YEAR AND LOCATION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RENDEZVOUS,

I thought I would share a little of Walt Hayward and Brad McDade's knowledge for the new folks as well as the old timers. Nothing like a little refresher on the good old days.

YEAR AND LOCATION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RENDEZVOUS,

1825 - 1840

1825 Henry's Fork of the Green River, Wyoming

1826 Cache Valley (near present Hyrum), Utah

1827 Bear Lake, Utah

1828 Bear Lake, Utah

1829 Upper Popo Agie, near Lander, Wyoming

1830 Wind River headwaters near Riverton, Wyoming.

1831 Supply train did not reach the rendezvous area in time, so no rendezvous was held.

1832 Pierre's Hole, Idaho

1833 Green River near Horse Creek, Wyoming

1834 Ham's Fork, Wyoming

1835 Green River near Horse Creek, Wyoming

1836 Green River near Horse Creek, Wyoming

1837 Green River near Horse Creek, Wyoming

1838 Wind River at the mouth of Popo Agie Wyoming

1839 Green River near Horse Creek, Wyoming

1840 Green River near Horse Creek, Wyoming. This was the last of the great Rocky Mountain Rendezvous.

FAVORITE WINTERING- CAMPS OF THE MOUNTAIN MEN

Thompson's River, Montana

Yellowstone (now Livingston), Montana

Taos, New Mexico

San Luis Valley, New Mexico

Brown's Hole

Ogden, Utah

White River, Utah

Cache Valley, Utah

Smoke River, Idaho

TYPES OF LODGES USED BY THE MOUNTAIN MEN

Trapper's cabin. - This was a small, one-room log cabin, usually having a sod roof.

Tipi - The mountain man did adopt the skin lodge of the Indian. These were often old tipi's the Indian no longer wanted. Usually obtained through trading with the Indian.

Lean-to - If caught in bad weather, the mountain man would often construct a lean-to where he was. Naturally, these were made from whatever could be found in the area.

Trade fort - Mountain men were sometimes known to winter in a trade fort. More often than not they were at odds with the factor and not really welcome.

Buffalo robes green earth, and open sky - This was the favorite lodge of the mountain man, the one he spent most of his life in.




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