Parting of the Trails: A Mountain Man Adventure (The Return of Travis Walker)

Parting of the Trails: A Mountain Man Adventure (The Return of Travis Walker)

The action-packed conclusion of the Travis Walker story! Travis Walker’s party had trapped well at Bear Lake, but the men were reluctant to be short-changed by the suppliers at Rendezvous. The 1835 Rendezvous promised to be overrun by company trappers and Indians, thus creating a rush for the limited supplies. Low price on pelts, high price on supplies was what they could expect. They wanted a fair deal, even if it meant going all the way to St. Louis to sell the pelts. With beaver playing out and the onslaught of trappers, they understood that the days of the mountain man were coming to an end. They needed an alternative, both for the sale of the pelts and a direction into the future. Then, they learned of Bent’s Fort along the Arkansas River, on the Santa Fe Trail. Here was the alternative they were looking for; however, they had no idea that Death on his black horse would shadow them. The 600-mile trek to Bent’s Fort would forever change their lives and lead to a parting of the trails.