Back in time biathlon
Dressed in furs from head to toe, Kenny Gaudette takes part in a 'primitive biathlon' in Dalton, New Hampshire.
The event is similar to a regular biathlon, where competitors are tested on their shooting and skiing skills, but using old-fashioned equipment. Participants in Dalton strap on snowshoes and race around a 1.75 mile course, stopping to shoot at targets with guns that have to be loaded using a ramrod to push down the ammunition.
Sandy MacWilliams ties his snowshoes as he prepares to compete.
Wearing an elaborate fur outfit, Kenny Gaudette waits to get his starting time for the event. Participants are encouraged to wear period dress, although it is not obligatory.
A competitor races along the snowshoe course.
A man bites the cap off his powder horn as he prepares to load his muzzleloader rifle with gunpowder.
Competitors fire guns at one of the four shooting stations scattered around the 1.75 mile-long course.
A man fires his rifle as he competes on the mountainside.
Smoke and sparks fly as a competitor fires a flintlock rifle at a target.
A judge warms up indoors as he waits for competitors to arrive at his shooting station.
Bob Lindemann tallies the times and shooting scores of competitors.
Kenny Gaudette wears sunglasses bought years ago when he went to see an Elvis show with his daughter.
Sandy MacWilliams takes his rifle from the car.
