Distinctly Montana Magazine

W W W. D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA NA . C O M 31 He offers authentic 1800s Indian and mountain men foods Hawk telling mountain man stories to guests gathered in his tipi Authentic trading beads and 1800s items commonly used by mountain men of the era months before they would return, depending on what purpose they were traveling for. So you have to put your- self into their time period in which they existed and lived every day. ose people weren't just historical figures, they were real people. ey had family and children and friends, dogs, and favorite horses. ey lived a full life. ey were happy, sad, excited, hopeful, tired, adventurous, hungry, thirsty, the same things we feel but in a different era. "is trail was part of their world just as the high- ways we drive down every day are part of our world. I love to feel/imagine their thoughts as I ride along looking out across the vast landscape into the far blue mountains with the very same sun shining still, as it did every day in their world." Hawk uses only original handmade equipment. Guest are encouraged to examine each item and hear its stories. He offers authentic 1800s Indian and mountain men foods, such as parched corn, pemmican, and jerky. ese dried foods were essential to Indians and mountain men alike and are sometimes combined into a special pinole for a nutrient dense and filling survival food. Hawk has infected Dun- rovin with his mountain man dreams and schemes. We have only just begun to incorporate him and his ways. He appears in our kids' summer camps, leads rides across the Bitterroot River that end at his tipi for some demonstrations, and fireside chats and stories. We hope to soon offer overnight trips with him into the wilderness. How glad we are to have found Hawk. at Craigslist ad brought us way more than a new horse. It brought our local history alive in the body of a man who doesn't just know it, but lives it. Come join us for a ride back in time with Hawk. DANIELLE LELLEK DANIELLE LELLEK

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