Mountain Men Horseback Ride from Arizona to Canada

[@mtnmandave]

I was one of the Boy Scouts at the jamboree, when these guys rode in. Very impressive and impactful.

[@victorcastle1840]

Mntmandave,Good for you . Looks like you might have stayed with it by your user name ?I was in BSA back in the 1950's and was my first experience camping and hiking , came from a broken home in a small rural town in IL. and fell in love with the woods and rivers. What I learned , I feel helped me survive Vietnam . I learned it isn't always what you hear, but some times what you are not hearing. How to take care of your feet and gear. I planned on seeing the North West when retiring.....didn't work out and I always wanted to see Montana and Northern Idaho :-( read so many books about that part of the country.1/8th Air Cavalry, Air Mobil, Air Assault, A-co weapons plt. '67-'68

[@mtnmandave]

Thanks for your service! I took up the mountain man ways soon after the BSA jamboree. Worked all summer to purchase my first CVA Mountain rifle. Still hunt mule deer, bison, elk with Hawkin style cap lock today. I feel blessed to have seen these guys ride through camp. I have been blessed to pass on the mountain man way to my kids and grandkids, so they can carry tradition. Again, thanks for your service.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It ain't too late to see Idaho & Montana Vic. I know you are having bad health problems, but what better time than right now?

[@seantbr2019]

@@victorcastle1840 hey Victor ! My name is Sean I served from 2012-2015 in 2-7 cav recon

[@victorcastle1840]

@@seantbr2019 , Welcome home trooper

[@nmelkhunter1]

In my opinion this is the core of the American spirit. Thanks for sharing. This is going in my favorites!

[@BrettVaughnB100]

Yes .. freedom

[@jorgergonzalezvisualartist8925]

Around the same time Jeremiah Johnson was released. One of my favorite movies. What a great adventure!! I was only 11 so definitely couldn’t make it.

[@alanparadis5061]

I just watched this twice back to back and am completely amazed and wish I could have gone with yes! Lol wow what an awesome event took place with these 3 men! God bless!

[@jewelrichards1039]

I'm in Austin Texas I am really impressed by this ride! I was raised in Nebraska and have a lot of heritage and stories from grandparents and great-grandparents. It was a tough life to live in the Frontier. But they did it by the grace of God and a good dose of determination. I must say you guys got Grit!😘 that would be a great Excursion to take people on now that you've already done it. You know the road no pun intended. Sign people up to do a Pioneer Trek.😄

[@arlosage7274]

Nebraska sucks. I'm your neighbor..sucks just as much

[@achimschuetz]

One of the coolest story I have ever heard.

[@JohnThurston1945]

I was in charge of External Public Relations at the Jamboree. I set up tentage and food for these guys. They were a huge hit with the Scouts. Great having them visit for a few days. I later painted a picture of them and I took a lot of pictures while they were there. I'm a Charlie Guide and worked 5 summers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area racking up better than 3,000 miles over that time. Being a horseman, I felt a connection with these guys. If you guys want some pictures, contact me.

[@morgan10152]

What a great adventure. Congratulations on completing and living a dream. I am green with envy LOL. Thanks for sharing.

[@mat5473]

Awesome. Good call dropping in on the boy scout jamboree. They must have loved that.

[@curtismarean6963]

Now this was an adventure! Not many folks can do something like this. I've trapped here in the north east on foot, that gave me just a little taste of what these guys must have gone through.

[@Michael-rz7ic]

I was 16 in 1973 gen these Mountain Mn passed by the family farm near Bonners Ferry, Idaho. I ran out to the 2 lane highway to get a closer look, and maybe invite them to stay. I mean holy cow this was just a year after the movie Jeremiah Johnson, and now here in front of me were three live mountain men. They thanked me for the offer but said they had a place in mind already. I would have followed on my horse if my parents would have let me. This means so much to me to see this snippet of their adventure; to see that it really did happen and not just a creation of my imagination.😂. It was the greatest adventure that I could think of as a 16 year old kid in the west. I have had my share of adventures since that time for sure. That summer in 1973 those fellas fired my imagination for life.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

I've always wanted to do this. In fact, I read about this trip about the time you did it. I went to my first Mountain Man Rendezvous in 1976. I'll probably never get to now.....

[@LolLol-gd7ly]

You should still do it

[@MuskratOutdoors]

@@LolLol-gd7ly I would sure like to! Time and money....not enough of either.

[@LolLol-gd7ly]

@@MuskratOutdoors you could take a week off of work and do a mini version say across a state like Montana

[@MuskratOutdoors]

@@LolLol-gd7ly That could be do able!

[@BrettVaughnB100]

Your were thinking about it 3 years ago and still thinking about it today ...

[@abadwillys]

i did a similar ride with my family when i was 13 years old in 1975, lived off the land, my younger bro and parents,rode on 3 horses, from Salmon ,Idaho south thru Yellowstone and eventually to Arizona, Prior to the trip we spent 2 summers on horseback in the Hi Unita Primative area in Utah. Made me who i am today.

[@heavenlylinda]

Hi Jeff Hengesbaugh, I’m glad to have heard all your stories in person..and known you for at least 33 yrs now. Remember I have hundred black and white photos of you and the rides and the Rendevouzs. Thanks for being you. Linda Dunnill

[@anderswl916x2]

Someone should make a movie about these guys

[@dalehood1846]

Very eye opening! This is one of my favorite times in history. Great to hear this from a modern perspective. Especially the way they just carried on through hardships. Amazing recall on an amazing trip. Thinking about doing something like this is one thing. Actually doing it is something else altogether. All the best and may God bless.

[@AMAINE207]

is there a longer doc? I really want to see it!

[@wyominghorseman9172]

Very cool. I hope your still living the dream. Happy Trails.

[@joycenesselhauf180]

Did you guys ever write a book about your adventure? I’d LOVE to read that story! What you all did was something I would have loved to do! Amazing!

[@tidedownoutdoors5411]

really!

[@gerardomartinez8000]

Then a movie Will be more amazing

[@nathanielchance1105]

It's in the book of buckskinning volume 2

[@BrettVaughnB100]

@@nathanielchance1105 Thanks just ordered it on amazon

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Fantastic vid man! Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands. T. 'No problems, only changes of plan.' That's gold!!

[@bobm7275]

You guys are truly one in a million. ok maybe one in a hundred million, glad you got to enjoy the trip.

[@seanperkins4204]

Ahh, to be young and fearless again...

[@MrWARHAMMER68]

To be young ? If I am old , I have vowed to meet the grim reaper with all of my balls.

[@jessehawkes1298]

This is something that is definitely on my bucket list

[@marklumley619]

Had to be an adventure of a lifetime, sure wish I could have gone with you but in 1973 I was only 4

[@divinekate]

Thank you for your awesome story..What a remarkable journey.💜

[@joshjameskiwibushman]

Good on you lads, push over that horizon line, discover new and exciting things, take calculated risks, live, enjoy, love

[@robertgonzalez8419]

Man you guys look straight out from the movie how awesome ,what a experience .I would’ve loved to have done that with you guys. one word awesome.

[@hicx8734]

I want to ride from Wyomimg to the Northern part of Alaska. Just like this.

[@detuck1]

Do it!

[@rickflippin1]

When let’s plan it

[@nmelkhunter1]

I’m in.

[@irishtrapper9149]

@@nmelkhunter1 Me too

[@lordgilbert4268]

Me too

[@kamurray67]

All before GPS, Google satellite imagery, cell phone satellite phones. No prior knowledge of water holes, it couldn't be done today with 98% of kids in this current generation. Much appreciation and respect to your group.

[@tristanmiller9571]

Of course it could be done today. There are plenty of young people out there going on adventures, backpacking, and even sailing around the world. You seem to have a very cynical view of people.

[@jeremesalazar3134]

If only I am an American...I will do the same thing....what a wonderful challenge you have and a truly adventure to experience...

[@countrycraftsman5110]

Oh My God what a adventure. I never heard of this awesome tale. Is there a book or some way to view the pictures?

[@tuckerallen3621]

Great video! I saw the first guys speak and thought for a split second “will farrel”😂

[@stevewixom9311]

Damn i'm jealous... Loved to have made that trip with you. A really awesome undertaking.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

Oh how I wish I had thought of this in my youth. That must have been a fantastic experience with lifelong memories. It is truly impressive and something many of us envy.

[@genewest8426]

Well done gentleman thank you for the awesome share

[@therandom4648]

Congratulations that you did it! I used to dream about doing a similar thing back in the seventies. Still dreaming!

[@83826sarah]

Really cool to see the bar of good grief behind them. I grew up about 5 miles north of there, right at the Canadian border

[@MrWARHAMMER68]

I feel blessed to even hear a story of such determination.

[@indirackg]

I’m from Arizona & this was so inspiring! I’ve always wanted to do something like this.

[@reallifehorsemanship4333]

Keepin' it wild, keepin' it real... Love it!

[@HitsOutdoors]

Amazing adventure few will ever know.. Thanks for sharing..

[@gaestroorly4668]

That's the real young man dream!

[@carlschmiedeke151]

What an awesome story guys

[@TheArizonaRepublic1]

Thanks Carl!

[@jacoblukinuk8802]

“The complaint was worthless”👍

[@swamploftpigeonworld1277]

great story my uncle was president of scottsdale riding club and organized a ride to the grand canyon but this is way more adventurios

[@georgeanneford3109]

What about the ride with Gregg Guymon, Mike Yard to Henry's Fork of the Green?

[@detuck1]

The short guy looks just like my grandson! A doppleganger! Just a few decades difference in age. :)

[@campcrafter4613]

Is there a longer video of this?

[@GOBRAGH2]

Amazing! What a trip! How long did it take? Did they ever make it to Canada?

[@someguy936]

Makes me want to be young again. 🙂

[@masonschneider1752]

This is so amazing. I'm so inspired

[@DJNaija]

need a full documentary on this epic ride

[@henryfreab960]

So cool, but if i would have been there I wouldn't have come back. The fur trappers were so tough and resilient. Now find a rendezvous to keep the dust off the buckskins. Keep yer powder dry and watch yer topknot.

[@theethicalhorsemen7784]

Will you be doing it again? Or is this just a one-time deal??

[@jacobwilloughby9215]

The way my life is going i need this... I would give everything i have to take this ride

[@bandidoJNMR]

Bros did the kit carson desert trip ??? where he almost die ???

[@zig-zagallah9407]

This would make a good movie

[@ardshielcomplex8917]

I think this was the same ride featured in one of The Book of Buckskinning volumes years ago.

[@bobking1128]

Way back in about 1973, I was backpacking in the Canadian Rockies, when out of the past came three, or perhaps it was four Mountain Men. We camped together for a night and they told me their story. They too were from Arizona, travelling all that way as the mountain men did. They had lost one of their packhorses in an accident on the road and the Canadian Border people had confiscated their pistols, but they still had their "Hawkens." They were going to write a book, The Mountain Men, but I never could find it. The pictures that I took are lost somewhere in my attic as are the several letters that I eventually received. Are these guys the same ones who did the trip in 1973? We were in our late 20's at the time.

[@AJ-ku7nm]

They look amazing.

[@michaelfuller3477]

Write a book about this. Include every picture you have. That spirit is what I am trying to instill in my kids. It's worth its weight in gold.

[@kriskabin]

Bill Williams, George Perkins, W.T. Hamilton & other trappers were probably looking down from their mnt heaven, smiling at these young adventurers.

[@BrettVaughnB100]

Wow what a great story .. we make short pack trips now.. planning on a long one soon #longriders #nevertoolate #CBVTV

[@chutedeneige3995]

Where is the third guy?

[@Jaypkay78]

Simply outstanding!

[@MonkeyVideoWonders]

How is there not a book or am movie about these guys?

[@tugadmundo]

to me ,this video was a mind blowing thing.Americans at their best .Endure ,improvise,persist when it is hard and enjoy ,ENJOY !!!!

[@richstewart1]

I read books about mountain men. It'll say, "We left St Louis and went to Idaho." I think, 'That'd be a whole book to me and it's one sentence in their book." 2000 miles of canoes, horses, camping, trying to eat every day, water, staying warm, watching for Indians, Bandits.

[@campcrafter4613]

BOOK? MOVIE? more video?

[@jacksafford2190]

What a great story.

[@robs5186]

the true wisdom of youth

[@Toms3rdNut]

Where can I find friends like this

[@arnoldholm2658]

I talk to these guys on 15th St., Coeur d’Alene, ID making the way to Farragut State Park and the Calgary stampede destination July 1973 , And then spotted them at the jamboree Farragut state park National Boy Scout jamboree we’re Bob Hope performed.

[@adamcrum1723]

When did these guys do this? How long ago?

[@tangle70]

1973

[@patrickroach7289]

At :35 he says it still fits and puts his hat on backwards. Jeepers

[@Bossladyone2]

You guys would get a big kick out of Unbranded. Jake Harvath has ridden his Mustangs from Heber City Utah to the Atlantic Ocean. He is riding back hope he makes it across the rockies before tfe snow gets too deep

[@lordgilbert4268]

Are we still able to do something like this today

[@outdoorlife5396]

Hey guys, I wish I could have went with you

[@KevinSmith-tr4db]

THERE NEEDS TO BE A LONGER VERSION

[@sparkyboi7352]

Is there a reason Steve isn't in the interview?

[@colinbateman8233]

In the early 70 three came by my grandparents farm but they where down in horses one man was walking I took them down to the river to water there horses we visited they made camp on the place and where gone buy dawn the next morning

[@stevesworldisnumber1]

Sounds like a really great experience! Unfortunately it would take a Ton of money to do what these guys did. You can't just equip yourself and take off into the wilderness. Taking time away from any job takes Big Money! Think about not only the clothing you would need but Horses and their equipment. I have made several coonskin caps for myself and others. One coon cap can cost $50 then add in 5 hours of sewing to get a working hat out of that fur and I sold my hats for $125. Just this Christmas my wife got me a genuine leather buckskin coat, that set us back $200. Go to any ranch store and you'll find that horse equipment from buckles and straps to saddles and a hundred other necessary things needed to operate a horse and you'll be into Hundreds of dollars!!! These guys must have been Rich guys to start with, to be able to set aside the time and get the necessary equipment for such a trip. My hats off to'em, but you'd have to be Rich to start with to get something like this going. Great job fellas!

[@jwnagy]

You guys are THE men!

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

What year did you do this trip?

[@ianbastienoutdoors1801]

Best of living history

[@edwinmodu3178]

That’s just too cool !

[@campcrafter4613]

Fantastic!

[@lloydmcgriff98]

Awesome !!! ****cheers**** =)

[@Th3Sabator45]

Where's the third friend?

[@jmeyert4a]

That is my question too...

[@treycalvert1900]

Wonder what happened to Steve Johnson also...

[@245aurora]

2:20 song ? :)

[@hollywoodusmcboss8867]

Where's the other guy

[@kentcostello8099]

I wish I could do that but I got a job and a family. I want to go east coast to the west coast on horseback. 👍🇺🇸😊

[@bakerelkins469]

Is this legal, I can’t find any horse trails to Canada

[@ardshielcomplex8917]

Id say thats a question they didnt even ask, we live with too much BS regulation in todays world.

[@55Quirll]

These are people who are survivors, not whiners or leeches.

[@onegoodturngetsmostofthebl7499]

I presume you eventually found BC or Alberta? To say you were riding to Canada is like a Canadian saying he's riding to Siberia. The land mast is staggering.

[@mat5473]

Yeah it never says if they arrived or where or when. Show us the ending.

[@144Jericho]

Awesome!

[@ChrisPBacon-1313]

Try this now & sadly, you'll more than likely come out a felon somehow.

[@MyRanger12]

Good stuff

[@TRIKER333]

Probably a lot like the originals experienced.

[@YFNGamer1]

Will Ferrell?