Museum of the Mountain Man is a museum located in Pinedale, Wyoming, US that exhibits western historical pieces relating to the mountain men who explored the region in the early to middle part of the 19th century. The museum is typically open during the summer months.
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Wife and I travel full time in our F-450 and Grand Design 380-FLR 42Ft. 5th wheel RV. I'm a retired veteran, currently work as a VOIP IT Tech and remote work full time.
One Saturday mid-morning, we were riding through Pinedale Wyoming and saw a sign - Mountain Man Museum. What is this place? We pulled into the gravel parking lot and took a look at the place from the outside.
The first thing that ran through my head was Jerimiah Johnson the mountain man movie with Robert Redford. I wasn't too far off. This build LOOKS small from the outside but believe me, it's rather big once you get in there. It has a basement with the second half of your self tour.
We were a little hesitant to pay the admission fee and am I glad we did. I got a senior discount too. For the small price we got a REAL historical adventure. Starting off, the front reception area was EXTEMELY clean and well taken care of. Restrooms we very clean. This area has your typical pamphlets and trinkets and tourism paraphernalia. The ladies at the front desk were VERY nice and were inquisitive as to where we were from. After a brief conversation and signing the guest book we were led to the entrance at the main theatre where my eyes popped open with excitement.
This is a self paced tour and if you want you can listen to the movies they have playing throughout your self paced tour. I won't go too much into detail since it took us almost 2 hours to go through each exhibit and read and gawk at all the history this place has. Relics from 1700-1800's, An entire section dedicated to the history of the weapons from this era, Army forts things, Indians garb, trapper items, stuffed animals, stories galore.. This was definitely a gem of a find. Who knew in this little town such a treasure of relics and history could be found.
For those interested in this kind of stuff, OR you have children that you want to pass on this type of United States history that most people don't know or understand, PLEASE go here.
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The extensive and elaborate exhibit at the Museum of the Mountain Man provides a comprehensive education on the fur trade in the Rocky Mountains from approximately 1820 to 1840 and on that rare breed of American men who established and lived it.
It was a brief period in American history, but the spirit of the mountain man can never die or fade. Indeed, it keeps a few of us alive and kicking.
Think of the mountain man as a rock-and-roller in buckskin and wailing on a .56 caliber Hawken.
The curators of the gallery have honored the mountain man: it's lovely. The collection in the museum is so vast that return visits are compulsory. I could scarcely begin to absorb all the information. Next time I hope to bring family.
The ladies at the front desk are knowledgeable and hospitable, replying graciously even to annoying questions unrelated to the museum proper.
The setting of the Museum of the Mountain Man, in the shadow of the imposing, jagged peaks of the Wind River Range (higher than the Tetons), is unparalleled. The scenery on the drive southeast from Jackson to Pinedale is breathtaking. The landscape south to Farson, then east toward Lander and beyond, is no less inspiring.
Staff of the Museum of the Mountain Man: I thank you. Until our next rendezvous, au revoir.
Sincerely yours,
Todd S. Hyatt Sheridan, Wyoming and...
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It's kind of sad that this place is in Pinedale because pinedale's still somewhat undiscovered but this museum is absolutely wonderful. It deserves a crowd. You don't need to worry about purchasing tickets in advance. I think children under 12 are either highly discounted or free. The senior ages 60 and older. With this museum, you really get a sense of what the mountain men's life was like. Their workn was a consequence of high fashion and Beaver pelts that were made into top hats and coats. Apparently the entire thing only lasted 16 seasons or so, which I wasn't aware of. They paved the way for the settlers to take the Oregon trail a few years later. The museum has a beautiful, absolutely top notch art gallery on the bottom floor. You will not regret going here. I highly...
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