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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2016, 10:32:57 PM »
Wow, JBee - the whole range CO?
Amazing.  Why aren't more places like that.  How/who designates that and why? 
Pretty much Zero such places in Uk apart from AHG a few sanctioned naturist beaches.

You refer to the other visitors in the narrative.  Were there lots of people, were all naturists or just a few fellow skyclad travellers amongst other textiles?

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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2016, 03:19:30 AM »
It's a non-profit organization. If you visit the website, the information about it is there. You join and contribute money/donations to preserve. There are many Federal programs to preserve and they have organized with local interest and the Forest service. It has a historical nature.

The place was totally full on Saturday and early Sunday. 25 raw camping sites, "A" through "W" car/camper/RV spots, and several cabins, just rooms and a bunk room like a hostile x's, often, two or more. Lots of people scattered about in the forest, etc. I didn't take clear note, but roughly half or more were walking about nude. There were also those that were sometimes nude, sometimes not. All but a very few were properly totally undressed for the hot springs pools. Those mosquitoes kept many covered in certain areas. It was a good mix. It depended on where you were. In the house, most everyone was nude at one point, and another time, we were the minority. Colder at night...dunno exactly.

Aren't there preservation organizations in the UK? You just have to get the legal standing, mission statement and have a viable nude resort business out of it.

Are there no natural hotsprings of mineral springs in those islands? Usually someone builds baths of them. If you find a remote one, etc., can you do something with it, or does some lord or lady this or that usually own the land?
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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2016, 11:42:04 PM »
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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2016, 04:06:44 AM »
Looks like fun.   Love the hot pools. 

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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2016, 11:15:30 PM »
The third,final post: Orient Land Trust Part 3: A Trip Report, which was a couple of days near Tuesday 2016-06-28 is now up at:

https://thefreerangenaturist.org/2016/07/23/orient-land-trust-part-3-a-trip-report/

We continue to sample fun hot mineral pools in idealic circumstances, meanwhile, our friend Bob...yes, that Bob, shows up for the historic Second TSNS/FRN Western United States Regional Hang Out Naked and Smile with Each Other Gathering!!!TA DA!!!
Who's next?
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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2016, 08:58:32 PM »
My son's Scout Troop was in northern NM in 2011 at the Philmont facility. When we were in the mountains one evening the mosquitoes were insane. We sprayed each other with repellent but it only slowed them down.

Very annoying. Even for me from East Texas.

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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2016, 01:41:18 AM »
BTW

I forgot to compliment you and DF on another great trip report and photographic treat. The images from the pools are enough to motivate a trip to the Rockies. I remember the drive through that valley.

Yes! Wide open vistas right up to the foothills.
Thanks for the effort in the reports and sharing them with us.

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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2016, 09:33:41 AM »
BTW

I forgot to compliment you and DF on another great trip report and photographic treat. The images from the pools are enough to motivate a trip to the Rockies. I remember the drive through that valley.

Yes! Wide open vistas right up to the foothills.
Thanks for the effort in the reports and sharing them with us.

Duane
You are welcome and we've got some more...lots more. Did a backpack up on Mt. Lemmon soon to be published. Spent last week in the White Mountains car camping in the forest at 9000 ft. We wandered for miles each day in a wonderful environment, only to be cut short by the afternoon monsoon showers. Then there's the many reposts from the TSNS and more installments of the stealth trail. And then there's next month.
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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2016, 04:20:51 PM »
Here I am at the Valley View Party Pool.   That's JB in the background.  It was the worst week of the year for mosquitoes.  Lots of deet helped only a little.  These are JB's photos. He said I could post them.




The elevation of this place is over 8,000 feet.  That's about 2,500 meters.  Thin air, dark nights, a billion stars to watch from the pools at night wile sipping wine and enjoying quiet conversations.

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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2016, 07:44:26 PM »
Quote from: Jbee
Did a backpack up on Mt. Lemmon soon to be published. Spent last week in the White Mountains car camping.

So that's where you've been. We haven't heard from you two in a while.

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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2016, 07:55:42 PM »
I just caught up with this thread.
Bob without a hat!  That's a first!
Note: JBee has a hat.
Great that you met up.
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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2018, 05:05:35 PM »
Jbee, I went back and read all three of 'em again.

Now that I've been there it made it special reading about the place I had just seen.

Many thanks.

Duane

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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2018, 05:25:38 PM »
Me too, visa versa.
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Re: The Orient Land Trust: A trip report
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2018, 04:44:46 PM »
I got an e-mail news message from OLT this morning.  They have installed purification for drinking water that the state required of them.  Many people using the springs must have caused pollution in the water. 

This week's OLT news   
https://www.olt.org/news/?utm_source=phplist129&utm_medium=email&utm_content=HTML&utm_campaign=OLT+Reflections+from+the+Water+-+September+2018
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