A Bad Day in the Mud is Better than a Good Day on the Golf Course

2014-09-06_frame1I hope I didn’t offend any golfers with my title! I went out kayaking today, around the time of low tide. I needed to do some maintenance on the creek, and I took my mudding gear, in case I could manage some time in the mud.

The tide level did not bode well. If I did get in the mud, I wouldn’t have long to play. The tide was still going out, so I paddled to my most distant spot. When I arrived, the tide was as low as it was going to get. I picked a spot where I don’t generally play, but I knew had a precipitous drop off hidden in the mud.

2014-09-06_frame3It’s uncanny, really. I can step off the edge and go from knee deep mud to well over my head. What’s even weirder, is that I can reach out and feel a sharp, hard shelf next to me, that feels like it was cut at a right angle. When standing on the shelf, you’re standing on a solid, level surface. The drop off from there goes straight down.

2014-09-06_frame4Anyway, I knew I didn’t have much time, so I hurried to set up cameras and cut a crude path through the tall needle grass. With the cameras rolling, I took a walk down my path to a muddy tributary that would bring me out on the shelf. Once I reached the edge of that hidden shelf, I took that fateful step, and the bottom disappeared. Needless to say, I was never heard from, again. 🙂

2014-09-06_frame2By the time the mud sucked me under, the tide was coming in pretty fast. I dragged myself out of the deep spot and set out across the unpredictable mud towards my boat. I no sooner arrived at the camera by my boat (the non-waterproof one), and it started raining. I quickly put that camera away, got the rest of my gear into the boat, and started walking my boat towards deeper water, where I could get cleaned up and change my clothes.

Regarding the pictures on this post: The first one is from the story and the last three are the aftermath. I didn’t get any cleanup photos or video because the weather was threatening, and I needed to get back.

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New Clip: Lace-up Briefs

2014-09-02_laceup-shorts4I feel like we just talked about this. Oh, that’s probably because I just blogged about this trip, yesterday.

This video is more about posing in some tiny, metallic blue, lace-up briefs than it is about mud. The setting is the swamp, and there is much slogging. After 6 minutes and 20 seconds of making my way through the muddy bush, I dive head-first into the mud; still trying to keep the briefs clean. Of course, I can’t get back out without getting muddy, and I can only stay planted, head-first in the mud for so long.

I think this is a good clip. I shot it entirely on the GoPro, so I could do lots of camera setups and just keep moving. I used the non-waterproof back so the audio would be acceptable. I’m pretty happy with how it came out.

2014-09-02_laceup-briefs1200x900You can find more information in the clip description in my clip store. Here is a direct link to the clip. There are so many different scenes, I had a terrible time selecting four frames to represent the clip. I’m going to add another image to the 2014 Gallery.

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Trip Report for Sept 2

2014-09-02_laceupbriefsIn spite of the fact that I was way too busy in the office to take time for mudding, I ventured out to see if the low tide was back to normal on Tuesday morning. As it turned out, I found very good conditions when I arrived, so I procrastinated on my office work and made tracks for the peat swamp.

I wore some really tiny briefs that lace in the front and back. I wanted to do some a clip that featured more of my body, and a little less mud. I shot video of my arrival, dragging the boat into the woods, taking a quick dip in the creek to cool off, then slogging through the muddy woods to the deep peat spot, where I would get really muddy for the grand finale.

2014-09-02_bondage-nikonAfter I finished that video, I changed into my speedos and set up for some serious bondage in the peat mud. I lashed the bamboo pole across the mud hole and hung myself from it by my ankles and genitals. I used my breathing tube so I could stay inverted, under the mud, for a long time. The still frame on the right came from the end of my adventure, when I was getting untied.

2014-09-02_cleanThe final image (lower left) is after I washed off in the creek. It turned out to be a really good day for mudding. It was very warm, there was little wind, the tide stayed low for more than 2 hours, and I had a great time.

There will be 2 videos from this trip, eventually.

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Free Trip-Log Clip

2014-08-22 Trip Log Video

On August 22, I spent most of my time doing maintenance on the mud, and generally milling about. The tide didn’t get very low, and it was beginning to come in shortly after I arrived at the 2nd spot where most of this video was recorded.

Download the MPEG4 clip

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A Friday Afternoon in the Swamp

2014-08-22_frame3It was a nice day to visit the swamp, even if the tides are not cooperative this time of year. Today was nothing like my last visit, but I found some mud to play in, for a few minutes.

I first visited the peat swamp because I could see, on arrival, that the tide wasn’t going to go out far. I figured the woods with it’s slightly higher elevation would be the best bet. When I got there, I found a lot of water, so I pushed some mud around to make it drain better, and I left.

The tide was still going out, so I paddled over to another spot to explore a little. I found a similar situation at the second spot. There was a puddle of water where I would normally sink. For those who don’t know, a body leaves a depression in the mud after it is extracted. Every so often, I push some mud back into the spot from surrounding areas. That is what I did, today. I used my kayak paddle to shovel mud into the depression to displace the water.

2014-08-22_frame6I had no sooner finished landscaping the mud and the tide was showing signs of reversing. I figured I’d have 10-15 minutes before everything was underwater, so I planned to go home without sinking. I figured I’d pose for a couple more video clips before I left, which led me to one of my favorite immersion spots. I could see the tide rising, but it would only take 5 minutes to go under. I really didn’t want to have to get completely covered in mud for a 5 minute sink, but I thought about GamWam and I decided I’d record a quick immersion, just for him.

2014-08-22_frameAGamWam always tells me he wants my raw, unedited video, so this time, he’s going to get what he asked for. I shot everything today on the GoPro, because it wasn’t worth getting out more camera equipment.

I grabbed a few stills from the GoPro video. The ones that are not in this post will be in my 2014 gallery. The video clip is uploading to my DropBox, Gary.

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Muddy Crotch clip released

2014-08-11_muddycrotch1200x900I released another clip from the August 11 trip. This one is a short clip that features mostly crotch level shots, plus 2 minutes of cleanup video.

It’s a short video, and it contains a lot of posing for the camera. As you can see, I’m wearing red, shiny boy-shorts. Here is a direct link to the clip: Muddy Crotch, 2014-08-11

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Treacherous Terrain (new clip)

2014-08-18_treacherous1200x900I did it again. I pushed the most recent clip to the front of the queue. The still images don’t do this one justice. There is so much action in this clip, it’s non-stop. The premise is that I’m navigating through the swamp; almost swimming in some cases. The description in my clip store has more information, and then there is yesterday’s trip report.

Personally, I think this is a great clip. I had lots of time to shoot it, and I made the most of it. It has many different camera angles, and I slog through a great expanse of mud.

Direct link: Treacherous Terrain, 2014-08-18

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Swamp Marathon

2014-08-18_jeanshortsI went out an hour before low tide today, because I was pretty sure I’d have another lame low tide. I figured I’d find a good spot, set up, and wait for the mud to be exposed, even if only for 20 minutes.

Well, the tide was already pretty low when I arrived at the creek. It was lower than I’d seen it in weeks, and it was still going out. I’ve been wanting to do a swamp explorer video in my jean cut-offs and today was a great opportunity. I had packed only 2 cameras (the 2 lighter ones), and I had the wardrobe I needed in my bag.

2014-08-18_muddyshortsIn a cropped white t-shirt and short jean cut-offs, I set out through the swamp, in search of danger. I left the kayak by the creek and carried all of my gear into the deep swamp. The crossings were treacherous. The mud was very deep in places. I had several narrow escapes.

2014-08-18_splashI wrapped up my slog-a-thon by collapsing into the mud and just disappearing into the depths. That was so much fun, I did it twice. However, even after shooting many setups and lots of struggles, the tide was still low. It was lower than when I had arrived.

2014-08-18_thong1I stripped down to my thong and I did some off-camera bondage that left me wanting more. I slogged my way back to my boat and spent a few minutes cleaning up, before I climbed back into my boat and headed to the peat swamp.

2014-08-18_cleanup1The weather was beginning to threaten about the time I got my boat pulled out of sight near the peat swamp. I wasn’t sure what to do, but I figured I was as safe from lightning in the swamp as I would be out on the water, so I changed into my black speedo and went into the woods to check out some peat mud.

I got rained on a couple of times while I was doing my thing in the peat. It would start raining, then stop before I could get untied. Low tide was at 11:00 am, and it was now almost 3:00 pm, so it was time to wrap things up and head back. The tide was rising pretty fast. Also, the thunder had become more distant, so it was a good time to make a break for the take-out.

The video I shot today is pretty good. It’s like a deep mud extravaganza. It is so good, it will probably be my next release. I sure hope it sells well, because I spent the lion’s share of today in the swamp and at my workstation, editing the video. It was a great day, though. It was nice to get back into the mud, and it was especially nice to have extra time to play.

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Swallowed in Quickmud (new clip)

2014-08-11_swamp1200x900I looked through my recent releases and noticed that I hadn’t had a proper “death by quicksand” scene in a while, so I edited the one I shot yesterday.

This clip is a very straightforward quickmud scene. I’m wearing those cute red shorts, but you don’t see much of them before they disappear into the peat mud. I’m trapped because I underestimated how quickly the mud was going to pull me under. Unable to reach the tree to pull myself out, I steadily sink until the mud takes me. In the end, there are only bubbles.

2014-08-11_red-back2This is a pretty short clip. There is no lead up, unless you count the opening shot where I flash my butt in front of the camera. Otherwise, it’s right into the mud and right under. I do talk to myself a bit, and bemoan the fact that I’ve stepped into quicksand and there is no hope for escape, or rescue.

The clip is in my clip store on clips4sale. Direct link-> Swallowed in Quickmud, 2014-08-11

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Peat Mud Play

2014-08-11_outtakesI set out on the creek, today, at low tide. The creek was still flooded from recent rainfall. I decided I would go for a paddle on the creek, regardless of whether I could go mudding. I took a trash bag so I could clean up the trash on the creek, and I took my cameras, in case I found something interesting to record.

I decided to check out the peat mud, on my way past. There was some water around the spot, but it was good enough for a quick sink, so I set up a video camera and took a quick dip.

2014-08-11_cleanup2I recorded a death-by-quickmud scene, then I recorded some closeup muddy crotch shots, and my final cleanup. I had to keep it brief, because the sun would be setting soon. Normally, I wouldn’t even try to catch a low tide this late, but I wanted to scout the creek.

After getting cleaned up, I continued picking up trash on the creek until I was running out of daylight. It started raining on my return paddle. It’s raining now, as I type this. I’m afraid that my mudding opportunities will be really limited for at least another week.

The good news is that I managed to record some more video in the swamp. I’ll be releasing something this week, although I’m not sure what.

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Rain Update

2014-08-09_claypit1We have gotten over 9 inches (23 cm) in the past 7 days. The creek is flooded beyond hope. I checked it, yesterday at low tide. I’m not sure when I’ll be out in the swamp, again. There is more rain in the forecast.

Today, after I mowed as much as I could, I uncovered the clay pit for some bondage in the clay. Since the clay pit is on high ground and it is covered, it’s not affected by the rain. It started raining on me while I was playing in the clay. I didn’t let that stop me from enjoying myself a while longer. Actually, it took me over 5 minutes to break free of the clay, so I couldn’t have just run for cover, even if I had reason to. In the picture on the left, I’m lifting myself up by my arms and twisting and pulling on my legs to break them free. I was up to my crotch when I started the extrication effort, and my ankles are tied together, so I can’t pull one leg out at a time.

2014-08-02_inversion1About a week ago, I made a 3rd attempt at my inverted suspension in the woods. This time, it kept raining, so I was getting rained on while I was shooting. The rain wasn’t heavy, but it was steady. Having tried this twice before, I took extra steps to make sure I’d get some decent photos. I feel like this was a successful shoot, so I’m going to post a few more photos in the gallery and take a rest from hanging upside down.

I’m anxious to get out mudding, again. Maybe the break was good for me, but this rain needs to stop, regardless of whether I go mudding, or not.

I have to make this short, because it’s getting late and I have a 6 mile hike in the morning. I hope everyone is doing well. I’ll have another video to release in the next few days. I still have a backlog of video.

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Mostly Gone (video clip)

2014-07-27_swamp1200x900This is a clip I recorded on my most recent mud adventure. This clip was recorded on the GoPro, only, with limited audio quality. Much of the clip is recorded from a very low down and close in perspective.

The scene opens with  leap into the mud, and a few head-stands. After the hi-jinx, there is a slow, deliberate sink. Sinking up to my neck goes pretty quickly, but that last bit takes a lot of effort, because I’m forcing myself down into some really thick mud at the bottom.

Half of this 24 minute clip is a struggle to go deeper and to keep breathing when I get to the point where the mud is closing over my face. The camera is close in, and undulating with the mud most of that time. The very end has a short shot of me, walking into the creek to take an after-mud dip. By that time, I’m already pretty clean. Link to Video Clip on Clips4Sale

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Hanging Around in the Woods

inverted3_smThe rain still hasn’t stopped. I got this idea to go into the woods and hang by my ankles in the rain, but it stopped raining before I got out there. I do think the image would have been better if it had been raining, but it didn’t turn out too bad without rain.

I did this all by myself. It is a tricky photograph to get. I haven’t looked at the video from my GoPro. The GoPro is not very good in low light conditions. I let it record this event, for documentation. The main camera was the Nikon DSLR shooting in interval timer mode.

It’s not really too hard to get suspended, and cuff my wrists, but it takes hours before my head feels normal, again, after I spend 20 minutes hanging upside down. I hope someone likes the photo. I can’t go mudding until this rain stops and the creek level has a chance to subside. We got 2.6″ of rain, yesterday, and another 0.7″, today. We’re expecting more, tomorrow. I sure hope it takes a break, soon. It’s too bad we couldn’t redirect some of this rain to the west coast, where they’re having a prolonged drought.

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Late Day Swamping

2014-07-27_eyesThe low tide was sometime between 5 and 6pm on Sunday. The low tide left something to be desired, so I took a detour and checked out the peat swamp. The peat hadn’t drained well, so I spent a little time, cleaning up the trail and headed back onto the creek. I paddled down the creek to the thick mud spot that gets exposed before some of my other spots. It’s probably my favorite spot, anyway; unless I’m doing bondage.

Experience told me I probably wouldn’t have long to play in the mud before the tide came rushing in, so I just grabbed the GoPro and jumped into the mud. I didn’t set up the primary camera or the shotgun mic with separate audio recorder. There just wasn’t time for that, and I hadn’t been in the mud in over a week.

2014-07-27_clean2It turned out to be a pretty good sink, if you like the feeling of being encased in thick mud. In the picture at the top, I’m standing vertically, and my legs are embedded in some thick clay. I had to work for every inch, but I could lock my feet in the clay to resist my natural buoyancy. I managed to sink just to the point where the mud was closing over my face and I could no longer breath. It wasn’t hard to come back up, but it was nearly impossible to go any deeper. I could barely bend my knees, and my body was determined to float back up.

The entire time I was working at those last few inches, I was totally encased in some really great mud. I could feel it, holding every inch of my body, and resisting every move I made.

When the tide was threatening to overtake me, I wriggled out, rinsed off, and paddled out to the main creek for a pleasant swim. By that time, the sun was hanging low in the sky. It was time to get back in the kayak and take a leisurely paddle back to the car. I didn’t bother to shower when I got home. I could still smell the mud when I woke up this morning.

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Flash back to June 8, New Clip

2014-06-08_playinginpeatSome of you may remember the Never Go Alone video I shot in the peat on June 8. Well, I also shot some frivolous frolicking in the wonderful, man swallowing peat, after I shot that video.

Today, I’m releasing the frolicking clip called “Playing in Peat Mud”. This clip opens with the aftermath of the earlier clip. Then I lose the shorts and go back in with only a black thong. The peat mud really will swallow a body whole. It takes some effort to go under, but the mud is light enough that a body doesn’t pop back up. Also, I can’t lay on the top of the peat like I do on heavier mud.

All that adds up to some really fun in the mud. I can roll around and I just keep sinking. In this video, I get inverted and completely immersed, over and over. This is an all natural party; no bondage, weights, or breathing tube. Here is the direct link to Playing in Peat Mud

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