"They say he wanted to be a mountain man...."

If you enjoy the outdoors and have ever dreamed of being a mountain man or a mountain woman (I've never heard anything about a mountain woman from those long ago times, but a lot of folks today like to say a woman can do anything a man can do so I guess that would include being a mountain man) you should watch the movie, Jeremiah Johnson. 

I saw the movie for the first time when it was newly released in 1972. Shortly after seeing the movie, my good friends Mike and Steve and I built a log cabin in the woods behind our house, down by the creek. Fast forward 31 years and I did it again. Dang, that might constitute a log cabin trend, although a very slow-developing one.  At this rate I'll need to build another one in 2034 to maintain the momentum.  On second thought, maybe I'll just get some popcorn and coke and settle in on this cold winter's night to watch Jeremiah Johnson for perhaps the 35th time or so.  

Jeremiah Johnson; You cain't go no better:) And for the record, Del Gue claimed he could, "...drag out, throw down and whip any man in Ol Kentuck!  After summarizing my nearly life-long research on the subject, I suspect maybe he could have.

Regarding mountain man news, I'll keep you posted (there's bound to be new mountain man news at some point).