Cache Valley Rendezvous

Cache Valley Rendezvous the early years, when RENDEZVOUS seemed like it would go on forever… and some years, (in the rain) it seemed like it did.

About 1998 I was comfortably accepted with my camera by most folks at CVR, so I discontinued any Mountain man competitions I had been involved in, and I began participating full time as a camera man. In 1999 I gave out over 150 copies of a 20-minute VHS tape that I had edited from my 1998 tapes.  This was my first published video, and I had invested a lot of time and money into making it available.

The videos I took in 1999, (the last of the century) I again invested a lot of time and money in producing a video to sell in the year 2000.  Anticipating as much interest as I had with the “Free” video and wanting to get a price break on production, I grossly over ordered on this one.  However, enough people purchased a copy, that I felt it was fairly priced, so I never did offer any discounts on this video, although I had to bury a huge inventory.

By the turn of the century I had gained a limited audience with my “FAMILY STYLE” videos.  However, my next production wasn’t ready until 2002 so I combined two years together to try and keep up.  I defined my video editing technique as “Family style”.  I defined “Family Style” as “That’s what makes a one-hour video last ninety minutes!” It wasn’t about short attention spans, it was about the people involved, Cache Valley Rendezvous has a sense of Family to it.   I was learning about marketing too, (there was no inventory left over from this production,) but that was too little too late.  The hours it took me to edit five or so hours of video down to even “Family Style”; I could not keep up with it, and still keep a full-time job.

I continued going to Cache Valley Rendezvous, but only taking pictures.  When folks would ask about my next video, I told them that It will be after I retire, but that was a longtime away (back then).

Time has its way of passing by, and it did.  I retired in August 2013 and released my next video at the rendezvous 2014.  My marketing skills had not improved, everyone wanted “Last Year’s video”, not 2003!? Before I could correct my marketing error, (and edit last years video) there was no next year to market it in.   So, it ended.

2003 ls the only DVD I currently have available in (limited) INVENTORY.  It lasts about an hour.   A good editor could cut it down to less than 10 minutes.  But ‘ol Tracker calls that a “TRAILER!”    So, it’s okay if you only have time to watch the “Trailer by Tracker” I hope you enjoy it!  If you want to see more, contact me to purchase a copy.

Highest Regards, Tracker