The San Lorenzo River flows east through the Santa Cruz Mountains on its way to the Pacific Ocean. Nearing sea level, the river cuts through a canyon. This spot is still fairly private allowing small groups to "return to paradise". There is easy access from several road-side spots where trails lead down to the water's edge. On-camera: Kris, Mari, Alice, Charles, Japhy, Anya, Luna
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Garden of Eden
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Garden of Eden
gallery-1 90 photos by Nomad, Spencer, Jon Hiking down from the parking lot and befriending the cold water.
gallery-2 103 photos by Spencer, Jon Continuing to play in the waterfall and down stream.
gallery-3 97 photos by Spencer, Jon Splashing water, playing frisbee and just soaking up the sun.
gallery-4 115 photos by Spencer, Jon Spencer had the idea of having people eject their heads from the water to see what the results would be. Pretty awesome.
gallery-5 91 photos by Nomad, Spencer, Jon Time for a rest, exploring the stream and playing football. Football?
gallery-6 91 photos by Nomad, Spencer, Jon We hereby claim this rock for the sovereign state of Naked Club.
gallery-7 70 photos by Nomad, Spencer, Jon Here are some great "hanging out" shots and our group photo for the day.
gallery-8 104 photos by Nomad, Spencer, Jon Let's take a naked walk in the forest. Wow, what a feeling!
gallery-9 103 photos by Nomad, Spencer, Jon We break into groups and go for some creative arrangements.
gallery-10 116 photos by Nomad, Spencer, Jon The smooth river rocks can make for a comfortable resting place. What? it's time to leave already?
gallery-11 14 photos by Luna, Alice Some extra shots done with a small camera.
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A 50-minute HD movie is available that covers this event on our new Nclub Movies Website.
When I first started visiting California some years ago I found this place called the "Garden of Eden" listed in the Bay Guardian Nude Beaches guide. Intruigued, I made the trip to this park in the redwoods. It's a pleasant walk along a well-worn path that merges with an old rail track which you follow for a bit. You can see the river below, and after scampering down a last trail you have arrived. The main swimming hole was used by non-nude people whenever I checked it out, but I also saw some scattered nudists downriver and upriver. For this outing I chose a private spot I had found previously after a bit of scouting. The participants lived in towns nearby.
I spent most of the afternoon shooting video rather than stills, just going with the flow to see what the results would be. I had not planned any particular activities and just let people take over with their own creativity. I was pretty happy with the results but felt that maybe in future there could be something specific for people to do. In the forest hike some wore shoes and socks which resulted in me always having extra sandals available on future outings.
Look for the interesting juxtapositions of photos taken of the same moment in time from different angles. Especially one in gallery-7 where Luna jumps into the air.
