An unofficial tradition for graduates at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, USA, is to head down to the appropriately named Mud Bay during a low tide preceding the graduation ceremony, removing most or all clothing, and racing from one side of the mudflats to the other, rounding a flag, and returning, triumphantly. Is it a noble part of the transition from student to, well, whatever? Your call…

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure

©2013 Scott Allan Stevens, NW Exposure
looks fun!