men went to the mountains to get rich probably more of them died than survived
probably more of them died than survived
probably more of them died than survived and certainly more died than got rich it
and certainly more died than got rich it
and certainly more died than got rich it was sort of the end of the discovery era
was sort of the end of the discovery era
was sort of the end of the discovery era of North America the traders are the
of North America the traders are the
of North America the traders are the ones that made the most money out of it
ones that made the most money out of it
ones that made the most money out of it they were pathfinders they were
they were pathfinders they were
they were pathfinders they were exploring new uncharted territory I’m
exploring new uncharted territory I’m
exploring new uncharted territory I’m the member of the AMM American mountain
the member of the AMM American mountain
the member of the AMM American mountain men the AMM is an invitation-only group
men the AMM is an invitation-only group
men the AMM is an invitation-only group and I think what has drawn most of us to
and I think what has drawn most of us to
and I think what has drawn most of us to it is most of us started out going to
it is most of us started out going to
it is most of us started out going to mountain man Rhonda gurus the guys that
mountain man Rhonda gurus the guys that
mountain man Rhonda gurus the guys that moved on to the AMM were people that
moved on to the AMM were people that
moved on to the AMM were people that were more interested and really learning
were more interested and really learning
were more interested and really learning the day to day life it was a full-time
the day to day life it was a full-time
the day to day life it was a full-time job surviving
job surviving
job surviving well the AMM brings a wide variety of
well the AMM brings a wide variety of
well the AMM brings a wide variety of people from all walks of life to it and
people from all walks of life to it and
people from all walks of life to it and they all bring something different
they all bring something different
they all bring something different simplicity the connection with the earth
simplicity the connection with the earth
simplicity the connection with the earth the animals the non garbage non
the animals the non garbage non
the animals the non garbage non complicated dependent on only yourself
complicated dependent on only yourself
complicated dependent on only yourself and your own skills it’s a freedom a
and your own skills it’s a freedom a
and your own skills it’s a freedom a unique freedom
if you ask any of us what are our most
if you ask any of us what are our most precious precious feeling that we have
precious precious feeling that we have
precious precious feeling that we have out here and on the trail is a feeling
out here and on the trail is a feeling
out here and on the trail is a feeling of Kure freed freedom that written
of Kure freed freedom that written
of Kure freed freedom that written asthma
it’s interesting is just the common
it’s interesting is just the common thirst for the knowledge of how they
thirst for the knowledge of how they
thirst for the knowledge of how they lived and we all learn from one another
lived and we all learn from one another
lived and we all learn from one another things like just being warm simple
things like just being warm simple
things like just being warm simple things that we take for granted today
things that we take for granted today
things that we take for granted today they didn’t write about that in their
they didn’t write about that in their
they didn’t write about that in their journals because they just assumed
journals because they just assumed
journals because they just assumed everybody knew how to make fire the the
everybody knew how to make fire the the
everybody knew how to make fire the the sort of Hollywood version of the of the
sort of Hollywood version of the of the
sort of Hollywood version of the of the lone trapper is not the mainstream they
lone trapper is not the mainstream they
lone trapper is not the mainstream they trapped in brigades that was for
trapped in brigades that was for
trapped in brigades that was for survival most of these guys didn’t get
survival most of these guys didn’t get
survival most of these guys didn’t get rich doing this most of them by the time
rich doing this most of them by the time
rich doing this most of them by the time rendezvous was over they had spent
rendezvous was over they had spent
rendezvous was over they had spent everything they made these going for
everything they made these going for
everything they made these going for four to six dollars a piece in the old
four to six dollars a piece in the old
four to six dollars a piece in the old days of run a good trapper would come in
days of run a good trapper would come in
days of run a good trapper would come in and be able to cash in for anywhere up
and be able to cash in for anywhere up
and be able to cash in for anywhere up to a thousand twelve hundred dollars
to a thousand twelve hundred dollars
to a thousand twelve hundred dollars worth of goods they did not exchange
worth of goods they did not exchange
worth of goods they did not exchange money they were exchanging this and
money they were exchanging this and
money they were exchanging this and bartering for goods that were brought
bartering for goods that were brought
bartering for goods that were brought out from st. Louis and it was the finest
out from st. Louis and it was the finest
out from st. Louis and it was the finest felt for making hat and it was very
felt for making hat and it was very
felt for making hat and it was very fashionable and it was very profitable
the technology of the day is one of the
the technology of the day is one of the things that fascinates me the tools that
things that fascinates me the tools that
things that fascinates me the tools that they made that are by today’s standards
they made that are by today’s standards
they made that are by today’s standards very crude they were able to turn out
very crude they were able to turn out
very crude they were able to turn out precision working Clark once a a lot of
precision working Clark once a a lot of
precision working Clark once a a lot of people may not realize is mountain men
people may not realize is mountain men
people may not realize is mountain men didn’t have a munitions you went to
didn’t have a munitions you went to
didn’t have a munitions you went to trade you trade for raw material you
trade you trade for raw material you
trade you trade for raw material you could get your powder and you could get
could get your powder and you could get
could get your powder and you could get lead and then you would have a ladle and
lead and then you would have a ladle and
lead and then you would have a ladle and you would heat the lead over your
you would heat the lead over your
you would heat the lead over your campfire and melt it and then pour it
campfire and melt it and then pour it
campfire and melt it and then pour it into the ladle and that’s called running
into the ladle and that’s called running
into the ladle and that’s called running ball we’re living the vestige of
ball we’re living the vestige of
ball we’re living the vestige of American history through our eyes were
American history through our eyes were
American history through our eyes were we living it and hopefully bringing it
we living it and hopefully bringing it
we living it and hopefully bringing it alive for people in today’s world in a
alive for people in today’s world in a
alive for people in today’s world in a way that perhaps they’re not taught in
way that perhaps they’re not taught in
way that perhaps they’re not taught in school
school
school it’s not written about exactly what be
it’s not written about exactly what be
it’s not written about exactly what be the last of the last
the last of the last
the last of the last no I was there and I know sober you
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