Bare Journeys

The Nude 5K Series Continues at Oaklake Trails Naturist Resort in Oklahoma. In my last article, I introduced you to Amanda, who had a lot of “firsts” at Wildwood: first race of any kind; first nude 5k, first time nude in public; first medal of any kind (she finished 1^st among all women runners); first time at a nudist resort.

On April 10, 2021 the Nude Racing Series of the Southwest Region of The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR-SW) resumed. Our last race before that was in October of 2019, so, instead of having a 5-race series, we had a no-race non-series for 2020. The series continued Saturday, April 24, at Wildwood Nudist Resort near Decatur, TX.

I went down to Freedom RV Resort near San Antonio a couple of Saturdays ago. It’s now a Clothing Optional Resort. I Met the owner Dee. She and her husband were nudists since the early 80s. When they retired from the military, their dream was to run a nudist resort.

I was one of the founders of a Nudist Travel Club called Arizona Wildflowers. Everyone is passionate about something – I happen to be passionate about nudity and body acceptance. We camped, hiked, boated, traveled in motor homes, and even attended a number of clothed activities.

Since the first annual World Naked Gardening Day in 2005, this tradition has continued to gain momentum with not only Nudists and Naturists participating, but Textiles as well. While the tradition started in Seattle, it’s popularity has become truly global!

I’m Tim Mullins, the AANR Government Affairs Chair since 2011 and a candidate for AANR West Trustee in 2020. I’m running so AANR has a voice on the Board who cares about the expansion of nude places for all of us to use. It isn’t about organized resorts it’s about access. Most of us started our quest to be clothes free at a local watering hole that was free or low cost. That is what I want to see us supporting at AANR. It’s what I support.

I attended the Midwinter Board Meeting of The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) at the Suwannee Valley Nudist Resort in North Florida. If that river sounds familiar, the street name is Stephen Foster Drive. It was beautiful there. The club has 30 acres, most of which are woods, with a nature trail.

Naturist Association Thailand resorts want Naturists from around the world to feel safe when booking a naturist vacation in Thailand.

We swim, kayak, sail, canoe, fish, lay in the sun, hop into hot tubs, and paddle boat in the lake. These are among the activities at Emerald Lake Nudist Resort in Porter, Texas, just 26 miles from the center of downtown Houston.

We recently had the opportunity to interview Kathy Watzel, President of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR). Kathy has been a member of AANR since 1991, a Board Trustee since 2012, and formerly Chair of the Planning Committee.