Bare Journeys

Since the American Nudist movement began nearly one hundred years ago, nudists have worked diligently to educate society about the difference between showing the human body in a natural way versus exploiting it as a sexual object. There really is such a thing as wholesome nudity.

I went back to Faywood the day after Christmas. Some more recent history of Faywood: Several years after Elon and Wanda re-opened Faywood Hot Springs, Elon died. Wanda continued to run the place a couple of years while trying to sell it.

The Hiking Oregon Naturally Annual Tour known as HONAT, began as an idea to replicate the Nude European Walking Tour (NEWT) that my wife and I participated in during the summer of 2016.

Faywood Hot Springs offers clothing optional soaking tubs and cabins for overnight accommodations. Faywood is between Deming and Silver City, New Mexico, about 25 miles north of I-25. There is a trail between the two cities for great clothing optional hikes in the desert.

Florida has long been known as the “Nudist Capital of North America”, with our high concentration of naturist clubs on the west coast of Florida. However, nudity on South Florida Public Beaches is also quite popular. The four beaches that I will discuss here are all officially sanctioned as Nude Beaches and as long as your behavior is appropriate.

Yes, some nudists really do get together for prayer, Bible study, devotions, breaking bread, and worship. I know there are Christians who think you can’t be a Christian nudist, and I know there are nudists out there who think nudists can’t be Christian.

Sun Sport Naturist Resort is the leading “family friendly” nudist facility in Florida and perhaps the nation. Sun Sport is a gem and needs to be seen to enjoy. They welcome nudists of all ages, gender, sexual identity and disabling condition. The resort has full time residents, seasonal tourists and day visitors. They are open 365 days a year and strive to provide an environmentally sensitive experience.

Nudists Run in Naked 5Ks. There are individual nude 5K races many places in the country. I think most of the participants in the nude 5Ks are more into nudity than into running, though I understand that one of the regular runners (and winner) is nationally ranked in his age group.

Maureen details how she and her husband finally decided to take their first cruise. She writes because we’re celebrating our 35th Wedding Anniversary and my 65th Birthday. We wanted it to be special and chose the 10-day Big Nude Boat cruise February 2 – 12, 2018 on the Carnival Victory round-trip from Miami, Florida.

I recently was on a fun boat trip with the Hill Country Nudists, a travel club in the Austin area, has sponsored this nude boat ride day trip. We had to stay clothed while the double-decker party boat was moored, but as soon as we were in the middle of the lake the clothes came off, much to the delight of the folks in some of the other boats that passed us!