Solitude in the Rocky Mountains is a painting by Janis Tafoya which was uploaded on February 1st, 2013.
Solitude in the Rocky Mountains
Solitude in the Rocky Mountains is an original oil painting by Janis Tafoya..this painting represents the need that many of... more
by Janis Tafoya
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Title
Solitude in the Rocky Mountains
Artist
Janis Tafoya
Medium
Painting - Oil
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Solitude in the Rocky Mountains is an original oil painting by Janis Tafoya..this painting represents the need that many of
us long for a time away from the modern technology that we have available in our lives....In the painting "Solitude in the Rocky Mountains", this man has found that solitude and quiet time ....He is getting a little taste for what life must have been like for the
Mountain Men of old.
The Mountain Man and Trapper lead a life that was dangerous, arduous and at times, down-right miserable. The lives of many mountain men ended in violence, either by Indian attacks and ambush, or through violent encounters with Grizzly Bears, one of the few creatures of the Rocky Mountains which knew no fear of man. Others drowned while crossing rivers, or died while preparing a cache which collapsed. Starvation and exposure always threatened during the long winter months. In order to obtain “Prime” beaver plew, it was necessary for the trapper to wade knee or waist deep in freezing mountain streams late in the fall and after breakup of the ice in the spring to set traps. Exposure and arthritis were a common ailments of mountain men.
In order to survive, the mountain man needed to posses a set of learned wilderness skills and personal attributes. Without these skills and attributes, individuals who came to the mountains either died early, or became discouraged and left the mountains after a season or so. Learned skills included mastery of both rifle and pistol, swimming, mountain climbing, combat skills, both unarmed and armed with gun, knife, and tomahawk, hunting, sign reading, horsemanship, trapping, and survival under extreme conditions.
Regardless of the hardships they endured, it was the life they chose to live, day in day out....We need to always remember
the ones of old who lived before us and appreciate all they did to make our lives better...
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