Traditions: Springtime = Rendezvous

Traditions:  Springtime = Rendezvous

For the past 16 years, we have enjoyed the annual Wenaha Muzzleloaders Rendezvous.  Deep in the farthest North Eastern corner of Oregon, the Rendezvous is held on the site that used to be the local log mill in Troy, Oregon.  There are several ways to get to Troy, all of them steep and crooked. 

Taken from Flora Grade on 4-10-15 

The mill site is just south and west of the bridge at Troy, on the Wenaha River, just before it joins the Grande Ronde.  After the passing of one of the founding members, "Griz" (Pete Frisby(sp)) the area was officially renamed "Griz Flats"  There is a signpost pointing the way on the west side of the road, just past the Troy bridge. 

Griz Flats is a beautiful spot that holds many years of fond memories for blackpowder families throughout the Northwest.  During quiet times, wildlife is the order of the day.  When the front stuffers load up for matches and Rendezvous, they move off and return as soon as quiet descends.  Traditions.  They give us roots, and even though we may grow wings and fly; the quiet of a beautiful spot full of memories will draw us back time and again.