(Riverton, WY) – The 2021 Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous (RMNR) is taking place at the 1838 Rendezvous Site from July 7th through July 19th. This event may seem similar to the annual Mountain Man Rendezvous that happened last weekend in the same location, however, there are differences that are elaborated on below.
The 2021 RMNR was originally planned to take place near Roundup, Montana. Due to a wildfire burning in the area they had to find a new location within a matter of days.
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Quick coordination between the RMNR Board of Directors, RMNR 2021 Booshways Jackie Kuhlman and Mike Tomell, as well as our local 1838 Rendevous Association Board of Directors they were able to bring the event here to Fremont County.
What It Was Really Like Being A Mountain Man In The 1800s Buyenlarge/Getty Images
By Jan MacKell Collins/Dec. 28, 2020 1:12 am EDT/Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 11:49 pm EDT
Tough. Resilient. Determined. Adventurous. These are just some of the words used to describe the mountain men (also commonly referred to as fur trappers) who rambled all over the Rocky Mountains but also eastern parts of early America as far back as the 1500 s. By the early 1800 s, says Legends of America, Joseph Dickson became one of the first known mountain men when he traveled alongside explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the Missouri River. Dickson and others like him literally made the wilderness their home, embracing the seasons as their time clock and living off the land as they made their way through the mountains, says X Roads. The life could be harsh, even brutal, but somehow many of these men prevailed.