I ended up heading to Chautauqua gorge (an un-official nude area) in western New York state on Saturday. When I got to the parking area, there were 3 other vehicles there. I hiked nude down the trail from the parking area to the creek at the gorge floor. As I got closer to the creek I could hear people talking, and playing, so I got dressed before I got to the creek. As I got around the first bend in the creek, I saw that there was a family camping, with probably 3 cars full of people sitting around eating and playing. I stayed clothed until I got to the next bend, and out of their sight. Clothed for me that day was a beach towel, folded in half length wise, wrapped around my waist, and sandals. I also had a "camel back" hydration pack with water and snacks.
Once I was beyond the sight of the family camping, I pulled off the towel, and started to really enjoy my hike! I hiked as far as skinny dip falls, and noticed that the winter was pretty rough on the pool below the falls. In fact the winter was rough on the whole gorge, with trees down in a lot of areas. I decided to put my towel down about 30 yards above the falls on some nice flat rock. I was there for close to an hour when I spoted someone hiking toward me, nude! He stopped and we talked for a few minutes before he continued down stream, I stayed where I was. He came back after about 45 minutes or so. He said that he ran into a family down near the "camelback" area. I have never been that far down stream, so I asked about where that was. While we were talking an ATV'r (wearing clothes) came to within eyesight of us, but he stopped at an evergreen tree that had fallen across the creek. He worked on it for a few minutes, then left heading back upstream. After the other nudist guy left I decided to take off for that area.
After hiking towards the camelback area for close to 15 minutes I realized that I left my sunglasses back where I was laying down above the falls. I ended up turning back around and getting them before the ATV'r came back to that area. They were still there! LOL I turned back and went to the camelback area, and just beyond that area I also found the family that the other guy ran into, and they were an Amish family. I saw them before they saw me, so I turned around and started back upstream. The camelback area is a pretty cool area. I stayed in that area for a few minutes, then headed back up stream.
On my trip I saw a family of 6 heading toward me, with some smaller kids, and they were clothed, so I wraped my towel back around me. As soon as we passed, and were out of sight from each other, I removed the towel!
I ended up going to just before the last bend, before the area where family was camping, and just above the current deepest pool in the nude area, and spread out my towel, and "set up camp" there. About 30 minutes later, something caught my eye at the bend just upstream from me. I got up and headed that direction to see what it was, it turned out to be a couple, removing their clothing! We ended up talking for a few minutes. I warned them of the family of 6, and said that they may be heading back by this time. I walked head of them for a little bit, and saw that they were heading back, so the nude couple and I got into the deep pool of water, still nude, with our clothing/back packs/towel (that the family saw me wearing earlier) setting on the rocks next to us. We stayed there until the clothed family passed. Once again as soon as they were out of sight, we got out of the pool, the couple headed their way, and I headed mine.
I left the area right after that, getting back up to the parking area right at 5:00, and headed to the family cottage on Chautauqua lake. 6 hours in the gorge, and all but maybe 10 minutes of it was nude time! I'm looking forward to hitting the area again in 2 weeks while I'm on vacation there!
I left the cottage early Sunday morning, giving me the whole day at home, alone with my pool and new deck! My wife and daughter are away on a missions trip with our church for the week, so I took advantage of the "alone time"!
I ended up putting towels on the hand rail of the deck, giving me privacy on the deck. I was nude on the deck and in the pool all day yesterday! However I am now really burned!!! LOL I'll have a fun time explaining why it's so painful to sit at my desk for the next few days!
I've always wondered about these "unofficial" nude areas and how many people use them. Would the clothed families really cared had they seen you nude? They probably knew of the area themselves.
But it would be great to be able to hike along an area nude and find other people doing the same thing! You wonder if all is OK, then you find like minded folks!
in order to get to where they were they passed 2 big rocks, or small boulders with "nude area" painted on them. They had to have noticed them.
It was fun sitting in that "pool" with another couple, all 3 of us nude, as they passed no more then 10 feet away!
They weren't local because I followed them up the hill out of the gorge to the parking area, and they got into a minivan with Virginia plates on it, so they may not have known that it was an un-official nude area before they got there.
Sounds like a great way to spend a day enjoying the freedom and
creation HE gives us! I'm envious; I love hiking, but have never
tried it nude. It's got to be ssooo much better than clothed and
easier to jump into the water.
Nancy
I have gotten to wearing only a beach towel, folded length wise, and wraped around my waist. It looks like a mini-skirt I guess, but from a distance it looks like a pair of shorts. The nice thing with a towel, you can carry it easy once it's off, plus it works to smack those fly's that land on your back! Plus once I find a spot to sit for a while, or even a good swimming hole, I have something to sit on, and something to dry off with. And if I do come up on someone that might give me a hard time for wearing what looks like a skirt, I can just unfold it, and wear it as a normal towel, something I just don't want to carry anymore!
I was thinking of getting a sarong or pareo, but I don't think that they would hold up to the way I would use them.
Saturday was sunny and hot here in Georgia. I went to a family-friendly nudist park for some sun, swimming and volleyball. Like always, I made friends there. I always, always meet great folks at this place. (Serendipity Park).
Saturday night rains from Hurricane Dennis began moving into town. It's been windy and rainy since. No trees down around here, thankfully.
Yeah, Lucy would have her brother at her "Psychiatry 5 cents" booth.
But you know he does have that problem of carrying around the
security blanket. Kind of gets in the way, don't you think?
Nancy
I have to wear a hat while hiking. Otherwise, the flies drive me nuts trying to get at the skin in the hot, thinly haired area on top my head. I sometimes drape a towel over my shoulders to keep the flies from attacking them, my neck and the small of my back.
The towel gives a quick coverup, of course. Have never used it yet on my hikes.
Ralph
The naked gardener & hiker
God's original intent
I have to wear a hat any time I'm outside for an extended period. Being blonde-haired and
blue eyed, I tend to burn easily, especially the top of my head. Of course if I'm swimming
that's a totally different story. I'm underwater so much, my hat would just get soggy.
nancy
