| Ernie, master chef. He built the smoker grill himself. | No surprise to find a Lake at a Talon Aviation barbeque. | The party’s just getting started. | Nothing better than having a good lunch, sitting with some airplanes! | Flynn and Guinness had a great time, and loved exploring around the planes. | Debra and Innaias relaxing with Walt, Ernie, someone’s girl, and the dog. |
| Airports often host interesting historical mechanical objects other than airplanes. | Walt helps out with the cooking. | Another view of the classic car. | Thun Field is a great place to get beautiful views of Mount Rainier and aircraft together. | Such as this Buccaneer and the mountain. | A Decathalon (I think) taking off. |
| A Beech Model 18 next to yet another Buccaneer. | They were just leaving. | A pair of Lake Buccaneers. Ironically, the name “buccaneer” derives from the French word “boucanier”, used to describe a person from a particular ethnic group known for their use of meat smokers. | Taxiing for takeoff. | The Buccaneers without the kids. | Another nice picture of the Beech. |
| And of course, the obligatory “with Mount Rainier” photo. | A pair of classics. | Taking off. | Lest anyone think no one else was interested in the Beech — it actually attracted quite a crowd. | There was also this Piper Cub, painted as an Army L-4 (the military observation version of the Cub) | Chris, one of the Talon mechanics, was getting to go for a ride. |
