Camp Henry mountain man rendezvous
Camp Henry mountain man rendezvous
I really hope nobody is sick of all the rendezvous stories and pictures, if you are…sorry. That’s what we are doing right now. Like we said the other day, we are at the Camp Henry rendezvous about 8 miles from Ashton, Idaho. This is a fun and beautiful place. We have been camping with friends again, which means we get to visit Auntie Shannon. She gives us cookies. And as you can see from this shot, we like staying in her RV. Mom could hardly coax us out. (she really isn’t our Auntie, but the name fits her perfect)
The weather has been warm, but the evenings are awesome. This sunset the other night was so pretty.
This same evening there was lots of games in camp. They have the women throw a small cast iron frying pan for distance. These are the people marking where they landed. Then the men get to throw pancakes that were cooked hard as a rock, and the kids got to throw these too.
Kids at rendezvous have a blast. It is such a safe environment for them and they can run and play from sun up, to sunset. Just like in the old days.
This is Granny. Really it’s a trader by the name of Ray. At this rendezvous he will dress up in this silly outfit and give everyone cookies and candies. Everyone gets a good laugh.
Saturday was the canon shoot. We were no where near this event, but mom got good pictures. (major mischief going on here I would say)
Dad competed in the Idaho state knife and hawk championship. He took third. WOO-HOO.
It’s been a fun time.
Today is the Monday mischief blog hop. Hop on board!! It’s all about the fun!!
How could we ever get board of this wonderful adventure, you are showing me things that I would never of had the chance to see :) xx00xx
I am so glad you like to follow along. It’s a grand time.
Sounds like a great place for you dogs to get spoiled and get lots of attention…perfect!
BOL…it is good for that.
OMD, I would have been far away from the cannon shoot too!!! Loud and scary!! Yay for your dad, that is pawesome!!!
~Higgins
YA we avoid the loud stuff, otherwise it’s fun.
I think it is fun and interesting to see what you are doing. It is great to learn about new things! LOVE the sunset photos. Oh and NEVER, EVER apologize for your work….just sayin…..
Thanks Caren, and good point…you’re right.
FUN indeed. It’s great to witness such wonderful place where children can play all day and its safe. LOVE the sunset, gorgeous color of the sky. When we were in HI we witnessed the same thing and we were told that there’s a meaning behind the color of the sunset sky. Golden Thanks for sharing. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
We love the sunset colors. Mom tries to work those colors into her beadwork.
Way to go, dad! The frying pan throw sounds like fun. I need to look up the mountain man rendezvous dates near us.
The frying pan toss is fun. If you find some, let me know.
Woolaroc’s Fall Trader’s Encampment. https://woolaroc.org/pages/events We wanted to go last year and were side tracked. Doing our darndest to get to that, or the Cowboys and Outlaws Reunion.
No way am I bored. I want to hear about rendezvous all summer. I love to learn about new events and places and when pets are involved…heaven. Looks like the weather has been perfect. Third place in the state…Congratulations! That’s awesome. No hardship for Roxy and Torrey with Auntie Shannon’s RV on hand. Sure that Ray appreciates having his Granny picture splashed across the worldwide web. You’re good friends (ha).
We couldn’t ask for better weather, that has made it extra nice. We have been snowed on here before. And Granny Ray is a good friend, and a good sport. This was also his last rendezvous.
Now that all looks like so much fun. Bet you won’t want to leave! Beautiful sunset shots!
Ya, we are sad this one is over.
Nope, not tired of Rendezvous. It is unlikely that I will have a chance to visit one in the near future (too busy) so I will live by your blogs. I love that beautiful sunset… and the pic of Granny, too. LOL!
Thanks tons!!
Looks so fun!
Nola
I love to hear your stories and this one was great! I can’t believe the woman throw cast iron pand and the men throw hard panckaes!
At some rendezvous, the women throw the pans at the men to see who gets the closest.
Beautiful photos! I especially like the sunset and the first one of the kids with the boat.
Thanks, glad you like them.
Oh wow! That looks like all kinds of fun to me! There’s a rendezvous near here, but it’s not nearly as active as that one. I would really love to visit that place with you. What fantastic scenery!
Bunny
We never lack for stuff to do, it’s a great time.
Hi Y’all!
Life should always be about FUN!
Y’all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
A steak knife throwing championship?? AWESOMWE!
Well, the knives are a lot bigger than a steak knife. But I guess you could cut a steak with one.
OK the frying pan competition sounds awesome! lol! I’m not really as strong as I used to be when I was working so I’m not sure I would do very good with that one.
I like the frying pan toss. This one is for distance. Some are for accuracy with your hubby as the target.
What a fun experience that must be for the kids…well, and the adults too I bet. Frying pan throwing huh? Sounds great! At least Roxy & Torrey are having treats with Auntie Shannon.
Kids love rendezvous, and adults too.
Another great adventure, Roxy!You’re photos make me a little nostalgic – we lived in Southern Idaho when we were first married!
O cool. We like it here, so wide open and green.
Wow that sounds like a cool adventure you guys are on. We popped over from Ann. We will stop by next post. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Thanks for stopping by, so nice to meet you.
What gorgeous skies you’ve got there…I am not in the least tired of reading your Rendezvous adventures and seeing all the photos…A little jealous that we can’t be there to share the fun…A frying pan toss would be a hoot! Can you tell me a little about that round boat the children are getting in to? What’s it called? is it made of skins?
The boat is a reproduction of a bull boat. The Natives made them from sticks bent into that shape, then covered with hides. As you can imagine, they don’t steer very well. This boat was covered with thin carpet like stuff. It was part of the trail walk shoot. We went in teams of three, two people would go down the river a little ways, then throw the rope to the third person who hauled the boat to shore. It was pretty fun.
I love reading about the rendezvous! It looks really cool and like a lot of fun. I enjoy the wonderful photos, and get to see a part of the country I have never been to. It looks to me like you are all living the good life!
We love taking our readers along for the ride. We like seeing different part of the country, and I’m glad you do too.
That sure looks like fun. I enjoy the pictures. Congrats to your dad on his third place finish. Excellent!
You guys sure know how to have fun! Though I’d duck when they’re doing all that throwing – maybe stay with Auntie Shannon and eat more cookies?! Tee Hee
Wags to all
Your pal Snoopy :)
I love looking at all of your gorgeous pictures and I think the story about throwing frying pans is a riot!! LOVE the idea!! Someday we hope to take the RV out to Idaho…sure looks like your dogs are enjoying themselves!!
i love reading your rendezvous adventures and i love seeing everyone in costume. how far can one throw a cast iron frying pan? and did the winner throw overhand or underhand?
loud noises scare me so i would be far far away when the canon fires.
wags, bailey
I love hearing about your fun and am nowhere near sick of it! Keep it coming.
Dina Mom
I bet it’s great being a kid at one of these things.