Ron and Pat Rundstrom were at Ashley Pond Park Tuesday morning to demonstrate the  Old Spanish ‘Aparejo’ Saddle Packing System with their pack burros, Freighter and Amiga. The Rundstroms are educators who live on a small family ranch in the village of Chamita with two burros, two cats, assorted wild birds, and a colony of hummingbirds. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Pat and Ron Rundstrom put the finishing touches on a 106-pound load they placed on Freighter’s back. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Amiga stands by patiently as her owners demonstrate how to load her companion burro, Freighter, at Ashley Pond Park Tuesday morning. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Children watch Pat Rundstrom Tuesday morning at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Parents and children learn some new knots Tuesday morning at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

A group of children learn how to make special knots in pieces of rope during Tuesday morning’s program sponsored by the Los Alamos History Museum on the Aparajo Packing System. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Freighter, a beautiful burro belonging to Pat and Ron Rundstrom, was back in Los Alamos Tuesday for History Adventures, a program sponsored by the Los Alamos History Museum that provides hands-on history activities at 9:30 a.m. every Tuesday in July at Ashley Pond. The program is free, and no registration is required. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com