Sinking Locations For Everyone... With your help??

[mon10]

I am new to this and frankly quite nervous going to any of these places but this map thing is great some places close to Massachusetts but still nervous of going to one of theses spots for the first time alone with the fear of being discovered and never doing it before.

[Imotehk]

I am new to this and frankly quite nervous going to any of these places but this map thing is great some places close to Massachusetts but still nervous of going to one of theses spots for the first time alone with the fear of being discovered and never doing it before.

Hello fellow Massachusettsian. Massachusettsite. Um. Whatever we're called. I'll go with you I've never done it before either.

[The-specialist]

Moving to Mass myself shortly. Sounds like this could turn into a group outing...maybe?

[Imotehk]

Hmm, it could be Though I don't of any places in Massachusetts.

[jungleQSman]

Hmm, it could be Though I don't of any places in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts.....
The Great Salt Marsh Mid Cape.. Lots of deeep tidal mud...
been in it before was quite fun... ;- )

[mon10]

to The-specialist and Imotehk i like the idea of a group outing.

[mudtogs]

I wonder if there are some sinking spots in the Netherlands, I thought I just saw some in Friesland and near between Hilversum and Amsterdam.
Can anyone help me finding sinking spots in the Netherlands?

There is a spot in the Zuidlaarder Meer, It is at the northern end, more or less behind a small nudist beach. Be carefull though. There is some foot and bicycle traffic at times and it is quite deep in thinnish mud and my feet did not touch the bottom, when I was chin deep!

[Wolf_like_me]

Hi everybody, I'm new on the forums here.

I'm going to start investigating the mud around here in NYC. My first place of interest is jamaica bay and broad channel. anyone have any experience looking there ?

[Mirador]

Even on Google maps my particular "area" would be quite a big dot. Easy to find really - Morecambe Bay - NW UK.

Specific "Safe" areas to try are much more challenging to find. Sinking is easy, but so is getting stuck. Not somewhere to just turn-up and try...Also occasionally quite frustratingly difficult to find "safe" areas. As I said, you can sink anywhere but getting out is a totally differnt "kettle -o-fish". Good spots one month are bad the next. Soft(er) mud generally around Jan-April, after that the tides are a little lower so the water drains out of the bay and the fluidity is lost, often turning the liquid paste into a thick jelly.
Quicksand everywhere....safe quicksand is sometimes challenging to locate, sometimes even impossible. If you can't find a suitable soft spot DON'T be tempted to just try anywhere...abandon the trip and try again an a month or so.

Privacy can be an issue. Famous for birdlife so lots of birdwatchers with binoculars and telescopes! Also some birdwatching hides on the marshes that give excellent views over the grass and mudflats. I rarely venture out during the day!

"Danger, Quicksand " signs everywhere are testament to the notoriety of the area.

Access is good, but sometimes requires a bit of a walk. Always check the tide times before starting out and as a guide, try to be off the mud AT LEAST 3 hrs before high tide.

NOTE. THE ABOVE IS GIVEN AS A GENERAL GUIDE ONLY AND IS NOT AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO VISIT TO AREA. IT IS SOELY PROVIDED TO GIVE THE READER AN INSIGHT INTO THE NATURAL CONDITIONS THAT MAY OCCUR ON AND AROUND THE MUDFLATS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AREA, ANYONE WISHING TO VISIT THIS AREA DOES SO ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK. I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYONE VENTURING OUT ONTO THE MUDFLATS.
Mirador

[cfitton1991]

hey i was just wondering does anybody know any good spots in the worcester massachusetts area?