Encounters...what to do?

[balead]

That's a good thing.

Yes Duane, I suppose it is.

Ha ha Jbee, at least, as far as I know, they didn't call the authorites.

[Peter S]

I've always spotted others before they see me. (Well at least tat's my perception)

So we're out naked and see someone coming, so slip behind a tree so the textile doesn't see us. But who's to say we haven't been spotted by a textile who's hidden behind a tree to avoid meeting us? It's like having a high fence so the neighbours can't see us naked in the garden, but then of course we can't see them naked in their garden, and we carry on in ignorance of our shared lifestyles. Funny creatures, people...

Peter

[Greenbare Woods]

I've always spotted others before they see me. (Well at least tat's my perception)

So we're out naked and see someone coming, so slip behind a tree so the textile doesn't see us. But who's to say we haven't been spotted by a textile who's hidden behind a tree to avoid meeting us? It's like having a high fence so the neighbours can't see us naked in the garden, but then of course we can't see them naked in their garden, and we carry on in ignorance of our shared lifestyles. Funny creatures, people...

Peter

I agree Peter.  As long as we are hiding we are alone and lonely.   I learned long ago that being seen naked tells the world that I'm not ashamed of myself.  My choice of my own body as my outside is not embarrassing to me.  I don't apologize or hide.  Let them see.  Nudity will never be acceptable in public until and unless nudists stop hiding and demand a right to be naked.  Its all good.

Bob

[nuduke]

My choice of my own body as my outside is not embarrassing to me.

Beautifully put, Bob.  I shall remember that way of expression when I describe my preference to others.

John

[Davie]

The problem with hiding is if you are sen darting off to hide that implies you perceive you are doing something wrong.

Davie 

[nudewalker]

Social media can be a pain sometime with all the drama. Personally I just follow friends and relatives to keep up with their families and keep in touch. I won't go into the rest of the left/right, conservative/liberal, NRA/no guns, Christian values, dump the incumbents, deport them all and the rest of the rants! But at least once a week there comes a post the reads something like, "I've reached that age where I don't care what anyone thinks!". That has become my mantra and depending on the circumstances, have taken to not covering. However, I will admit avoidance of high risk areas and have a cover just in case someone in authority gives me the dress or jail ultimatum. My few encounters have been detailed on other sites as well as here and there has not been a truly negative one yet.   

[nudewalker]

I had to relate this story from last night without quite knowing where to put it. The misses is beginning to assemble her Christmas cards so she wanted some photos to send to friends and relatives. So using the Snapfish application on the computer to order prints we were given a number of options for delivery including store pickup. So, to show support although it was a bit more of a drive I chose the Walgreen pharmacy in the next town. The surprise was the fact I got notification the prints were ready a few hours later.

Now the misses was excited about having the pictures and so I braved the dark, misty night and drove to pick them up. The store staff was friendly so when I went to pay I was asked if I had a Walgreens shopping card?  "No", I replied then the clerk went into the benefits of having one. So when I gave her my information she asked why I had driven to her store. I answered "Because of your TV commercial that shows two mature women at a nude beach. The body positive message is fantastic". She smiled and said, "that's nice to hear' as she processed the sale. As she handed me the bag she asked, "Have you ever been to a nude beach? With all those pretty girls?". I told her "Yes, but we were all normal with beer bellies, sagging and cellulite. It's about comfort not showing off". She laughed and said "Then I'd fit in?". I assured her everyone could fit in if they would only give it a chance.  Maybe a seed planted?

[Greenbare Woods]

Good for you for supporting Walgreen's nude beach promotion.   At the start of the post I was wondering if you were having nude photos printed at Walgreens. 

[JOhnGw]

Nudewalker - That was one of the happiest and most uplifting post I have seen for ages.

[nudewalker]

Thanks for the words  of encouragement Bob and John. I had no idea when I went in the store that the commercial would come up in conversation but it made an excellent starting point. And I never expected the conversation to go any farther than it did but think that there was some deep seeded thoughts on the part of the clerk. We will have to see if anything transpires on the next visit. Too bad my prescription plan is through CVS but I plan on taking more of my business there.

[nudewalker]

During our visit to Ohio late last month some of the locals would say "If you don't like the weather wait ten minutes for it to change".  Once again we were blessed with some of near Indian summer once again so I headed to a local trail to enjoy the out of doors. Much like I have said earlier if you get to the park between late morning and leave before three in the afternoon you can have the place to yourself. After finishing my walk yesterday I just pulled on a shirt and climbed into the vehicle. About a mile down the road a woman was approaching me on horseback and frantically waved for me to stop. Not having any cover close by I hoped that the angles would provide cover. She was asking directions to the main parking lot where she had parked her horse trailer. Giving directions the West Virginian way (turn right at the picnic grove, left near the bridge) she smiled, thanked me and rode off. When I got into the garage I used the laser pointed and determined that with her vantage point on the horse she could see I was naked from the waist down. Well, I guess  she has stories to tell.

[jbeegoode]

There are often teen girls and younger kids on the horses in my neighborhood. They are the ones draped with some of the greatest potential legal problems. I have to slow to a snails pace, giving them space. If I were to spook the horse, it could be catastrophic. I need to be courteous as to not leave my neighbors in a cloud of dust. They sit at about the perfect height for observation, like a diesel truck driver.

I'll always remember that time, when being driven back by a friend from Ironwood National Monument, after everything had been locked away from me in my distracted girlfriend's van. I sat there feeling helpless to cover up in a low pickup truck. Coincidentally every girl in the area came riding in a group down the road. What an incredible convergence of synchronicity that was. I have never seen that in 20 years since. I have never been so helplessly exposed since. The odds were like being hit by lightning or worse. I always keep something to drop on my crotch, when carnuding.

One day, DF and I drove the 200 feet to the community dumpster for her house rather than carry multiple loads. I decided to just slip on a pair of bikini underwear for the trip. It would look like a Speedo at most any distance. It happened that some guy walked up at the time and began to help us after dumping his bin. He looked at me obviously surprised to find me in my underwear. What kind of Murphy's Law does these things? What is it about drawing some unconscious energy together to create phenomenon that is way against the odds? I don't know, so I carry a cover-up.
Jbee

[nudewalker]

Murphy's Law? Perfect storm? Against all odds? Who knows? Sometime tempting fate in the name of comfort after an hour or so of freewalking and not wanting to be restrained? The running kilt was on the back seat and I felt quite safe. The frantic waves brought out the good Samaritan in me. At least there were no police stops on the way home and we both have stories. Just to add, I have to go to Walgreens later. Wonder if there will be another encounter with the same clerk?

[eyesup]

When I 1st started naked hiking I was out on a hike and headed back to my vehicle after a great hike up on a small mountain. The trail headed back to the highway where my truck was parked on a turnout. On this day I had decided and braced myself to walk all the way to the truck without getting dressed. Being a newbie at naked activities outdoors I was in a state of subdued panic and wondering exactly where I would rank on the stupid scale for trying this.

The trail approaches the road on an elevated area about 4-6 ft. above the pavement. From the point where you commit to the trail to the truck was about 250 yds. If you are in a car and passing by the trailhead, at one point anyone walking on the trail is clearly visible for about 100 yds. Desert plant life offers no place to hide.

I paused before heading out to listen for oncoming traffic. From the east I could see clearly that no one was coming. From the west, I had no clue. I was trying to tell the difference between wind noise and road noise.

I made the walk all the way to the car with no one passing by. RELIEF! After forcing myself to move at a normal pace and getting back into my truck I was safe! Not so, my pretty!

I almost jumped out my skin, as that was all I was wearing, when a pickup truck, with a couple that were out sightseeing, stopped on the passenger side window and asked me where to find water. I was so focused on the fact I had made it to the truck unseen that I had not looked in my mirrors to see if anything was coming. Have you ever been in a situation where nothing happening around you makes sense? Water? What? Where? Water, you're in a desert dude.

My daypack was beside me and my shirt was laying on top of it and I was sitting on my shorts, using them as substitute for a towel. Did they notice I was naked? No, clue. Probably. Whatever I said to them must have been annoying as he took off, leaving a small dusting of rubber particulates on the road. I think they were tourists looking for a place to buy bottled water. Had I been more calm I might have figured that out and been more helpful.

There are places out there where you can buy bottled water but my mind was blank.

Duane

[jbeegoode]

Could he have thought that you were alone, in your truck, naked, in a state of heighten arousal and slightly dazed because you had pulled off for a quick wank? It wouldn't be that far for him to imaging an erection on the other side of the door panel.
Jbee