It was a little bit chilly, thanks to a brisk wind. It was also a bit windy, for the same reason …<\/p>\n
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(video removed, due to age and large file size … I was wearing blue, latex briefs and an orange kayak shirt, and video was mostly closeups as I slogged through algae covered swamp mud)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
… but the sun was shining so I ventured out to get muddy. I wasn’t sure just how muddy I was willing to get; that would depend on the temperature of the mud and the water.
\nWhen I first stepped into the mud, I was pretty sure I wouldn’t sink past my thighs. It didn’t take me long to get used to it and want to go a little deeper.
\nI built a rig for my video camera that allows me to handle the camera (move it around) with muddy hands, and also to just set the camera on the mud, for a close up, ground level view of the action. The video that is embedded here has some highlights from the action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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