near a stream, a brook fed into a larger pond and deposited silt and dirt as it flowed into the pond. The best spot I've ever visited personally was. You can go to almost any nature preserve and find mud inches deep, but to find workable stuff you have to do a lot of hiking through trees, through tall grass. I've gone out sinking multiple times, both alone and with past girlfriends. When Carl first emailed us, his message said: