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2013
"8th
Annual National
Encampment"
dates
have been set.
Now
is the time to start planning a year in advance to make
this one in Rye Colorado.
11th
- 16h day of June 2013
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We will start
advertising in the Apr/May issue of "Smoke
Signals".
- Giving
everyone ample time to arrange vacation scheduling.
- Plan for
different places to visit to and from the Nationals
for a family outing.
- Emails will
be sent out listing members in your home state, so
car pooling or a caravan my be planned. That's a fun
way to travel with friends.
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The 2013 NAF
Nationals will be held near the town of Rye, Colorado.
You will need to bring water, your gear and something to
add to the pot luck which we will have one night. There
is archery and shooting ranges, on close to 2000 acres
to explore, impromptu classes and plenty of good
campsites for your choosing.
Plenty
of trees to hold classes under and the main camp can
spread out a little if that is what the people who show
up want.
The closest
hospitals are in Pueblo and Raton, so it would take a
while to get any major accident to one. So the men would
need to be careful.
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Can't
you see you & your friends at this coming
years
event. Make plans now, group up those local Indians are
gathering along the trail.
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NAF
naf_captain@yahoo.com
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NORTH AMERICAN
FRONTIERSMEN
NAF
MEMBER'S LOCATION BY STATE
Plan car pooling
or a caravan.
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We
told the owner that he and his family are welcome to come to the
camp to see what we are like and would let him know when the pot
luck will be.
Our 2007
Nationals was on this same site just west of the Mountain route
of the Santa Fe Trail, less than a hundred miles to Bent's Old
Fort or Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Whittington Center
is just down the trail, along with Santa Fe where we could dance
a fandango with the pretty dark eyed Senoritas. Maybe we can
find where Ol' Jedediah went under down along the Cimmaron.
Pecos Pueblo, Fort Union, and lots more is available for added
interest.
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All the
rendezvous were held west of the Continental Divide with the
exception of the 1829, 1830, and 1838 rendezvous. Six of the
sixteen rendezvous were held outside the United States in
territory belonging to Mexico. Except for two sites in Utah and
one in Idaho, all of the rendezvous were held in Wyoming. Many
of the major parties passed through Colorado heading into the
Rockies.
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Mr.
Keas and the boys are getting ready in advance for some good
times.
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R.S.V.P to Booshways
or
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