September 3rd-8th members of the AMM (American Mountain Man Association) and, Shoshone Indian Tribe and representatives of the Museum of the Mountain Man flew to Scotland to reenact a rendezvous of cultures that took place some 175 years ago.
Here is a glimpse of the activities that went on there.
The back side of Murthly Castle
The Chapel and Murthly Castle
The cottage where Alfred Jacob Miller possibly completed the majority of the Rocky Mountain, Fur Trade, Mountain Men and Rendezvous Paintings.
A Scottish clan from the Blairgowrie Highland games pose for a picture with the AMM.
Doc Ivory setting up camp
Laird of Murthly Castle, Thomas Steuart Fothringham’s son James learning how to start a Mountain Man fire from Doc Ivory.
William Drummond Stewart’s grove of fir trees he brought back from the Rocky Mountains.
Doc Ivory poses with two of the Scottish Clan from the Blairgowrie Highland games.
Doc Ivory imparts some mountain man wisdom.
Doyle Reid of the AMM lets a Scottish lad feel the weight of his rifle.
Doc Ivory and Silver Hawk show how to use flint to make a fire.
Stretching beaver in the grove of trees.
Silver Hawk explains a beaver trap.
Scott Walker of the AMM visits with Scottish Highlanders.