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I: ~ WATERUXI cumulus 'Wodneuhy. July 25. 2012 - ”1....-- raw» â€"Wâ€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"- .3... “A...“ . l ‘ Via.» _ s. A Some do‘nmfind dirtysummer fun h“. ' "" ' Warning: This column contains family to unwind, enjoy each others' company and r E? u L 3 . dirry language. (lean freaks. germa- partake in some good. clean fun. phobes and washing machines may Well. most of the time. Inc-.â€" It. - m " ' ' m ' My” fimlsomecorltenlratherdisturbing. l've been known to participate in a few summer ‘ _ .2, w I? E Reader discretion lsadutsed. time activities that. although lots of good fun. are any- .“ .. - â€" . thing but clean. _ y : - _ Summer vacations are about getâ€" The biggest contribu- mlwatefloochronlcle.“ . ting together with friends and :zrrtzigny laundry pileso \ I “ | \\ ( ) summer was the . 11 ~ 1 $ng a”; Dirty Dash held in (I\ IS ‘-‘ Bechtel Park earlier this ' ‘ H Y U n D 9' cggggggig month. Creek crossings " ‘ ' D combined with dirt r"â€" , 3% “Sign paths meant there was 0 «f a fig“: little hope of running V .Ht ‘ lo 31;. §‘ a; across the finish line “ HYUNDA LOWER W? M . . To seal the deal. low at ,f ‘ "A PRICES + ‘ 1 1 g is ging ropes ensure .. . ADV ANT ALIE FINANCING 5:93.533} that most participants, ’ ' A m""“"“"' = SJ 3 g myself-"“1 my kids ' 1 . gig" gig included, navigated the ‘- mandatory mud it on ‘ 2012 EM m [:1 gagging their 1.111.111.1111 11.1.11. ngfin TOURING 6'. w an ‘ 3 Clearly. getting dirty . mummmwm-mmmnm-um g? f I; was the whole idea. as . ‘ mmmmKMH-mmmmwmmm B 3 the awards included best mud pit performance. most mount-nu a; “ 3‘3: outstanding belly slide and diniest runner. My daugh~ mmammmmslmmmm . swig; i ters and their friends gave most of these categories a _ -"‘. g3}; fair shot. Despite a valiant effort to the contrary. l “as" ‘1 ..,(<"\ ‘ I 5%?) 3553 dida't gammuchalbetter. , i ~'- ‘5 ' ‘ ' , A a n er norm circumstances, 1 would never con- “...l. m ‘\ ‘ 1 y “:4: y y, *1. - :93?! is sider going for a dip in the creek at Bechtel Park. But . .. y . 1,; - _ .1 , ' ' .~ 1' .. 11'. .11 .y " .y ‘y._ ,y, M1 gag} cleanliness isa rather relative term and a race like the i 3".“‘1‘Vyyym _ W, ‘W'L'T‘j' a; 1 H ’T A: i “W I???“ .f' j‘f 5‘ W“ ‘1‘“ 7? M3, 'if’ 3: DirtyDash tends to muddy the waters. so to speak. . . ' éégqgggi Besides, there was no way I was going to let five 9 « rls â€" six counting myself â€" get into my vehicle for the ». m13somrA If: ‘2 ug i§§§ dflrive home with mud caked all over their clothes and ' w 9 E if? 3 skin . 50 into the creek we went. joined by many other “mmummmsâ€"s-ommmm if i is race participants. um-mm-ummmwmmm i; 9 if you're a stick in the mud when it comes to runâ€" mummmnmmmm % iii? ning (sorry, couldn’t resist), there are other ways to get __-._ a..- i: if} : down and dirty for a little summertime fun. ' 1 ~ arrâ€"v1 _ I Bi“ gio f Digs? :36 garden. play in the sarftdbor hit thelpaths ' , " V , ’ V .g are ' e orig one 0 our region's a ulous trai s. For ”g 1 , ("A =- 2: ,' , V Eula ‘ M ‘;‘ ,1 «j: “‘9“: y :2??ny {A31 griaggtfi best results. enjoy during or directly following heavy . 1 ”f. a. e- :- emit... .1 .1 1 '1 , 1 .. 51.1 i I x” “ 1' ‘ 51:1 ' g rainfall. smfivfig“ ‘ $1533}? A” "' .. fi""’"“‘f"‘i“l"‘ .' " ' V «fingers ' aria“? , 1 .V “’ 2' 1 ‘E‘ij... iii! . fig Even golf can be a dirty game if you're a lousy shot ‘ ' ‘ g3; g i ‘ and spend a lot of time in the sand traps. 2012 (y, g; a g: in my opinion, ranking a close second to the Dirty ‘ mesa” m -' E; g Dash in terms of dirty summer fun has got to be 1 - 11. 11:: 1111.1. 1 . . . “um-ammm.mmmmm 19:; £11 Only while enjoying the great outdoors will i toler- » ’I 5,. “ “ 1. _ wwmmmmummmwm I: ;§ 8 ate sand in my bed. spiders hovering in close proximi- Wtsmmmmlmmmm rfgggafg' tyorgoingdays Mmoutashower, y N ' 3' “g ‘ g Only at a campground will I spy a little dirt or some . - , :w , t: .s’fl - i313 gig; ash on my food and eat it anyway. Only there will I 2 1 f ‘“ “V a ’ J 4 + y ”if” accidentally swallow a bug and shrug it off. Heck. I've nun-d . , V , .y M y,“ 1 A ...~_. ., .2 11 y y - _‘ 3' if“; even been known to ignore the lO-second rule on ‘ my . . y , :33 M .V 1»; “ 1 ""~W 1, 9 my: “:14; . , . . . adv... 1:21; _, . i: g occasion, but only in the great outdoors. ,1 V. 11.» . ‘7; f , 3. ~75 .1 ,. if .11. '1 , ‘ y: “3‘53".i’”. VM 3‘ 3;: No matter how appalled l am by the state of my ‘ f ~11 1 house when we leave to go camping. it always seems m 12 (of 3 g; TE: meaculately clean by comparison when we get back unm- ome. 5' L W Emma 2’3" 3"; gin; For that brief moment before we unpack. at least. “m'm.mmmmw'm" 3535'? “3 'I ‘I'DMDV , 1 -§. ‘ on. “RIM-INN mammogram "I." I“ .5 " Afreelance writer. blogger. and communications roar , ' is g r {I sultan! based in Waterloo. 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