The Robson Valley seems to be approaching Spring, and around here, that means mud. Before we can enjoy the joys of Spring (blooming flowers, warmer weather, and beautiful views) we have to go through a long period of dealing with mud. This was especially true during the time when we first moved to McBride in the late 1970’s. At that time our road was a gravel one (more accurately, a dusty road or a muddy road). After a couple of decades, our road was seal-coated (sort of a low class pavement), while that did eliminate one source of mud, there still remained a lot of other sources of muck.
I thought it might be timely to share some of my photos that featured mud. I got that idea when I remembered some old photos I had taken while walking on our old trail.
Our neighbor allowed us to make a loop trail through her property. The trail took us through some nice wooded areas that led to some fields beside the Fraser River, then it turned to take us through another forested area, and back to our land, beside our pond.
We used to walk the trail several times a day with our sheepdog, Macintosh. The trail was always difficult to maintain, with constant falling branches and trees, prickly waist-high thistles in the old fields, and in some areas, muddy spots. Here are a couple of photos I had taken of some muddy spots along the trail:
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