Cessna 180 N7778A, on land right by the 2W/20W water way at PAFA Fairbanks International Airport, 4-08

Cessna 180 N7859A behind the Fireweed, on the edge of Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK, 7-04

Cessna 180 N7870A on approach at 52B Greenville Seaplane, on Moosehead Lake, Greenville, ME at the Sept. 2006 International Seaplane Fly-In.

Cessna 180 N88666 with floats nearby, at PALH Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N9511B with an original style paint job at PAMR Merrill Field, Anchorage AK 7-04

Cessna 180 N9541B and friends patiently await spring thaw so they can get back into action, at PALH Lake Hood, 4-08

Cessna 180 N9685B sits in its allotted spot on the edge of PALH Lake Hood, 7-04

Cessna 180 N9749B at PAFA Fairbanks International in April 2008 and again in May 2010. What a difference!

Cessna 180 N9755B sitting pretty near PALH Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N521VT flyby and heading for the shore at 52B Greenville, ME 9-06

Cessna 180 N9790B, a clean looking 1957 180 at PAFA Fairbanks International, Fairbanks, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N5231D on wheel-skies at PALH Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N5262D. Now this will draw a lot of attention at a seaplane fly-in! What a sight, coming down Moosehead Lake, Greenville, ME in 9-03. This is how they attach the lift. I saw 62 Delta again at the 2006 fly-in.

Cessna 180 N5291D, what a beauty, at PAUO Willow Airport, Willow, AK 4-08

Cessna 180 N5375D at Z41 Lake Hood Airstrip, Anchorage, AK, 5-10

Cessna 180 N5387D, factory photo, destroyed, cancelled 2-96

Cessna 180 N180RT, being loaded onto a little trailer to move it. At PALH, Lake Hood, 4-08 Closeup

Cessna 180 N5395D on wheel-skies at Z41 Lake Hood, ANC AK, 5-10

Cessna 180 N5020E, taken from the deck of the Lake Hood Inn, Anchorage, AK 5-10. Its a fine place to stay.

Cessna 180 N750 sittin' high and dry on water's edge at PALH Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N2635B in a show horse, park out stance at PAFA Fairbanks, AK 5-10. Maybe its the wheel pants that give it that look.

Cessna 180 N5189E, a pretty 180 highlighted by Fireweed, at PALH Lake Hood 7-04. Interesting name! Take a closer look at the art work on the N-number.

Cessna 180 N26195 all covered up for the winter, at PAMR Merrill Field, Anchorage, AK 4-08

Cessna 180 N180GK in the Bush Pilot Canoe Race, at the 2006 International Seaplane Fly-in at 52B Greenville, ME. Next, Golf Kilo in a three-horse takeoff contest; and last, how it looked in 2003!

Cessna 180 N5291T making a pass at 52B Greenville Seaplane Base, 9-06

Cessna 180 N34263, factory photo, probably 180C prototype

Cessna 180 N9185T climbing out at PALH Lake Hood, 7-04

Cessna 180 N9211T in its slot on the edge of PALH Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 7-04

Cessna 180 N9272T chatting with some friends at 52B Greenville Seaplane Base, Greenville, ME, and later, climbing out, 9-06

Cessna 180 N9343T under a heavy overcast at AK28 Chena Marina, Fairbanks, AK 4-08

Cessna 180 N6426X in the morning light at PALH Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 C-FTSA, ex N6454X, at 96WI Vette Blust Seaplane Base during Oshkosh, 2010

Cessna 180 N8611X at 96WI Vette Blust Seaplane Base during Oshkosh, 2010

Cessna 180 N71K, ex N2615Y taking off at the 2006 International Seaplane Fly-In at 52B Greenville Seaplane Base, Greenville, ME, and in a flyby with N5291T.

Cessna 180 N180KE, ex N2666Y at Z41 Lake Hood Airstrip, Anchorage, AK 5-10. Rest your eyes on that scene a bit before asking why Elaine and I love Alaska.

Cessna 180 N4624U, very original looking, on the ramp at PAFA Fairbanks AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N4666U, Roger Currier's 180 with his Beaver and one of his 195's at 21M Currier's Seaplane Base, Greenville Junction, ME, 9-03

Cessna 180 N94BT all bundled up at PAFA Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, AK 4-08

Cessna 180 N4722U in a "what are we waiting for?" posture at PALH Lake Hood, AK 7-04

Cessna 180 N4748U, a well cared for 180 at 52B Greenville, ME, 9-06. Taking off, and a shot from the other side of Moosehead Lake. That's our Tundra and camper trailer to the right of the boat house.

Cessna 180 N288DB, ex N4749U at PAWS Wasilla Airport, Wasilla, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N2730X standing in line on the edge of Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N2773X at Z41 Lake Hood Airstrip, 5-10

Cessna 180 N2430F is a pretty airplane - - after your eyeballs settle down! I saw it at Z41 Lake Hood Airstrip, Anchorage, AK, 5-10

Cessna 180 N51R, ex N2431F is striking against the blue sky at 52B Greenville, ME 9-06. Next, loading the canoe in the Bush Pilot Canoe Race and dashing back the starting point. Then he's cruising the lake before he challenges N180GK in a takeoff contest. Finally, morning shots one day and the next. The last photo was in Preferred Airparts' 2010 calendar.

Cessna 180 N2448F resting peacefully at PALH Lake Hood, 7-04, and waiting for action a day or so after the ice went out in 5-10.

Cessna 180 C-FAIH, probably ex N2486F of Showalters Flying Service, Ear Falls ON 7-05, sharing the dock with their Twin Beech floatplanes. Next is a reflective moment, and then under a Beech wing.

Cessna 180 N104NR, ex N2491F - spectacular! At PALH Lake Hood ANC AK 7-04, and then looking a bit more ordinary, on wheels at Z41 Lake Hood Airstrip in 5-10. One if by land, two if by sea.

Cessna 180 N8202V on approach at PAFA, Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, AK 7-04. Did you notice the "ooops"?

Cessna 180 N8249V in a hangar at ENA Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N180DR, a beauty at the June 2010 Waco Fly-In 6G4 Wynkoop Airport, Mt. Vernon

Cessna 180 N7933V cruising by at the 2006 International Seaplane Fly-In at 52B Greenville Seaplane Base, Moosehead Lake, Greenville, ME, and then taking off, and later, resting in the shade with another oldie.

Cessna 180 N180SH sitting in the snow at PAFA Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, AK in 4-08, and then in 5-10 with the ice almost melted in the water way behind it. Probably ex N3418Y

Cessna 180 N3459Y on the step at Greenville 52B 9-06. It had new colors from when I saw it in 9-03, in the Bush Pilot Canoe Race and posing in a quiet spot.

Cessna 180 N91220 at 96WI, Vette Blust Seaplane Base during Oshkosh 2005. "In the green" can have more than one meaning!

Cessna 180 N91290 waiting for action at PAFA Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks,, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N91302 on wheel-skies at Z41 Lake Hood Airstrip, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N9001M at 4:00 p.m. at Z41 Lake Hood Airstrip, 5-10

Cessna 180 N9008M, in a corner and hemmed in by boats - looks like a drug bust - - just kidding. Everyone is tucked in for the night at 52B Greenville, ME 9-03

Cessna 180 N9028M taking a sun bath on the east ramp at PAFA Fairbanks International, Fairbanks, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N9097M at 96WI Vette Blust Seaplane Base, Oshkosh 2010

Cessna 180 N9751G looking into the rising sun on the edge of Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N42026 on a perch at PALH Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 C-FCXM at Red Lake, Ontario, Canada, July 2005

Cessna 180 N52055 on a May 2010 afternoon at Z41 Lake Hood Airstrip, Anchorage, AK

Cessna 180 N52112, a beauty on the edge of PALH Lake Hood ANC AK 7-04. I used this shot in a Preferred Airparts calendar. I had seen it overhead a few days earlier.

Cessna 180 N9940N, now N904BP, at 52B Greenville Seaplane Base, Greenville, ME 9-03

Cessna 180 N9977N on Lake Hood, on a day in July 2004 when I should have left my camera on the back seat.

Cessna 180 N9988N landing at 52B Greenville Seaplane Base, Greenville, ME 9-06

Cessna 180 N7702K waiting out the winter at PAFA Fairbanks, AK 4-08

Cessna 180 N64251 cruises overhead during the 2006 International Seaplane Fly-In at 52B Greenville Seaplane Base, on Moosehead Lake, Greenville, ME.

Cessna 180 N820AK watches the sun come up, near Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK 5-10

Cessna 180 N272SC departing 52B Greenville Seaplane Base, Greenville, ME 9-06

Cessna 180 N2576K in the shadow of an old bridge, at 21M Currier's Seaplane Base, Greenville Junction, ME, 9-03

Cessna 180 N4815 easing along on Moosehead Lake, at Greenville, ME 9-06

Cessna 180 N2986K came in to check out the Wacos at the 2010 annual fly-in at 6G4 Wynkoop Airport, Mt. Vernon, OH

Cessna 180 N20315, 18th from the last 180 built, at PAMR Merrill Field, Anchorage, AK 7-04