Re: [at-l] Muddy hiking

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In a message dated 98-01-11 13:06:14 EST, mattman@ziplink.net writes:

> Subj:	 [at-l] Muddy hiking
>  Date:	98-01-11 13:06:14 EST
>  From:	mattman@ziplink.net (Matt Perrenod)
>  Sender:	owner-at-l@saffron.hack.net
>  To:	at-l@saffron.hack.net
>  
>  One reason it can be to muddy to go hiking is the kind of damage that
>  heavy tread can do to soft trails - mud turns to mire quickly, and the
>  roots which hold soil in place are destroyed.  I believe the Green
>  Mountain Club discourages hiking during the mud season (early Spring
>  until Memorial Day) in some locations in Vermont for precisely this
>  reason.
>  
>  - Priest
>  
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Besides trail damage, you also increase damage to yourself.  In the mid-
eighties, I sprained my knee after slipping somewhere along the line on the AT
near Bear Mt. NY.  For those who like to hike in wet, muddy weather, you would
be well advised to use hiking poles.

Cal  
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