Rendezvo
us is a French term used by mountain men in the early day of our county to signify a gathering of men. The mountain men would gather with Traders to sell their furs and replenish their supplies. The traders would have a ample supply of trade goods such as ball, powder, guns, blankets, knives and many other items.
During this time the mountain men would socialize and compete in shooting contests, hawk (axe), knife throwing contests. There would be much story telling and embellishments. After three or four day of such revelry the men would return to the mountains to start a new year . Many would not return the following year due to Indians, weather accidents and sickness.
The mountain men were a individualist and tough breed of men. We owe much to this group of men as they opened up exploration of the western frontier.
The Fort Davis Rendezvous exhibited a poor year for trappers. No one showed up with fresh pelts to trade. There was a lot of yarn swapping , shooting competition and just plain old campfire cooking. The Traders were there with blankets, balls, powder, knives and all the other just good stuff.
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Rendezvous 2009 Fort Davis, Texas
New Way to Launch
This was this guy’s first boat and he was taking it to the lake, but he wasn’t quite sure of the correct procedure for launching a boat off a ramp. However, he figured it couldn’t be that difficult to do, so he stopped by his Union office for advice, and they told him, “Don’t let the trailer get too deep in the water when you’re launching your boat.”
Well later on, he couldn’t understand what they meant by that, as he could barely get his trailer in the water!
Here’s a picture worth a thousand words. Your gonna love this guy! They walk among us, get married, have children and vote!!
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