▁without ▁special ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Land s cape ▁is ▁low - lying ▁and ▁tra ils ▁cross ▁wet land ▁areas . ▁Ext ensive ▁rain ▁and ▁snow ▁m elt ▁will ▁lead ▁to ▁wet ▁and ▁mud dy ▁conditions , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁fairly ▁high ▁water proof ▁bo ots ▁are ▁recommended . ▁ ▁B iting ▁insect s ▁can ▁be ▁both ers ome ▁during ▁warm ▁weather . ▁Par as it ic ▁de er ▁t icks ▁( which ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁carry ▁L yme ▁disease ) ▁are ▁a ▁potential ▁ha z ard . ▁Enc ounter ▁with ▁small ▁wild life ▁is ▁always ▁possible ▁and ▁h ik ers ▁should ▁be ▁alert ▁to ▁signs ▁of ▁err atic ▁behavior ▁or ▁other ▁disease ▁sympt oms ▁and ▁take ▁ev as ive ▁action ▁if ▁war r anted . ▁ ▁Season al ▁hunting ▁is ▁permitted ▁on ▁state ▁forest ▁land , ▁so ▁we aring ▁bright ▁orange ▁cl othing ▁during ▁the ▁hunting ▁season ▁( F all ▁through ▁December ) ▁is ▁ad vised . ▁ ▁State ▁reg ulations ▁govern ▁use ▁of ▁state ▁forest ▁land . ▁The ▁land , ▁plants ▁and ▁animals ▁should ▁generally ▁be ▁left ▁und ist urbed , ▁especially ▁end anger ed ▁and ▁protected ▁species . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁cor rid or ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁is ▁flo oded ▁or ▁mud dy . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁sections ▁filled ▁with ▁stones ▁and ▁other ▁evidence ▁of ▁er os ion ▁which ▁has ▁occurred ▁when ▁the ▁trail ▁has ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁temporary ▁stream . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁evidence ▁of ▁use ▁by ▁all ▁terrain ▁vehicles ▁(