Hi Cal;
For not getting out with your Outfitter for most of the season, you really did it right! Great pictures and TR. Some roads are just not worth traveling they are so rough - it looks like you found a couple of them. But all in all it looks to me like you hit it out of the park with your "shortened" trip.
I took a look at your link where you show what has kept you from getting out sooner this season and am really impressed at what you did to ensure no future problems with the plumbing in your house. It must have been a lot of work and I'll bet you'd rather have been truck camping. I'll also bet you now sleep a lot easier knowing what you did will help ensure a trouble free water supply. Terry