During
the rousing days fo the western fur trade, brigades of mountain
men ranged the vast expanses of the Rocky Mountains from the southern
Taos country to the northern ramparts of the Crow and Blackfoot
Indians.
Pushing
into the depths of the valleys and trapping the cold mountain streams
for beaver, these rugged hivernants braved the elements and fought
hostile enemies in search of personal riches. Whether those riches
included filing their camps with beaver plews or just viewing the
other side of the Shining Mountains, these stalwart hunters traveled
a wondrous land when it was still pristine.
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