MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS
HOW DO YOU SURVIVE
MUD
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THIS MONTH OUR CONTRIBUTORS TALK MUD SEASON SURVIVAL
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You really can’t appreciate mud season until you live through your first one. The mud is everywhere. In the driveways, on our shoes, stuck to our cars and coats. I learned very quickly that the best thing I can do is insist that shoes don’t leave our entrance way (so mud doesn’t get tracked through the house!) and to get the car washed often. I know mud season will pass eventually.” — SARAH WALKER CARON, EDITOR
“I travel out of Maine.” — JULIA BAYLY, STAFF WRITER
“Mud season typically signals a brief pause in outdoor recreation activities. When the ground is soft, it can be easy to alter the terrain and damage trails. However, the smell of mud is always a good indication that spring is on the way.”
“The key to surviving mud season for me is accepting it. Despite my eagerness, I keep my cute spring shoes in the closet, put my boots on, and make the trek outside. The most frustrating part for me is seeing how dirty my car gets after the winter months. Despite washing it, it will get dirty again in a days time. You just have to be patient and know it won’t last forever. Summer, and the dry ground, are only a couple months away.” — ROSEMARY LAUSIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER
— KAYLIE REESE, COPY EDITOR “As with anything, it helps to have good tools. I find that my knock-off Muck boots become my go-to footwear. They’re far from high fashion but your feet stay warm and they’re easy to clean. I also love my Subaru, which goes in ice and snow and also mud, critical for driving in Maine in February and March! I also try (and succeed some of the time) in appreciating mud season. It makes you slow down a little and laugh at yourself, when you play games like ‘swerve around the potholes’ and ‘try not to accidentally brush against your disgustingly muddy car.’ Mud season usually also doubles as maple syrup making time, and that’s a bonus. Plus, on the other side of mud season, it’s spring, and that’s worth a little trouble (and a lot of mud), in my book.” — ABIGAIL CURTIS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER www.bangormetro.com BANGOR METRO / 7