Warming temperatures and rain during springtime means soft ground that’s easily saturated, often creating muddy conditions. These muddy conditions can be bad news for Michigan’s thousands of miles of ...

BOISE, Idaho — Hikers, bikers, dog walkers, and trail runners. People frequent Boise's unique trails systems for many different reasons. However, melted snow and rainfall have been making some trails ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For Colorado hikers, trail runners and mountain bikers, spring is mud season. Warm sunny periods punctuated by heavy spring snowstorms turn trails in and ...

BOISE, Idaho — Hikers and bikers are urged to take care to stay off muddy trails to prevent damage in the Boise foothills. Multiple trails are extremely muddy after about 10 a.m. each morning. Park ...

You may be itching to put on you hiking boots this Memorial Day weekend, but before you head out on your trek, take heed of the trail conditions to avoid causing unnecessary damage. A long, snowy ...

Squishy, sloppy, slippery and soggy — muddy trails can by synonymous with spring. Avoiding the muck and walking off trail, however, can cause long-lasting damage by widening the trail or damaging ...

Dear Eartha, I’m over winter. I can’t wait to get out to hammer some dirt. Is it OK if I hit the trails even if they’re muddy? The short answer is no. As much as we are all itching to hike and ...

HOLLAND — As we near the spring season, a lot of wet sand, dirt and debris is left behind from melting snow. Trails used in the winter by skiers and hikers may now be free of snow, yet still icy and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's mud season in Vermont, and that means hikers need to exercise extra caution to avoid damaging Vermont's trails from now ...

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – April showers aside, the time is here for early-season hikers to get busy exploring trails in the Adirondacks. Like every year, hiking in the spring invites muddy feet. The ...

March in Michigan is mud season, which is why the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking outdoor adventurers to practice proper trail etiquette this time of year. Using muddy trails can ...

After I wrote my last column about walking in the Lisha Kill Natural Area in Niskayuna, a reader emailed to chastise me: the Lisha Kill is closed during mud season (from late February through early ...