Big Creek, Mount Ellinor — Friday, Apr. 23, 2010

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

Parked at the Big Creek campground gate, and then hiked clockwise to the junction with the Ellinor Lower Trailhead, went to 3550 ft, and returned to finish the clockwise route. Loop was in great shape. THE NEW trail entry and register location got us for a few minutes of delay. The new trailhead is by the picnic gazzebo. All briges perfect. Only flower out was trillium. Hit snow at 3000'. Downed trees at 3100' and 3300'. Snow got sloppy, slippery, slushy at 3550 and turned us around. Still passable though with microspikes.