Got a chance to walk Horse Gulch yesterday….obviously the key these days is to hike on trail systems in the early morning/evening to avoid the mud, and I definitely recommend that for Horse Gulch. Though I started late, 9am I was able to do the Meadow Loop much of the way before the sun started to set in and make things goopy. Luckily there’s enough ice/snow packed down that you can easily get off the mud…but beware, it’s crunchy hard-to-walk in stuff….on the up side….we saw only three people on the access trail….no one in the meadow with us….what a rare treat 🙂