Something Sunday --- Cache Valley Mountain Man Rendezvous

As I was coming back through Sardine canyon to get to Brigham City.  Just meandering along when I come across a rise and see a whole bunch of white tents.  I am a little curious and then hear the boom of  a mortar.  I am like I have got to check this out.  As I pulled in men in buckskins and women wearing leather dresses, leathers and home spun pants all greeted my eye.  It was amazing a real mountain man rendezvous right here in the canyon.  Here are some of my favorites of the day!



Ah the smell of gunpowder until I realized that this was a contest...  These ladies were shooting for their breakfast.  You had 5 bullets and they paced of 25 yards and you had to hit the pictures of the food you wanted to eat.  No hit no eat! 




This is the Scotsman as he called himself really hoping his wife aimed true so he would be eating in the morning.




As much as I would like to say I planned this shot it is actually during a mountain man obstacle course type event.  They are timed and this team of mountain men had to do various shooting pilfering and running activities.  He was feverishly loading his gun as he is being timed!




And here he is actually shooting.  If memory serves correctly he did hit a redcoat on this shot.




The characters you meet.

Had a lot of fun this day and am looking at possibly going to the biggest mountain man rendezvous in the country at Fort Bridger who knows what you will find...