Laguna Mountain Rendezvous 2014
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Shinin' times had by all. Never mind the skunks and racoons wandering through camp after dark, and the raucous acorn peckerwoods waking us before dawn — oh, and that pesky mountain lion lurking nearby.
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(L-R) Strummer, guitar; Broken Hand, guitar; Friar, fiddle; Hat Man, spoons. |
Strummer contemplating the life of a fur trapper in the Shining Mtns. |
(L-R) Broken Hand, Hat Man, Strummer. |
Friar draggin' the bow. |
Corps of Rediscovery and friends: (L-R) Flyrod, guitar; Broken Hand, guitar; Hat Man, spoons; Strummer, guitar; Runner, standing at back; Burnt Spoon, guitar; Friar, fiddle. |
Strummer's camp. |
Hat Man and Broken Hand at Hat Man's trading post. |
Friar roasting his emasculated buffler bits. |
Hat Man's trade goods. |
Broken Hand and his two-hole guitar. |
More of Hat Man's trade goods. |
Buffalo headdress by Hat Man. |
Beaver plews and furs for trade. |
Coyote hat by Hat Man. |
Powder horns. |
The Great Dominoes Tournament
Hat Man and Strummer with their plews on the line. |
Hat Man weighs his options. |
Hat Man and Broken Hand duel for plews and traps (and maybe a little whiskey). |
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Broken Hand and Strummer at the bitter end. |
Truth be told, Friar lost so much weight during his death-defying escape from the Blackfeet, his leather britches no longer stayed up of their own accord. |
Broken Hand hobbles Friar, who lost all his plews and traps — and his britches (at right). |
Recent events/sketches:
Mountain Men Recreate 1800s Fur Trading Camp North of Julian
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 Corps of Rediscovery |
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