Glad I snuck in under the wire. I got a late start and didn't hit Bear Gulch until 11, and it was a madhouse. I waited 15 minutes for a parking spot. Others were parking in the 20 minute spots and on the side of the road, but I had zero doubt that, shutdown or no, the government had enough in its coffers for parking enforcement. Sure enough, when I returned there were a lot of orange tags on a lot of windows.
And speaking of thinking of mudders while on the west side, about a month ago I may have gotten a shot of your orange shirt, JC. Once I get my act together with Flickr I'll post it up to see if it is you.