Muddy Feet Protect The Park!

We’re looking at a rainy weekend. That means muddy trails. Now here’s the thing, when hikers go “around” a mud puddle, they are hurting the park. If you care about your park, Devil’s Lake, Parfrey’s Glen, Pewit’s Nest… wherever, stay on the trail!

This time of year, trails always fill up with water. Of course, they do, they are the low spots where everyone has been walking. When folks try to avoid puddles by walking around, they just kill the vegetation, while disturbing and sinking the land around the puddle. The puddle gets bigger! So what do hikers do next? Well, they try to go around that puddle!! On and on it goes. The puddle turns into a huge mud pit. Soon, all the beauty and nature you’re out there to see is just an ugly, muddy, plantless mess. At Devil’s Lake State Park it’s easy to find these trashed areas, especially on the Steinke Basin and East Bluff trails.

What can you do? Easy, enjoy your wet, muddy feet. Muddy boots tell everyone you pass along the trail that you care. (Pass it on!)

Learn more..

• Mud Season on the Ice Age Trail

Derrick Mayoleth

For nearly 2 decades the Skillet Creek blog has focused on 3 main goals; To inspire you to visit and explore the Devil’s Lake region, to help you get the most your visit by sharing tips, events, and other helpful information. Lastly to advocate for our environment & wildlife and talk about how we can keep our natural areas amazing now and into the future! That last goal can sometimes cause controversy, but it’s the only way we can accomplish the first two. – Derrick Mayoleth, Owner.