We set out this morning for a hike on Judd trail that my husband thought should be renamed to "Mud" trail due to the amount of recent rains.
We met some lovely people along our adventure including a family who generously shared their mosquito repellant with us.
By the end of our hike, we all debated whether to just buy new tennis shoes and discard ours from this singular hike. In the end, we decided to wash and salvage them for some additional wear.
We were fortunate to find some bamboo that was ideal to help us navigate the depth of the water when were crossed and it also served as a hiking stick to keep an even footing in the mud covered trails.