The Mud Challenge

On 29 Jul, 2012 By Will Parson With 0 Comments

Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world, and at low tide in the small town of Wolfville that amounts to a lot of mud. I was passing through on the way from Blomidon Provincial Park back to Halifax when I decided to stop for the Mud Challenge, which was held as part of a five-day festival in Wolfville known as Mud Creek Days.

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Local teams gather in Willow Park to compete in the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Team Princess 2 competes in the "Spell Muddy" portion of the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Team Princess 2 competes in the "Spell Muddy" portion of the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Local contestants compete in the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Local contestants compete in the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Team Glenn, consisting of (from top to bottom) Justin Abernathy, Calum MacKinnon, Alex Whamond and Glenn Fraser, compete in the Jack and Jill portion of the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Local contestants compete in the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Local contestants compete in the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Local contestants compete in the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Calum MacKinnon from Team Glenn walks his bike back after racing in the mud triathlon portion of the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Jeremy Novak from Team Ghostwalk rests after a round of competition during the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Local contestants compete in the "Dance Off" musical chairs portion of the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
(From left to right) J.S. Yoo and teammates Jeremy Novak (a.k.a. Jerome the Gravekeeper) and Stephen Gaetz wait to hear results after competing in the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Local contestants compete in the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Justin Abernathy from Team Glenn rinses off underneath a firehose after competing in the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Members of teams Princess One and Princess Two listen to competition results after the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Tessa Short and J.S. Yoo from Team Ghostwalk rinse themselves under a firehose after competing in the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Children rinse off underneath a firehose after the Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012, celebrating Wolfville's Bay of Fundy mud.
Willow Park is covered in Bay of Fundy mud after the annual Mud Challenge in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2012. The Mud Challenge was held as part of Mud Creek Days, which ran from July 25â29, 2012.