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 ...

It was mid-April, and I had come to Bocas del Drago, a Central American island about an hour's flight from Panama City to run for three days through a muddy jungle ... a dirt trail lined with ...