[at-l] skirting the puddles

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

A few options...

You can try the hiking pole vault.  :-)

You can find a log or a few rocks to put in the puddle to use as steeping 
stones/bog bridges for yourself and those that follow.  You might want to 
read up on appropriate trail maintenance to know what's a good idea and 
where.

You can wear waterproof footwear so that you won't care if your feet get 
wet.

You can walk through it and not do further damage to the trail.

You can ignore everything you SHOULD do and walk around. (not recommended)

I often find that puddles aren't uniformly deep.  A little poking with my 
hiking poles and I can often find a way through.  But up here, that's 
because there are almost always rocks just under the surface that make 
reasonable stepping stones if you can find them.  Also, if you can get 
around the puddle by staying on rocks rather than the soft mud and dirt at 
the side fo the trail, then that's a reasonable alternative, too.

Mara
Stitches, GAME99

>From: Farina6@aol.com
>Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:30:21 EST
>
>What is the proper route to take when you come across a puddle or mud-hole 
>on
>a trail that had been previously dry?  I always thought that hikers 
>aren't...

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