Big Creek — Monday, Feb. 8, 2021

After reading many recent Reports of their nice hikes of the Big Creek Trail #827.1, this (MON 08Feb2021) morning, i went to "join in the fun" .. Thank y'all for the Report(s) .. Indeed, the #827.1 is a good hike. Also, the recent reported (some) hard-packed snow (~1 ins) above 1,800ft is correct (shown in my hike-map: between (3) and (5) - mostly small little patches; the "longest" stretch was (~30 ft) that on/around the Big Creek bridge. All were easily passable, though i put on my recently purchased cheapo MicroSpikes to "test" it, and for the fun of it :P

i did the hike "Clockwise". And on my way out/up - at ~1.5 mile, i encountered 2 people sitting on a bench enjoying the views and sounds of the flowing Creek (below). After crossing the North Branch Big Creek bridge, i encountered a group of ~8 people and their friendly dog (they probably did the Trail "Counter-Clockwise"). ~100 ft after the Skinwood Creek bridge, i encountered 7 men and a young-woman doing Trail-maintainence .. WTA Volunteers?  i thanked each and everyone of them for their good work!! :) ~500 ft further and descending, i encountered 2 hikers coming up. 

That's a total of 20 people and 1 dog during my ~2+ hrs on the Trail .. so much quiet and lovely solitude in the beautiful forest!

The Trail is in very good condition .. There are a few small wet muddy patches (all easily passable) up at the higher elevations, but its to be expected cos of the recent few days of rain. Also, do be extra cautious when crossing the wooden bridge(s) - it may be icy and slippery. 

Again, many thanks to the good folks who does all the hard-work maintainig the Trails so others, including me - can enjoy it! Happy Trails Everyone! :)