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威廉斯市的比尔威廉斯的山上住民
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为让传奇永存，您会怎么做？您会穿上旧时的服装、循着以前的足迹并在星空下露宿吗？那正是比尔威廉斯山
上住民所做的事；每年春天的200哩大会骑(Rendezvous
Ride)期间，他们会在亚利桑那州的高山、峡谷及沙漠进行探险。
这个组织以「老比尔威廉斯」为自己命名，他是一位着名的捕兽者，生于北卡罗莱纳州，为寻求冒险及向人传道，旅行至西部山区；据称，他于1849年被杀，死于科罗拉多
的南部。
比尔威廉斯山上住民身穿鹿皮制成的服饰、帽子及软鞋，露宿在星空下，
在春天时启程贩售他们的皮毛，藉以重新体会捕兽者的早期生活方式。这些山
上住民都是商人、医师、法官及牧场主人，他们透过这项活动进行慈善募款，为学生设立奖学金；他们也造访学校及医院，向年青人讲述亚利桑那州的西部
常规。他们时常参加游行或出席首长就职典礼，致力于宣扬旧时山
上住民所组成冒险团体(特别是老比尔威廉斯)的过往及冒险故事。
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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