Talking-Bear Trade Blanket

by Buck Conner 4/12/2021, 11:21 am

If you would go to a rendezvous and ask several people how they got involved, you would receive many answers. Some would mention their interest in black powder rifles and pistols. Others would speak of their enjoyment of historical reenactments. Some would say they were drawn to it by curiosity or the challenge. Others, like myself, were drawn to the image of the mountain man and his independence, freedom and adventurous life.

Most of those interests are addressed at a rendezvous. For the black powder enthusiast, there are usually shooting competitions. There might be a woods walk for those who want to test their wilderness skills. And there are "best camp" and "best dressed" awards for those who like the challenge of being historically accurate.

But if you would ask a slightly different question and ask WHY they rendezvous, almost all will say, "It's the people". There's a spirit amongst those who rendezvous that's difficult to define but easy to feel. Some of it is the freedom to be yourself and still be accepted by the others. There's the feeling that no one is a stranger at a rendezvous. It's a place where you can drop your defenses. It's a group of people you can trust, and find trust given to you. You'll definitely feel it at the end of that certain rendezvous when you realize you've already been accepted as one of us, and you can stop trying so hard to impress any of us. Your desire to join us has impressed us already.

SEE:

Coming Events
http://www.talking-bear.com/events.htm

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by Buck Conner 29/3/2022, 11:04 am

Hey there's some good rendezvous coming up in April.

STROTHER FREETRAPPERS HOSTING THE
2022 MISSOURI STATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
BLACK POWDER SHOOT AND RENDEZVOUS
April 1-3, 2022
Holden, Missouri

LOUDERBACK'S BLACK POWDER CLUB 44TH ANNUAL RENDEZVOUS
April 7-10, 2022
Redding, California

KAW VALLEY MUZZLELOADERS SPRING RENDEZVOUS
April 8-10, 2022
Frankfort, Kansas

LITTLE NIANGUA SPRING RENDEZVOUS
April 8-10, 2022
near Camdenton, Missouri

5TH ANNUAL SOUTH FORK OF THE SOLOMON RENDEZVOUS
April 8-10, 2022
Osborne, Kansas

WOOLAROC SPRING TRADERS ENCAMPMENT
April 8-9, 2022
near Bartlesville, Oklahoma

3RD ANNUAL PAIUTE MOUNTAIN RENDEZVOUS
April 9-17, 2022
Between Tehachapi and Bakersfield, California

AMERICAN RIVER MUZZLE LOADER'S RENDEZVOUS!
April 11-17, 2022
East of Marysville, California

36TH ANNUAL FORT BUENAVENTURA EASTER RENDEZVOUZ
April 14-17, 2022
Historical Fort Buenaventura
Ogden, Utah

SONOMA VALLEY MUZZLELOADERS 2022 SPRING RENDEZVOUS
April 14-17, 2022
Yorkville, California

WOOLLY HOLLOW RENDEZVOUS
April 15-17, 2022
Greenbriar, Arkansas

ANASAZI FREE-TRAPPERS 2022 RENDEZVOUS
At the base of the pristine
Pine Valley Mountains in Southern Utah.
Between Las Vegas, Nevada and Salt Lake City, Utah

AURORA BLACKPOWDER CLUB SPRING RENDEZVOUS 2022
April 22-24, 2022
Rhome, Texas

BALL AND ARROW PRIMITIVE WEAPONS CLUB
ANNUAL SPRING THAW
April 22-24, 2022
near New Philadelphia, Ohio

BEAVER CREEK FREETRAPPERS SPRING RENDEZVOUS
April 22-23, 2022
Sterling, Oklahoma

CHIEF BLACK DOG'S TRAIL MUZZLELOADER CLUB SPRING RENDEZVOUS
APRIL 22-24, 2022
Oswego, Kansas

DAVIS MTNS. RENDEZVOUS
April 22-24, 2022
Fort Davis, Texas

HIGH PLAINS LONGRIFLES 47TH ANNUAL SHOOT
April 22-24, 2022
Hays, Kansas

31ST ANNUAL NORTHERN FREE TRAPPERS SPRING RENDEZVOUS
April 22-24, 2022
Cottonwood, California

43RD ANNUAL OLD GREENVILLE RENDEZVOUS
April 22-24, 2022
near Greenville, Missouri

PAWNEE FREE TRAPPERS SPRING SHOOT 2022 (AND RENDEZVOUS)
April 22-24, 2022
McCook, Nebraska

WENAHA MUZZLELOADERS 44TH ANNUAL RENDEZVOUS
April 22-24, 2022
Griz Flats, Troy, Oregon

30TH ANNUAL BRIDGETON RENDEZVOUS
April 23-24, 2022
Bridgeton, Indiana

PATOKA VALLEY LONGRIFLES PRIMITIVE RENDEZVOUS
April 23-24, 2022
Winslow, Indiana

ATASCADERO MUZZLELOADERS
BLACK POWDER FROLIC
April 25-May 1, 2022
near Atascadero, California

2022 LANCASTER COUNTY LONGRIFLES RENDEZVOUS
April 27th-May 1st, 2022
Holtwood, Pennsylvania

BRUSHY CREEK RANGER'S 2022 RENDEZVOUS
April 29-May 1, 2022
near Marysville, California

CHEROKEE RIDGE RUNNERS SPRING RENDEZVOUS
April 29-May 1, 2022
Cherokee, Iowa

THE HAWKEN CLASSIC
A Celebration of the Hawken Rifles
Contribution to American History
April 29-May 1, 2022
Defiance, Missouri

Check those out in your area.

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