A weekend off...

[milfmog]

In another thread, john wrote:

I love lush green woodland glades. Dappled sunshine on a hot day, soft moss beneath your feet and cool shade in good supply. A cool stream and a swimming pond would be lovely to slip into on a woodland hike on a hot, sultry day; I've never had such a locale to myself...but maybe one day?

John

I found just such a spot on Friday as I was driving north. I stopped to walk near Rutland water and then, once I realised it was too busy to be naked without raising other people's eyebrows, moved on to the nearby Morkery Woods (south Lincolnshire, just off the A1). I was able to spend almost three hours wandering naked here and only saw one older couple in the whole time. Wonderful, and sixteen more geocaches found while properly dressed

Saturday was spent climbing Ben More, just north of Loch Lomond. Also naked, despite somewhat inclement weather. A straight assault on the slope generated more than enough heat to keep me comfortable.

Sunday was the day to walk around Ennerdale Water in the lakes. The north side was too busy to get naked once east of the Bowness Knott car park, although I was able to stay naked between the western end and Bowness knot. The south side of the lake was quieter and I managed to walk the entire length of the lake at a leisurely pace with only a few cover ups. I had a short skinny dip under Anglers Crag and then climbed the crag (up the footpath this time, no direct ascent without climbing gear) to collect a geocache. Three small groups passed on the path behind while I was drying off after my swim. None of them cold have failed to see i was naked, but no one said anything.

Monday was my drive home, mostly done naked, which included a detour to Shropshire to walk in the Brown Cree Hills, another three hours with no clothing required and this time I literally saw nobody for the entire time I was away from the car.

All in all, a good weekend .

Have fun,


Ian.

[balead]

You certainly made the most of that weekend, Ian.

[milfmog]

You certainly made the most of that weekend, Ian.

I did, I had been planning it for a while (ever since I knew that Carole was going to go on a weekend yoga trip with friends). I reckoned that if she could have a weekend of fun, so could I

I do have a few pics, but they are not likely to be much good due to the murky air and so far I have not had time to get them out of the camera to check. If there is anything worth posting I'll share them here, however, I'd not recommend holding your breath...

Have fun,


Ian.

[jbeegoode]

I googled all of the names of the places that you mentioned and paid attention to the images. WOW! You all go on about inclimate weather and a crowded island, but those pics made me think that there is a place on the 'ol bucket list.
Jbee

[Karla]

Saturday was spent climbing Ben More, just north of Loch Lomond. Also naked, despite somewhat inclement weather. A straight assault on the slope generated more than enough heat to keep me comfortable.

We did Ben More and went up from behind via Stob Binnein.. Everyone we spoke to on the summit that came up from the front described it as a slog!

[nuduke]

My goodness, Ian you covered some ground in one weekend!

Karla, pictures, please!

John

[jbeegoode]

My goodness, Ian you covered some ground in one weekend!

Karla, pictures, please!

John

The main FRN website, Naked Monroes numbers 07 and 08 has the pics and story.
Jbee

[eyesup]

Thanks, Jbee!

Karla, Stuart & Ian et al.

Does the likelihood of running into disapproval on a naked hike decrease in the more remote and more difficult hikes? I can see not bumping into someone on a remote and difficult hike but as we've wondered before, about those who appreciate the outdoors, do people seem to be less concerned about seeing a naked person in a natural setting?

I am wondering this, taking into consideration, the reactions we see here in the US from the Scottish authorities. Is there a real difference between the attitudes of the people and the authorities? Does that affect how you plan your outings?

Duane

[jbeegoode]

Yea, what Eyesup said. Here, the negative attitudes become less frequent the further away from norm the citified textile whorshippers one hikes and if they have children. Most people are okay with naked. The BN poll tells us that being nude bothers only a fraction of the general population. Could Scotland be the same as the southern part of the isles, in this respect?

AND when in a remote area, what are the odds of someone calling authorities and them actually responding to such a minor problem and troubling to the tending of it? Maybe they have better things to do than hike out after you, with the witness, or wait for hours in a parking lot with the witness, just because.

Yea, what Eyesup said.
Jbee

[Greenbare Woods]

AND when in a remote area, what are the odds of someone calling authorities and them actually responding to such a minor problem and troubling to the tending of it? Maybe they have better things to do than hike out after you, with the witness, or wait for hours in a parking lot with the witness, just because.

Yea, what Eyesup said.
Jbee

I was told a few years ago in New Mexico that the police don't respond to complaints about nudity in the forest because the "offended" person who calls doesn't show up for the court case.  It may be big enough "offense" to call about, but not important enough for even "offended" people to spend time going to court over.  So its a waste of time from their perspective if they can't get a conviction.  Even if someone calls to complain about a naked hiker (not likely) they police aren't going to waste time unless you are cavorting naked on the main road, and blocking traffic.

Bob

[nudewalker]

I have spoken to a few rangers about nudity and their basic response is "as long as it's not lewd or no children are involved it's not worth the effort". Bob is basically correct, if a person is on vacation is he going to return a few weeks later to be a witness? Or for that matter as Jbee points out the farther from the textile crowd the more likely people are unconcerned. I have not had the opportunity to be far enough away from the crowd to be able to say no one would be concerned so there remains that secret naturist part of my hiking. However, there has been a few times that the comfort level was such that encounters were so unlikely that I didn't bother taking a cover up.

[Karla]

Karla, Stuart & Ian et al.

Does the likelihood of running into disapproval on a naked hike decrease in the more remote and more difficult hikes? I can see not bumping into someone on a remote and difficult hike but as we've wondered before, about those who appreciate the outdoors, do people seem to be less concerned about seeing a naked person in a natural setting?

In Scotland you can quite easily have the whole mountain to yourself or can at least see anyone coming up to a mile away because of the lack of trees or bushes. Although there have been a few times on a summit where we have been nearly caught out and have had to put clothes back on in a hurry. If all they can see is a flesh coloured dot in the distance I don't see how they can have cause to complain.

Some mountains though are really busy and they can be quite difficult to bag naked. We've had to strip off really quickly during the quietest of times, or camp overnight.

[Pete Knight]

Thanks, Jbee!

Karla, Stuart & Ian et al.

Does the likelihood of running into disapproval on a naked hike decrease in the more remote and more difficult hikes? I can see not bumping into someone on a remote and difficult hike but as we've wondered before, about those who appreciate the outdoors, do people seem to be less concerned about seeing a naked person in a natural setting?

I am wondering this, taking into consideration, the reactions we see here in the US from the Scottish authorities. Is there a real difference between the attitudes of the people and the authorities? Does that affect how you plan your outings?

Duane

My personal experience is that seasoned walkers are generally more open minded that their urbanite cousins. While walking Offas Dyke we encountered walkers who weren't at all bothered, but a party of urbanites we bumped into, at the statrt of the Breacon Beacons stage of the walk, were quite uptight and vocal about encountering us.

It was quite obvious they were urbanites, the guys were wearing jeans and tee shirts, the gals wore summer dresses, and the footwear was totally unsuitable for anything other that s a short stroll, and no one carried a bag with water of wet weather clothes.

We even got a walking couple to take a picture of a couple of us, no problems, no worries.

Pete

[eyesup]

Judging from what I hear here. It seems like the prevailing response from most of the people you meet out on hikes, could care less. It’s the ones stuck in the cities that have an issue and are the ones the authorities listen to. Maybe it’s because in a city there is less elbow room to for those free ranging types to engage in their unconventional activities.

. . . or can . .  see anyone coming up to a mile away because of the lack of trees or bushes . . .

I posted many photos on TSNS showing my particular landscape. I can tell you that here the prevailing color in nature is BROWN or GRAY. Even though there are no trees to speak of and the largest bush no more than a couple feet tall, it is much easier for me to blend in to that than the great splashes of GREEN I see in your gallery section. Here, even if you don’t have a particularly brown tinge to your skin, if you keep still, you’re hard to spot.

Duane

[eyesup]

I was told a few years ago in New Mexico that the police don't respond to complaints about nudity in the forest because the "offended" person who calls doesn't show up for the court case.

It’s good that officers, municipal and park, don’t get worked up about this. From my experience they know the area they patrol and the typical visitor and how best to react. Even police, seeing that someone just wants to complain in order to feel like they’ve done their duty, realize that it’s more trouble than it’s worth.

That's a benefit to us I.

Duane