The Rocky Mountain Rendezvous was an annual rendezvous, held between 1825 and 1840 at various locations, organized by a fur trading company at which trappers and mountain men sold their furs and hides and replenished their supplies.

Explore the 1838 Mountain Man Rendezvous site and reenactment on the Old Yellowstone Highway or on the Rendezvous Driving Tour. The fun starts with a parade down Main Street in Riverton, followed by opening ceremonies and Native American dancing.

Nov 8, 2019 · The Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous (RMNR) is an annual celebration of life on the pre-1840 American Western frontier. It is part re-creation and part living history, based on the fur-trade rendezvous held in the Rocky Mountains.

The tradition of the mountain rendezvous was started by General William Ashley and the men in his company in 1825. The first rendezvous was simply a designated location to exchange pelts for supplies and reorganize trapping units following the disastrous attempts to get men and supplies upriver past the Arikara villages in 1823-1824.

The demise of the Rocky Mountain Rendezvous system signaled a new way of life for the Mountain Man. A. B. Guthrie, Jr., in The Big Sky expressed the life of the Mountain Man: This was the way to live, free and easy, with time all a man’s own and none to say no to him.

Nov 3, 2020 · This was the description of the annual Rendezvous (note the capital "R") by actual, famed mountain man Jim Beckwourth. Everyone was invited to the emergent wilderness shindig: traders, trappers, freelancers, preachers, "white men and Indians" (remember: racism), families, mules, and of course, big name companies.

It's the Ultimate Towner meets Mountain Man Rendezvous in Jackson Hole! This iconic Jackson Hole experience is a 2-hour on-course Amazing-Race for both locals and visitors. Old school obstacles are combined with in-town, family-friendly checkpoints in a …

Jun 24, 2020 · The 1838 Mountain Man Rendezvous is an annual gathering held on the original rendezvous site in Riverton, Wyoming. It is known to be where Captain Bonneville rendezvoused with his company of 65 trappers in June 1835. Many historians believe the 1830 Rendezvous was at …

Each year, a reenactment of the Rendezvous is held on the second Sunday in July at the Museum of The Mountain Man in Pinedale. The celebration is part re-enactment and part living history. The actual Green River Rendezvous site is located four …

Oct 14, 2024 · Located on grounds adjacent to the Museum of the Mountain Man, the AAM rendezvous site has traders offering items also representing the era pre-1840—from furs to beads, fire-starting kits, weapons (knives and guns) and libations.