Bottomless Mud in Colorado!
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:47 am
I JUST got back and cleaned up from a trip to a near by mud field in the Denver metro. I drove past this place this morning, and it looked to be a little flooded. I didnt think anything of it, but dropped a pin to reference later.
I was pretty bored this afternoon, and looked up the pin to see what the situtation was like. I noticed that there were no other businesses within view, no fences on any side, and it was within a few hundred feet from a very secluded road. I drove past that road, and it just looked perfect...no street lights, no obstructions, and there was a side road used for night fishing parking. I couldnt think of a better place.
So once it got dark, i dressed in my wetsuit, and threw some clothes over. I drove 5 mins from my house to the road, and I didnt see another car anywhere. I quickly walked to the edge of the field, and started to walk down the brush. Within moments, i was standing above a huge (1/8 mile X 1/4 mile) field of deep mud.
I took off my clothes, readjusted my wetsuit, and stepped toward the mud. My first step in, and I was up to my thigh! I took another step, and I ended up to my waist. It was sooo deep, i couldnt even feel the bottom. I leaned forward, and steadied myself on my belly, and bobbed around the soft spot of mud at the top layer. This mud wasnt exactly quarry mud, but very soft and smooth. I rolled over to my back, and slid my way to the bank.
I wanted to get deeper. I walked a ways down the bank, and looked for a spot that had some water puddles. I jumped as high as I could, feet first, and ended up all the way to my neck! Im 6'6", couldnt even feel the bottom. I sttuggled to get mysef out, which the wetsuit bouyancy helped a bit, and back on the shore. I was covered in the soft black mud. I decided to go back to a soft corner to finish myself off whiling rolling around.
There was a small pond of water i could have cleaned up at, but I didnt want to trust the cleanliness of it, so i just rolled down my wetsuit with the mud on the inside and waited till i could hose it off at home.
This stuff is great! It is only a night sinking spot, but there is enough ambient light to let you see what your doing. I love how I wasnt even trying, and found such a great spot so close to home...and in all places, Colorado!
I was pretty bored this afternoon, and looked up the pin to see what the situtation was like. I noticed that there were no other businesses within view, no fences on any side, and it was within a few hundred feet from a very secluded road. I drove past that road, and it just looked perfect...no street lights, no obstructions, and there was a side road used for night fishing parking. I couldnt think of a better place.
So once it got dark, i dressed in my wetsuit, and threw some clothes over. I drove 5 mins from my house to the road, and I didnt see another car anywhere. I quickly walked to the edge of the field, and started to walk down the brush. Within moments, i was standing above a huge (1/8 mile X 1/4 mile) field of deep mud.
I took off my clothes, readjusted my wetsuit, and stepped toward the mud. My first step in, and I was up to my thigh! I took another step, and I ended up to my waist. It was sooo deep, i couldnt even feel the bottom. I leaned forward, and steadied myself on my belly, and bobbed around the soft spot of mud at the top layer. This mud wasnt exactly quarry mud, but very soft and smooth. I rolled over to my back, and slid my way to the bank.
I wanted to get deeper. I walked a ways down the bank, and looked for a spot that had some water puddles. I jumped as high as I could, feet first, and ended up all the way to my neck! Im 6'6", couldnt even feel the bottom. I sttuggled to get mysef out, which the wetsuit bouyancy helped a bit, and back on the shore. I was covered in the soft black mud. I decided to go back to a soft corner to finish myself off whiling rolling around.
There was a small pond of water i could have cleaned up at, but I didnt want to trust the cleanliness of it, so i just rolled down my wetsuit with the mud on the inside and waited till i could hose it off at home.
This stuff is great! It is only a night sinking spot, but there is enough ambient light to let you see what your doing. I love how I wasnt even trying, and found such a great spot so close to home...and in all places, Colorado!