August 22

I hiked in to Deep Creek yesterday afternoon (Monday) along the Bradford Ridge Trail arriving at the springs at about 4:15pm. There were no cars parked at the bridge on 173 and I had the trail all to myself. It was not too warm being late in the day. I sometimes soak a shirt and drape it over my shoulders on a warm day, but not needed today.

When I got to the springs there were about 15 to 20 folks there and all but about 4 or 5 were nude or top free. Most were under the trees or in the water by the Arizona pool. Not many were in the springs themselves. I swam, lay out and relaxed. The springs looked pretty clean; there was a bag or two of trash on the beach. A nude hiker and a friend were hiking out as I arrived heading up Bowen Ranch Trail and others followed as evening settled in.

I left about 6:30 and there were probably 6 or 7 folks still at the springs but I saw a group of 7 or so hiking down Mofo Hill as I was heading up Bradford Ridge. I had a pleasant evening hike back to 173…. Nobody hiking in that late in the day on a Monday from 173.