I dislike mud too... for that exact reason!!
X3!!!!
All I can say is that we are fortunate that we have places to wheel where there is no mud. They get nearly 40 inches of rain a year, which is 10 times more than the Barstow / Hammers area. I asked them if it dries out in July/Aug/Sep and they said no, it is wet and muddy all year long.
