I am sure you've all seen it before. You're on a hike, and you come across a mud puddle. There is plenty of space on the side of the trail to pass by without stepping in the mud. But, for some reason there are adult sized footprints right down the middle of the mud puddle. So my question is: what kind of person is walking through mud? Is it intentional or are they just stupid and/or unaware of their surroundings?

>>2827219 (OP)
>widening the path

>>2827220
You would intentionally dirty your gear, thus making it heavier and less breathable, while also risking getting wet feet? How laughably short are your hikes that you take such liberties?

>>2827222
checked. if you require assistance with the joke, here is a photo-realistic version of the same meme.

>>2827219 (OP)
>>2827222
Yup, it's a nu-/out/ thread.

>>2827231
Oh shameful, I am not terminally online like you. How will I ever recover from this? You got me, I am overwhelmingly defeated. I guess I'll have to crawl away from 4chan and spend more time outside.

>>2827219 (OP)
I am.
>>2827222
I have waterproof boots. This shit doesn't even phase me. The only time i had issue with wet feet is when I arrived at a flooded junction that I had to cross to get to the other side of where i needed to go. The river next to it overflowed, turned the entire junction into basically a swamp. All the way down to my knees in some spots. I wouldn't do it again though looking back on it unless i bring a second pair of shoes and socks.

Anyway small mud puddles, snow, streams? absolutely. Snow patches though can be deceiving so i'd probably always probe it before you step and realize it sinks in down to your knees, but that's a minor annoyance. Nothing like water crossings.

>>2827239
Don’t respond to trolls, especially obvious ones.

>>2827230
A jew in the woods? Now ive seen everything.

I don't wear waterproof boots for nothing plant destroying fag. Stay on the trail, leave no fuckin trace.

this is the most jewish thread ive ever seen

>>2827219 (OP)
If your photo is as deep as it gets then there's no excuse not to just step through it. Even non-waterproof trail runners would get through that shallow of mud without you feeling it.

isn't stepping through mud just as damaging to the trail as stepping around it? you're just deepening it instead of widening it, and making future mud/puddle/drainage issues worse.
trails with heavy pack mule usage often develop drainage and mud issues because they step heavily on the same spots over and over

imagine being such a cuck that you let mother nature (a female) tell you where to go

>>2827310
it's easy to fix a trail that is getting too deep
it's not easy to bring back vegetation without closing the trail for prolonged time to avoid people from continuing to widen it

Lmao imagine not skipping the entire hike. That's how you get stronger calves than a Wisconsin cow

>>2827219 (OP)
Me, because my boots were already dirty so who cares.

Was this a troll thread?

Horses. I fucking hate horses. They shit all over the trail.