Postby bikerdick9 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:37 pm
the thread deviates...TWO days of sinking!!
so, Sunday was the upriver trip to the same spot of recent pictures, except the river was about a foot lower, exposing mud that is deeper. There is a sandbar gradually covering some deep mud. This makes alternating layers of mud, then quicksand, then mud, then quicksand. Very interesting at about nipple deep, floating, then the bottom layer of mud gives way to quicksand and there is no support under my feet. Only the density of the muddy sand mixture. low density under the feet, higher density tighter just under my waist...but wait...the bad news, the camera didn't work...oh yes, floatin nipple deep squirming back and forth in the mud, making waves in the surface mud out about 3 feet. Lots of muddy heaven and a full body work out. river gauge reported lowest in years.....probably gonna be years before I see those lovely mudholes again.
then, today with more record low water, went to the mudflats/island in the nearby lake....Holy F'n mudpies, batman, 100's of acres exposed, the old dredge trench is wet, a few puddles left!! Off with the clothes, find a walking stick to probe, and within about 10 feet of where I dropped my clothes, I step into soft mud instantly crotch deep! Instant body reaction, suck up a breath, and try to balance with the stick. The sun warmed mud is packed around my ass and crotch, engulfing me as I go deeper.... This stuff is pure mud, very fine sand, and super slippery. Probing around with the stick, I found areas over 5 feet deep, and some that were deeper than I could force myself down by trying to lift a ton of mud.. No support under the feet, legs gripped in warm sticky mud pushed down from the surface. Moving back and forth in this mud created unbelievable sensations of suction.. I tried about 6 places. the fourth was the best for uniformity of mud and the mud's sticky suction. I managed to get chin deep with a lot of lifting mud. As I started to float up the mud tugged on my body hairs, causing tingles and other sensations.. The mud was sticky enuff that I did not float up while writhing in it. It just tugged back as I moved around in it. Eventually the mud and I came to terms, and it gave me my release..