Video blog (vlog)
April 18 Vlog
I had a pretty good window in which to enjoy the mud and shoot some video, today. I shot three videos. The third one might not become a clip, but the first two were a quicksand clip and a duct tape gagged clip for TynanFox, because he asked nicely. I also did my first head-first … Continue reading
April 16 Trip Report
Well, there you have it. This is just a trip report. I have video, but nothing ready to release into the wild … except the short clip, below. I wore my really tight, really short, white jean shorts that I love. They may never be white again, BTW. The tide was pretty tepid (we are … Continue reading
Free clip: Uncertain Footing
John Marsh was out for a hike, bare footed, wearing his signature jean shorts and carrying a heavy backpack. He set about exploring a marshland near his favorite creek. This is a pretty large video, so I may take it down in the near future.
Brief Flirtation with Mud
I went for a rather long kayak trip and spent the night in the forest. The next day, I was paddling past one of my mudding spots around low tide so I stopped by and had a short fling with the mud. The water is still icy cold, so I couldn’t bring myself to get … Continue reading
Locating Mud (free video)
John Marsh went out exploring the forest, again on September 17. Here is a short video from his expedition. People often ask me how I find good places to sink. This video gives you a clue (like other exploring videos I’ve posted in the past). You can’t tell where you’re going to be able to … Continue reading
Vlog for September 11
On September 11, 2023, I drove to Long Point to launch on the White Oak River because a recon trip the day before revealed that the tides appeared to be getting lower on the river than on my local creek. I have a theory about my local creek. I’ll have to take a paddle trip … Continue reading
Another Travelogue
Today I went out at “low tide” to check some things and spend some time on the water. I knew we weren’t likely to have a low tide, and we didn’t. Ever since Idalia (tropical storm) went through, I haven’t had a low tide. The flood waters receded long ago, but I think the storm … Continue reading
Vlog for Aug 27
On Saturday, Aug 26, I added some pleats to my super-tiny denim short-shorts, so I wore them on my trip into the swamp the next day. I had about an hour to play at low tide, and I used some of it to shoot some arrival video. I cleaned up a little before diving head … Continue reading
A Quick Trip
I left a silly plastic part in the swamp, yesterday. I knew it wouldn’t be damaged by the salt water, but I was afraid it might get carried away in a high tide or heavy rain, so I set out, today, to fetch it. I decided to wear an old pair of nylon briefs that … Continue reading
Recent Adventures
I’m still exploring new places, but I have also had some decent low tides. Yesterday (8/11), I went into the swamp for some messy fun. I did 5 wardrobe changes. That’s just how it played out. The video blog below gives you an idea of how my trip went, yesterday … On 8/8 I explored … Continue reading
Eleven Miles by Kayak
On Saturday, I took a friend kayaking with me, up the muddiest creek I know of that isn’t salt marsh. The first part of the trip was pretty strenuous, but things went pretty much as planned. The return trip was a little rough. I had to paddle several miles against the incoming tide and a … Continue reading
Two Days with Low Tides!
Maybe conditions are going to favor better tides in the near future. On July 26, the low tide got down to -0.56 ft (at the tide gauge that I monitor) and it got down to -0.72 ft on the 27th! That’s lower than I’ve seen the tide in a long time. Although I was in … Continue reading
Diving into the Deep
I went out to the swamp on Sunday afternoon (July 16, 2023) for what would be a pretty short wallow in my deepest swamp muck. It was raining when I arrived at the mud, but it was just a quick shower. As soon as the rain stopped, I dove head-first into the bottomless muck. I … Continue reading
A Quick Vlog
My trip on July 12, 2023 was a mix of deep mud, rain, sun, and water. I probably spent as much time in the water as I did in my kayak. It was a hot day, but the sun couldn’t seem to commit. There was distant thunder and ominous clouds for a while before it … Continue reading