Pencil Point - November 2, 2024

scatman

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I picked up a used Canon EOS 1Ds mark II for a steal off of eBay. It showed up yesterday afternoon and I wanted to take it out today to make sure everything was working. I had originally planned earlier in the week to hike up Black Mountain, but as the weekend approached the forecast got uglier and when I got up this morning the chance of rain had increased to 50% starting supposedly this afternoon. I didn't want to get the camera wet, so I changed my hiking plans and did a quick hike up Pencil Point instead so that i could beat the rain.

I'm including some fall colors in this report instead of putting them in the Autumn Colors 2024 post. I was surprised that there still was some tucked away maples that had some color to them along the north slopes.

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Some color right off the bat

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A view of Jack's Mountain at one of the switchbacks

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Fall colors

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That-s Pencil Point up top

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Rose hips

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A very small bird's nest in this maple tree

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Beginning the climb up Pencil Point

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It gains about 700 feet in 0.5 mile

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The 1Ds Mark II is a heavy one

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Lots of good looking Juniper trees today

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Juniper berries

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The summit of Grandeur Peak above Parley's Ridge

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Sheila on the steep section

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A chukar had just come out of the scrub oak, scaring Sheila and flying towards her head. Can you tell she is frightened? Or maybe
it is just the guy up ahead in the kilt? :p

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The view of the top of Parley's Ridge from the summit of Pencil Point

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View to the north of Jack's Mountain

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Salt Lake and @Rockskipper get the bikini pose

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Are cellphones allowed on Pencil Point? :thinking:

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The zoomed in shots of Mount Wire to the north are for @Janice, to remind her to climb the beacon next time. :)

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The newly acquired 1Ds Mark II - It looks comfy on the summit

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A small lunch include jalapeño curd from Gossner's in Cache Valley

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And the last of our Elliott apples that we purchased at the Farmers' Market a couple of weeks ago. These apples are delicious!

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Summit shot

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I liked this shot with Frary Peak in the sunlight, and the State Capitol at the bottom in the cloud shadow

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I call this Thistle and Grandeur

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And this Ragweed and Scrub

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A couple more nice Junipers

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A good view of what we were dealing with. Pencil Point in front, with Parley's Ridge beyond, and Jack's Mountain off to the left,
and the switches in the trail.

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Only flowers we saw today

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More reds in the scrub oak

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Some type of pepper weed

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One last red

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Hawthorn berries

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Bladder senna

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Heading down the switchbacks to the Sube.


The End.
 
Those bikini shots are killing me, but not as much as carrying that camera would.

I've thought about getting one of those older flagship Canons, but I'm going to wait for one that you can give verbal instructions, like "Zoom in on that crazy guy wearing the kilt on Pencil Peak." One where you don't have to look through the viewfinder, though I'm not sure why I'd want a picture in the first place.
 
Lol..... Where is your snow? 9 inches on the ground up here!! Winter has arrived.

I'd have to have to carry my camera if it was that heavy !!
 
Those bikini shots are killing me, but not as much as carrying that camera would.

I've thought about getting one of those older flagship Canons, but I'm going to wait for one that you can give verbal instructions, like "Zoom in on that crazy guy wearing the kilt on Pencil Peak." One where you don't have to look through the viewfinder, though I'm not sure why I'd want a picture in the first place.

The camera and the lens weigh somewhere between nine and ten pounds. If it were a longer hike, I'm sure my left shoulder would get tired of sore.

You might be waiting awhile for one with verbal directions. :) I have ordered an eyepiece for the viewfinder since the used 1Ds Mark II didn't come with one. Maybe that's why it was a steal? :D

Where should the net bikini pose take place?
 
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Lol..... Where is your snow? 9 inches on the ground up here!! Winter has arrived.

I'd have to have to carry my camera if it was that heavy !!

Nine inches is pretty good. Will that melt off, or will it stay until spring?

Didn't you see the snow on Grandeur in my pictures? The storm that came in late Saturday afternoon dropped the snow level to about 5400 feet. The Avenues Twin Peaks got some, but most of it has already melted off with maybe a dusting left on the north slopes.
 
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10 lbs...... you going to pack that back in to Hidden Creek? What will you leave behind instead?

Saw the faint snow, heck we get that much here in July.
 
10 lbs...... you going to pack that back in to Hidden Creek? What will you leave behind instead?

Saw the faint snow, heck we get that much here in July.

I may have to divvy up the camera body, the lens and the lens hood amongst my fellow backpackers joining me on the trip. :)
 
Oh..... I don't think so ..... I've been trying to shed weight for years
 
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