Powder hounds
Detail of a site on the gun of Mike Nesbitt of Olimpia, Wash.
Brian Dinsmore of Eureka loads a pistol as David Swanson of Kalipsell, left, watches on Saturday at the Merical Mountain Rendezvous in Marion.
Matt Denison of Superior, right, and Dean Hazuka of Marion prepare to take their shots on Saturday at the Merical Mountain Rendezvous in Marion.
Matt Denison of Superior takes a shot at a target on Saturday at the Merical Mountain Rendezvous in Marion.
Allen Heiser of Marion, left to right, Ric Carter of Somers and John Wilson of Thompson Falls chat around the fire as Saturday evening begins to cool off at the Merical Mountain Rendezvous in Marion.
Shooters from throughout Montana, Idaho and Canada set their sights on the competition during the Flathead Valley Muzzleloaders annual rendezvous.