Finding mud with Google earth by messy_feet_lover

3/12/253/12/25

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I've heard people often use google earth to find good mud in their area. Can anyone give some tips on how to do this? What do you look for exactly? How does it appear? Does anyone have some examples? I'm in central Wisconsin if anyone would like to show me what some places might look like.

Thanks!!

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3/13/253/13/25

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Check estuaries for creeks or rivulets running into the main channel; also further upstream, check the inside of bends; for sand/gravel quarry silt ponds, look for brown/tan pools sometimes with blue areas.

Normality is subjective.

3/13/253/13/25

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London U.K.

besides the obvious like rivers streams and estuaries mud can appear almost any where

farmlands
parks
4x4 adventure trails
cemeteries, this one more for the place they dump the clay out the way of the normal grounds
check grass area for water run offs after a rainy period, some heavily walked areas can get very muddy and boggy, they can also be in the normal walking coarse that people take so a great opportunity to get muddy in public

also worth keeping an eye out on your local area for any water leaks / burst mains where it might pull up aload of clay, been some excellent results from those, had one down the end of our street and they dumped a load of the wet soggy clay in a skip, was in there the next night, really great fun
also had a great time on a road works site where they were re-routing a main road (for the uk people it was the finchley 406 section) when they were building that they had a huge pile of clay, it had been raining so i went to sit on it, it was so soggy i went right down to the floor and it flowed over my shoulders down my cleavage, one i'll remember for ever.

as for the estuaries, go out to explore them some can look like mud but can be quite sandy, finding the mud in them is excellent when you do,

if you are wanting to have some wet / muddy fun in the daytime near others try volunteering at a local wetlands, worked out well for me, "accidentally" went in too deep and got my waders flooded.

basically check out anything that looks like it might be an accessible pond or body of water, local streams that might be too wet now may dry up in the summer or get worked on, they did some repair work on a local canal so they had to drop the water level right down to a trickle, that was great too, bit on the smelly side but was lovely and gooey

if you have a 'what3words' location for somewhere near your location or a zip code we could see whats near you to go investigate

use the streetview on google maps too also because it can show images off road also that users have taken, they show where mud is also

3/15/253/15/25

Labeled female

I usually look for swimming holes/river access points. Easy to rinse off most of the mud so you don't destroy your car on the way to the shower, and you can often find some sort of muddy poor drainage area since there's so much water nearby. Plus, it's (slightly) less awkward if someone spots you all muddy at a designated swim area than a random spot somewhere else since getting muddy is somewhat similar to playing in the water.

3/16/253/16/25

Labeled female

messylaura said: besides the obvious like rivers streams and estuaries mud can appear almost any where

farmlands
parks
4x4 adventure trails
cemeteries, this one more for the place they dump the clay out the way of the normal grounds
check grass area for water run offs after a rainy period, some heavily walked areas can get very muddy and boggy, they can also be in the normal walking coarse that people take so a great opportunity to get muddy in public

also worth keeping an eye out on your local area for any water leaks / burst mains where it might pull up aload of clay, been some excellent results from those, had one down the end of our street and they dumped a load of the wet soggy clay in a skip, was in there the next night, really great fun
also had a great time on a road works site where they were re-routing a main road (for the uk people it was the finchley 406 section) when they were building that they had a huge pile of clay, it had been raining so i went to sit on it, it was so soggy i went right down to the floor and it flowed over my shoulders down my cleavage, one i'll remember for ever.

as for the estuaries, go out to explore them some can look like mud but can be quite sandy, finding the mud in them is excellent when you do,

if you are wanting to have some wet / muddy fun in the daytime near others try volunteering at a local wetlands, worked out well for me, "accidentally" went in too deep and got my waders flooded.

basically check out anything that looks like it might be an accessible pond or body of water, local streams that might be too wet now may dry up in the summer or get worked on, they did some repair work on a local canal so they had to drop the water level right down to a trickle, that was great too, bit on the smelly side but was lovely and gooey

if you have a 'what3words' location for somewhere near your location or a zip code we could see whats near you to go investigate

use the streetview on google maps too also because it can show images off road also that users have taken, they show where mud is also

Zip code is 54401 if you wanna tell me what you think is worth taking a look at!

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3/17/253/17/25

Labeled female

messy_feet_lover said: I've heard people often use google earth to find good mud in their area. Can anyone give some tips on how to do this? What do you look for exactly? How does it appear? Does anyone have some examples? I'm in central Wisconsin if anyone would like to show me what some places might look like.

Thanks!!

This is such a cool feature
There used to be an app called big swings that had swimming spots and rope swings but was too expensive to run.
I use google maps a lot but haven't for mud finding

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3/24/253/24/25

Labeled female

Finding mud is easy.

Finding good mud, safe mud, and clean mud is much much harder. Yes, clean mud. You read that correctly.
Finding it while keeping private/discreet becomes almost impossible.

So let's take a look at this quarry; https://maps.app.goo.gl/9LW3fW6Y18kCQ9Eu7
It looks perfect; you've got a few large tailings ponds of thick clay right next to a lake for washing off, a fair bit of tree cover so you're less likely to be seen, and public footpaths nearby for easy-ish access.

Now can you see the tracks and paths around the area- there's no overgrowth and everythings maintained. This is a "hot" area, a lot of people/regular patrols so a high chance of being caught. The lakes have fishing areas all around the edges too- people go fishing all hours of day/night so unless you're out at 2am there isn't much of an off peak time either.

[Having cased the area in person- there's a CCTV perimeter all around the area]

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How about some ponds in the woods? https://maps.app.goo.gl/H1PNheU4n9vJu4SdA

This is what I mean by "clean mud" - free from sticks and debris. Any pool/pit thats surrounded by trees will likely be full of broken sticks/branches, some of these will be snapped into a sharp point. Some of these (like Hawthorne and Rose) are covered in spikes.

If you find a nice spot in the woods, be prepared to do a fair bit of cleaning work before you can enjoy it.

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Farm ponds are a good point for safety- pretty much do NOT go.
Unlike the quarry pits, farm ponds contain a lot of organic matter- apart from smelling nasty they can contain trapped gas, hold a lot of bacteria, and/or be contaminated with fertiliser/pesticides/manure etc.
Some of them are lined with tarpaulin, which turns into a slippery slide and you won't be able to climb out if you go in.

5/3/255/3/25

Labeled female

Guess it depends where you live. To respond to the above post, in my area, farm mud is the best possible kind. Clean, smell-free and turns into wonderful smooth mud. Only problem is that its dried up most of the warm part of the year. As winter ends, the fields are soggy, but they dry up pretty quick as springtime tends to be cool and without rain. They get soggy again after harvest and plowing, but so far into autumn that it's already quite cold. Teases me to no end!! But I've wallowed in awesome farm mud in pretty cold weather - worth it, but tough!

In the summertime when it's awesome and warm, dryness is a problem. This is the time to search for riverbends et cetera. Places, where there is natural water poolings - when it's dry, nice mud spots can show up. Because they're natural spots, they can be smelly. Beggars can't be choosers...

Best summertime mud comes from mudpoola caused by torrential downpours. If you can find a spot with a nice mound of dirt or something, a heavy downpour of rain can wash off loose soil and form incredible clayponds that enable great sessions. Hoping for those this year!! Last year was crap in terms of rain. Had to resort to smelly natural ponds quite a bit.

Having trouble finding good mud now. Decided to head north from home to check out a few places. Almost nothing and the only proper mud I found was right next to a car road. Not a busy road, but a car would pass by every few minutes. Had to go in anyway...