On a small warm lake in the foothills of the Sierras we found our place of tranquility. Swimming, Canoeing, Hiking, and circling the campfire for warmth at night. A long weekend utopia!
gallery-1 71 photos Friday afternoon we arrive and portage our stuff across the lake. Camp is set up, a nice sunset, a fire is lit.
gallery-2 93 photos We greet the morning sun with all of our bodies. Time to explore land, sea and air.
gallery-3 80 photos We boat and swim across the lake and hike up a rocky crest to see an astonishing view of another lake far below us.
gallery-4 81 photos Back at camp it is getting late in the day - time to prepare for "Drowning Man", our effigy burn.
gallery-5 101 photos Sunday morning - time for breakfast, showering, and taking our official group photo.
gallery-6 114 photos The area behind the campground is a beautiful terrain to explore.
gallery-7 95 photos Some of us depart on a major hike up the mountain behind the campground. We even find a bit of snow at the top!
gallery-8 116 photos A group swim in the refreshing lake was a great way to finish the camping trip.
nomad-notes
Our first camping trip happened mostly as a result of the enthusiasm and initiative of Kris and Mari who had done many naked camping trips themselves over the years. Finally doing it with a group was their dream come true. Kris and I discussed many possible locations and did some scouting as well. Finding the right place for this kind of event is difficult. One obviously needs some privacy but locations that would provide true privacy would be too difficult to get to. Ideally you want to be able to drive up, unload and not have to drag all your stuff too far. In this case the location was not too far from a major highway but it did require some driving on bumpy back roads to an ad hoc parking area. From there several canoe trips were necessary to get everything across the small lake. There were a few other textile campers spread around the lake, even out here, but no one bothered us.
