As a young man I romanticized the life of a mountain man, but now I appreciate the hardships they endured and difficult life they led. They were some of our country's first explorers, traveling to remote wilderness areas to obtain the furs so valued by Eastern society. Many helped later expeditions opening the west for future generations.
As a young man I romanticized the life of a mountain man, but now I appreciate the hardships they endured and difficult life they led. They were some of our country's first explorers, traveling to remote wilderness areas to obtain the furs so valued by Eastern society. Many helped later expeditions opening the west for future generations.