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scatman said:
We didn't make it to the high point either. By the time we reached the saddle (where the picture was taken), we didn't have enough time left in the day to summit and get back to my Jeep before it got dark and I didn't pack a headlamp. From where we were, you could just follow the ridge to the top. It was the first time that I've been out there and I had to guess at the route a bit and I underestimated the time it would take us to get to the crest. We had it all to ourselves though and we saw three deer, a hawk, a rabbit and a number of chukars. As we ate our late lunch, we watched one of the deer climb a ridge up the east side, come over the crest then down a western ridge. It didn't seem to realize that we were there. I'll head back in the spring when there is more light in the day to reach the top.
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Did you start at the parking area on the west side of the island a bit before the no trespassing signs (and cattleguard? I can't remember if there's one there or not)? Sounds like it would have been a pretty long day if so. I've only been to the top of Castle Rock from that parking area, and that's always enough for me to call it a day. Also awesome that you saw some wildlife. I've heard there are deer out there but never seen any.
 
Jackson said:
Did you start at the parking area on the west side of the island a bit before the no trespassing signs (and cattleguard? I can't remember if there's one there or not)? Sounds like it would have been a pretty long day if so. I've only been to the top of Castle Rock from that parking area, and that's always enough for me to call it a day. Also awesome that you saw some wildlife. I've heard there are deer out there but never seen any.
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I think I parked where you are describing. It's hard to see but my Jeep is the dark dot just to the west, on the north end of the slanting rock formation, and just up the little dirt road from the main road. We followed the fence line east (hard to make out too), at the end of the fence line, we turned north for a while before heading up onto the Lake Bonneville Bench. I had no idea if we were hiking on private land or not but I assume once we reached the bench we were back on public land. Is the end of the fence the private/public boundary?
 
That's just a tad north of where I was thinking, but that put you on a more direct path anyway. That fence line is the property line, so you probably weren't trespassing when you turned north at the end of it, or they just don't care if you trespass that far up. And yeah, above a certain elevation, the island is all public land.

After seeing the way some of the people who go shoot on the south end of the island treat the area, I understand why they care to put up fences and signage. Sure makes the walk to the highpoint long though.
 
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Rockskipper said:
Scatster, how many different hats do you own? Great photo.
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Those would be my cycling caps you are referring to. I used to cycle quite a bit in my twenties and early thirties before I was hit by a car just outside of Missoula, Montana. I was a little leery to jump back in the saddle for a few years after that, particularly on the road, but eventually my desire to bike again overcame my nervousness and I was riding again in my forties, even completing the the Logan to Jackson (LOTOJA) ride a couple of times. I haven't counted my hats but I probably have about 12 of them of which all but three were purchased between 25 and 30 years ago. My favorite one is a Honey Stinger cap, but it is on its last leg I'm afraid. I lost one cap on the same peak as the image above last year when the wind was blowing really hard and it took it right off my head and way up into the sky until I could no longer see it.
 
Way cool. I'm going to go back through all your TRs and figure out which hat you wore in which picture. I'll do a statistical analysis of which is your favorite hat, complete with charts and graphs and weird unintelligible algorithms. :)

We need an official BCP hat so we can recognize each other on the trail, not that the odds are very high, since most of us stay off frequented trails. I vote for the tinfoil looking one - we could have BCP in foil, though we might have to settle for aluminum. We could always use it to signal an aircraft SOS if we got lost. The green one with the stripe is pretty cool, too. Maybe @Nick could come up with something. I would pay dearly for one if it were under $30. We'll call it the BCP Scatman Hat First Ed (destined to become a collectible). A BCP Scatman Kilt would be a possible add-on at some future date, also (but can women wear the kilt?).

Thanks for sharing.
 
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Rockskipper said:
Way cool. I'm going to go back through all your TRs and figure out which hat you wore in which picture. I'll do a statistical analysis of which is your favorite hat, complete with charts and graphs and weird unintelligible algorithms. :)

We need an official BCP hat so we can recognize each other on the trail, not that the odds are very high, since most of us stay off frequented trails. I vote for the tinfoil looking one - we could have BCP in foil, though we might have to settle for aluminum. We could always use it to signal an aircraft SOS if we got lost. The green one with the stripe is pretty cool, too. Maybe @Nick could come up with something. I would pay dearly for one if it were under $30. We'll call it the BCP Scatman Hat First Ed (destined to become a collectible). A BCP Scatman Kilt would be a possible add-on at some future date, also (but can women wear the kilt?).

Thanks for sharing.
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In the event that the hats are a no go, perhaps we should devise BCP secret handshakes and codewords. Any suggestions?
 
Well, shaking everyone on the trail's hand would kind of slow you down, so I vote for secret codewords.

Hiker: nice day, how ya doin?

BCPer: fine, fine, thanks. Fremont Peak.

Hiker: say what?

OR if hiker is a BCP member the reply would be: Scatman's hat (confirmation that secret code word received and understood)

Etc.

If you wanted something even more secretive, you could do it all in Morse code.
 
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scatman said:
Those would be my cycling caps you are referring to. I used to cycle quite a bit in my twenties and early thirties before I was hit by a car just outside of Missoula, Montana. I was a little leery to jump back in the saddle for a few years after that, particularly on the road, but eventually my desire to bike again overcame my nervousness and I was riding again in my forties, even completing the the Logan to Jackson (LOTOJA) ride a couple of times. I haven't counted my hats but I probably have about 12 of them of which all but three were purchased between 25 and 30 years ago. My favorite one is a Honey Stinger cap, but it is on its last leg I'm afraid. I lost one cap on the same peak as the image above last year when the wind was blowing really hard and it took it right off my head and way up into the sky until I could no longer see it.
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You know, Scat, I have know you a long time (more then 10 minutes) and I am constantly amazed by the things you pull out of said hat :) I know you LOTOJA'd. I didn't now you endured it twice. I also didn't know you got punted off the road by a car while on your bike and you still walk the miles you do and climb the peaks you do. Awesome. Really.
 
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LarryBoy said:
In the event that the hats are a no go, perhaps we should devise BCP secret handshakes and codewords. Any suggestions?
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You know, too, this would be a good new thread in the Photography category. "Treasured Noggin Covers". I was amazed by his Honey Stinger fetish and hat and ultimately carried his gifted Honey Stringer treat to the top of Vestal Peak for a hero shot.
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