The park thing sounds alright, assuming that the weather holds out. I doubt most of you will relish the idea of a barbecue in the rain, despite the covered picnic areas.

Another thought - since we are thinking of camping out on Ft Lewis, we might just hold it out there. Slightly more inconvenient for those who wouldn't be staying to camp, but it's an idea.

I do like Steven's idea better though.

Also - I have a propane grill. It's not the biggest thing around, but I can also borrow my dad's no problem (so long as it doesn't blow up - I'll explain later) and that would give us some more grill-age. I'm not particularly fond of propane, but charcoal would be a hassle for this.