, every day.'
- Welcome - 3MULES.COM
The site's standing 'Share the Road. It's the Law.' notice asking drivers to slow down, yield or stop to pass pedestrians, equestrians and cyclists safely
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