That is a photo from the Seattle P-I taken at last year's Fremont Solstice Parade. I really can't imagine a picture like this appearing in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Or the Dallas Morning News.
In a rare confluence of events, Sunday is Fathers Day, the Summer Solstice and Naked Hiking Day.
Naked Hiking Day has grown into a Summer Solstice event in recent years. It is very popular in Europe. And in some parts of America. On Sunday there will be a lot of naked hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Law enforcement authorities say the naked hiking rarely presents a problem due to most of it taking place in remote areas. But you could get a citation if caught clothes-less at the wrong time and place.
One naked hiker said he was inspired to hike, sans clothing, after reading passages from Henry David Thoreau, naturalist John Muir and backpacking guru, Colin Fletcher, that suggest that hiking naked enhances the appreciation of nature.
If you want to ride your bike, naked, in this year's 2009 Fremont Solstice Parade, it begins at noon, on Saturday, June 20. This is the 21st annual celebration of life, art and being naked. The parade starts at N. 36th and Leary Way, then winds through downtown Fremont on the way to a picnic and beer garden at Gas Works Park on Lake Union. I do not know if clothes are required at Gas Works Park.
According to the Fremont Arts Council's website, regarding the Solstice Parade, "In the parade nearly anything goes...just remember Three Rules:
1. No printed words or logos
2. No motor vehicles (except wheelchairs)
3. No animals (except aid animals)
In the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex we have no naked bike riding, that I know of, to celebrate the Summer Solstice. We do have several Naturists & Nudists Camps in the area. Yvonne is taking me to the one in Midlothian.
Here in Fort Worth we do have the Tandy Hills Natural Area, where all things natural are encouraged. I often enjoy a nature hike at the Tandy Hills, getting in touch with my inner Thoreau, feeling one with the flora and fauna of the jungle. It's primal, it's primitive, it's healthy and it's fun. I love nature and being natural.
3 comments:
Wow...only 2 days to book my flight to Seattle...another place that's really cool to hang out au naturel is the beach below the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.
OMG this one really grossed me out. My eyes and mind have been ruined for life.
Your mind was already ruined, Tootsie.
Wreck Beach is the name of the place you speak of Mr. Winepunk. I've been there once. I'd never seen so many naked people before. Or since.
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