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Isaac Haines .40 caliber rifle for sale
I am offering my unfired Isaac Haines rifle for sale. It is in .40 caliber with a 38″ Colerain barrel. Length of Pull = 14 1/2″. Chambers lock. $1800.00 + shipping
Posted in Historical Clothing and Equipment, Shooting
Tagged fur trade, guns, Hunting, Mountain Man, mountain men, muzzleloader, shooting
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Swallows section of the Arkansas River
The last day of June 2020, Bruce Day, Bill & Lee Bailey, and myself set out upon the upper Arkansas river near the town of Florence, Colorado. We had Bruce’s Buffalo boat and Bill’s wooden pirogues. Bruce’s boat was constructed … Continue reading
Edward Abbey
A while back, my friend and sponsor, Tom Karnuta, introduced me to Edward Abbey. Although I was familiar with Kirk Douglas’ movie “Lonely are the Brave”, I didn’t realize it was based on Abbey’s story “The Brave Cowboy”. So I … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Adventure, Liberty & Freedom
Tagged canoe, Colorado River, Edward Abbey, Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, Grand Canyon, Green River, raft
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Sardis Camp
A couple of my friends joined me and two of my dogs for an overnight on my land along Lake Sardis in south eastern Oklahoma. We paddled in and found a nice place to camp. Curley used his harness … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Historical Adventure, Hunting & Trapping
Tagged AMM, camping, canoe, fishing, Hunting
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Aux Ark (Pronounced Ozark)
After Christmas, I had the opportunity to join 8 other adventurers for a river trip on an old-fashioned keel boat down the Ouachita river in southern Arkansas. The boat is captained by Ed Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas and crewed … Continue reading
Vox Audita Perit, Littera Scripta Manet ~ Ancient Roman Proverb
I’ve heard it said that “oral tradition and history is the most accurate history known to mankind”. The sheer stupidity of this idea is almost beyond comprehension. Anyone who has paid attention to human nature or participated in the old … Continue reading
Green River 2017
Green River 2017 November 4, 2017, Aaron Griggs, Mary Sims, and myself arrived at Green River, Utah around noon. We met up with Ed Bevers, Bill Bailey and Todd “Pete” Peterson. Pete, Mary, and I set up camps at Crystal … Continue reading
Missouri River Trip 2017
Day One – 6/30/17, Aaron & I left home about 6 pm and drove to Wheatland, WY where we got a room for the night. Day Two – 7/1/17, We traveled across Wyoming to Billings, MT where we stopped … Continue reading
Do you really need that?
I am just as guilty as the next guy when it comes to bringing too much stuff to a rendezvous, re-enactment or other historic event. It seems we have so much cool stuff and so little opportunity to use it … Continue reading