Valley of the Gods II

[jbeegoode]

Valley of the Gods II: Bears Ears V is a continuation of the exploration of the National Monument. This time we are looking fpr a campsite, we find a walk and unique aspects.

https://thefreerangenaturist.org/2024/07/27/valley-of-the-gods-ii-bears-ears-v/

Jbee

[nuduke]

Do I detect, in the last couple of posts, a bit of retraction from your strategy declared some years ago of not wanting to hide away any more and people would just have to take you as you are?  I'm sure it's very prudent but have you been covering up more often lately, to minimise risk of encounters?  Or is it that so many of your exploits recently have been far away from others so the issue doesn't arise?
John

[jbeegoode]

The often the issue doesn't arise, however we are prepared for the issue of encounters.

During this trip, we are in a different State with different laws, a Mormon dominated area, which is a very stern and conservative structure. We have a friend that is running up hill in serious litigation there for being seen unwittingly in his backyard by his neighbors. Authority can be very unreasonable in Utah So, staying out in the middle of nowhere, we often still have something at hand, just to avoid hassle. We respect the rule of law, not the law, and so there is a sensible stealth component.

There were cold mornings, high winds, and at times, a brutal sun. We wore coverings for that. We had a few encounters that may be mentioned as the story unfolds, but we never hid the fact that we had been naked. Just can't show certain parts.

Most often, we were having such a wonderful time that we could care less about being distracted to make a statement about nude living. We were too busy doing it freely.
Jbee

[nuduke]

Well, that's good Jbee.  I hadn't picked up the 'different state different law' point.  So you are still free as birds and ready to assert your right to be naked....within reason of the locality!  No problem there.
John

[jbeegoode]

To be nude boldly is liberating, it is our natural behavior and our right. Things can't change unless people think about change and experience its effects. Naturists need to be out of the closet. Nudity has to be a healthy wholesome option a piece of us and not something that defines us, particularly as someone apart from the rest. It hurts no one.

I may not have many options or ability to change much of this world for the better, but I can change many opinions about naked and move society toward its acceptance. I can also have fun doing just that, by liberating myself. Being seen, just to make it known that nude living is being done, liberates me. Being known to be a naturist, being seen by thousands, has liberated us. We have nothing to hide anymore and as so, nothing to loose, we are free, uninhibited by the conventional fears and now more natural, which is always healthy.

Yep, we'll keep it up. It feels good, it is good, it is an opportunity to do something to help someone else.
Jbee