Deep Mud Adventures
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
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