The life of the mountain man was hard and tough. Living in the
wild, he was in constant danger from starvation, dehydration,
freezing cold, burning heat, wild animals and Indians, one trapper
in five died on the trails. The only contact they had with the
outside world was at a number of rendezvous and trading posts.
The mountain men were pioneers in charting the unknown territory
west of the frontier. They found passes across the mountains and
were familiar with the perils that could be found along the trails.
The western fur trade lasted only until 1840. Beaver hats for
gentlemen went out of style in favor of silk hats, bringing the
romantic era of the mountain man, dressed in a fringed buckskin
suit, to an end.
The cache is an ammo can loaded with various possibles and
foofaraw, the items are largely those you might have traded for or
with if you were a mountain man at rendevous. GPSr reception in
this area varies from poor to non-existant, the coords were taken
with a 60 c/s on a 15 minute average, if you get better ones feel
free to post them, no bushwacking is required, please rehide the
cache well. The preserve hours are dawn until one-half hour after
sunset, please respect the posted hours and cache only during these
times.