Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)

BLACK-POWDER PEOPLE MOUNTAIN MEN CLUB RE-ENACTS WAY OF LIFE ON THE WILD FRONTIER.(Lifestyle)(Column)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: August 24, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Cradling a large, runny, barbecue beef sandwich in his hand as though it were a dainty hors d'oeuvre, the big fellow covered his stump perch at the campfire like a huge glacier of flesh.

He dispatched the sandwich in four bites, wiped his sleeve across his bearded face, and stood up ... and up.

About as big around as his 6-foot-and-then-some stature, ``Thumper'' Gunderson is a natural as president of the Interlake Mountain Men. The 23-year-old group meets - and shoots - monthly, at the Interlake Rod and Gun Club in Redmond.

But they live for these weekend - and some ...

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