During the Family Reunion we broke free and went down to the Mountain Man Rendezvous in Fort Bridger, Wyoming. We both used to go when we were kids, but neither one of us had been in a long time and we thought it would be a fun little break. It was a super hot day, very dusty, and there were a lot of interesting characters to say the least.
Here is Camille modeling the Fort Bridger sign. Unfortunatley this year she failed to wear her leather chaps with tassels and coon skin cap. Maybe next year she will look more like a Mountain Woman.
Adam did his best impersonation of Jim Bridger, but the blue shirt and khaki shorts just didn't get the job done.
Here are some real Mountain men, and a pioneer woman (how the heck did she get there!!?). If you look closely you can see the dude on the left is wearing a pirate hat. Adam got very concerned because the lines between mountian men and pirates were very blurred. Acutally, Adam's theory is that the Rendezvous is just a big gathering of weirdos who dress up in whatever they can find. There were people with kilts on; there were people with no clothes on; there were people dressed as pirates, as indians, and cowboys, and civil war guys. You name it, they were there and they were strange.
Adam, once again, attempting to blend in to the crowd. Obviously, one of these kids is not like the others.
We actually ran into a family from our ward. They were kind enough to take a picture of us and did not judge us for not dressing up like pirates or drunks in leather.
Camille really wanted to be Pocahontas. She was ready to sign up for Squaw duty and live in a teepee.
Camille really got into the Pocahontas thing when she got close to a skinned buffalo hide. It smelled so good that Camille even thought about registering the rights to the smell and making it a perfume.
The highlight of the day was right before we left we decided that we would get a funnel cake. If you have never had one, you are missing out on life. It is pretty much like a doughnut batter dripped into hot grease. It taste so good, and like everything else we ate that weekend, is soooo good for you.
Adam did his best impersonation of Jim Bridger, but the blue shirt and khaki shorts just didn't get the job done.Here are some real Mountain men, and a pioneer woman (how the heck did she get there!!?). If you look closely you can see the dude on the left is wearing a pirate hat. Adam got very concerned because the lines between mountian men and pirates were very blurred. Acutally, Adam's theory is that the Rendezvous is just a big gathering of weirdos who dress up in whatever they can find. There were people with kilts on; there were people with no clothes on; there were people dressed as pirates, as indians, and cowboys, and civil war guys. You name it, they were there and they were strange.Adam, once again, attempting to blend in to the crowd. Obviously, one of these kids is not like the others.We actually ran into a family from our ward. They were kind enough to take a picture of us and did not judge us for not dressing up like pirates or drunks in leather.Camille really wanted to be Pocahontas. She was ready to sign up for Squaw duty and live in a teepee.
Camille really got into the Pocahontas thing when she got close to a skinned buffalo hide. It smelled so good that Camille even thought about registering the rights to the smell and making it a perfume.The highlight of the day was right before we left we decided that we would get a funnel cake. If you have never had one, you are missing out on life. It is pretty much like a doughnut batter dripped into hot grease. It taste so good, and like everything else we ate that weekend, is soooo good for you.
2 comments:
Well I guess you've convinced me that we should at least give the Rendevous a try sometime. But we will definitely be dressing up as pirates.
Wish I was there to eat a funnel cake with you!! Yummy! We sure missed hanging out with you. Looks like a good time. What is up with your profile.. Seems Auggie is having way to much fun..
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