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威廉斯市的比爾威廉斯的山上住民
地方性遺產
為讓傳奇永存，您會怎麼做？您會穿上舊時的服裝、循著以前的足跡並在星空下露宿嗎？那正是比爾威廉斯山
上住民所做的事；每年春天的200哩大會騎(Rendezvous
Ride)期間，他們會在亞利桑那州的高山、峽谷及沙漠進行探險。
這個組織以「老比爾威廉斯」為自己命名，他是一位著名的捕獸者，生於北卡羅萊納州，為尋求冒險及向人傳道，旅行至西部山區；據稱，他於1849年被殺，死於科羅拉多
的南部。
比爾威廉斯山上住民身穿鹿皮製成的服飾、帽子及軟鞋，露宿在星空下，
在春天時啟程販售他們的皮毛，藉以重新體會捕獸者的早期生活方式。這些山
上住民都是商人、醫師、法官及牧場主人，他們透過這項活動進行慈善募款，為學生設立獎學金；他們也造訪學校及醫院，向年青人講述亞利桑那州的西部
傳統。他們時常參加遊行或出席首長就職典禮，致力於宣揚舊時山
上住民所組成冒險團體(特別是老比爾威廉斯)的過往及冒險故事。
What would you do to keep a legend alive? Would you dress up in old-fashioned clothing and follow old trails, sleeping under the stars? That's exactly what the Bill Williams Mountain Men do as they explore the mountains, canyons, and deserts of Arizona during their annual spring 200-mile Rendezvous Ride.
The group is named after "Old Bill Williams," a legendary fur trapper who was born in North Carolina and traveled to the mountains of the West for adventure and to preach. It is believed Old Bill was killed in Southern Colorado in 1849.
The Bill Williams Mountain Men wear buckskin outfits, hats and moccasins. They sleep under the stars and re-enact the rides of the early trappers who made their trips in the spring to sell their furs. These "Mountain Men" are businessmen, doctors, judges, and ranchers who do this to raise money for charities and scholarships for students. They also visit schools and hospitals to bring the story of Arizona's Western heritage to youth. They often take part in parades or presidential inaugurations, all in the effort to keep alive the memory and romance of an adventurous group of mountain men, particularly Old Bill Williams.
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