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San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009
Here we are at San Gregorio Beach in central California where it is said nudism got a foothold many decades ago. We are communing with the ghosts of "hippie" throngs that once were here. We have brought our bag of fun and spent the afternoon entertaining and competing and engaging with each other.

Photographers: Spencer, BW, Jon, Taz, Tedybear, Nomad  - 
people who have arrived at the beach hang out in the sunshine
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 1 of 9)
        139 photos


  People start arriving at our chosen spot on San Gregorio Beach. It is sunny but still a bit chilly at this time of day.

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clothes come off and then running and clothes back on then running and off
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 2 of 9)
        131 photos


  The Clothes-Free Race has runners remove, put back on, and again remove clothes as they run for the finish.

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bodies climb on top of each other to create a human structure on the beach
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 3 of 9)
        101 photos


  Groups of participants work on creating the most interesting bodies sculpture.

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winners show off their body-structures in the dunes
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 4 of 9)
        99 photos


  Now the groups show their body combinations to the judges.

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racing bodies use weird means of locomotion
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 5 of 9)
        5 photos


  A race where running and walking are not allowed as a means of locomotion.

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performing in front of a group this couple shows partner gymnastics
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 6 of 9)
        6 photos


  Now everyone gets to go "on stage" and show off their talents.

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photos are taken of the girl entwined in ocean plants
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 7 of 9)
        118 photos


  Groups create nature costumes from materials found and brought to the beach.

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late in the day we shoot the big group photo with the large sandcastle in the foreground
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 8 of 9)
        107 photos


  The day is winding down and we take a group photo in the setting sun.

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high angle looking down on couple wading in the ocean surf
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (photo set 9 of 9)
        131 photos


  Here are some extra photos taken during the day of people having fun in the surf.

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new arrival at the beach meet and find places to hang out
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 1 of 11)
        5:37 minutes


  What a perfect day for a beach festival. People arrive, greet, and prepare for the the exciting day ahead.

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a few people start juggling red balls on the nude beach
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 2 of 11)
        7:18 minutes


  Participants continue to arrive, socialize, prepare their performances and enjoy the liberating environment.

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on the beach naturists run in a race while removing clothing, undressing
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 3 of 11)
        5:08 minutes


  We kick off with a race where contestants remove and put back on clothing while running across the beach.

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on the beach, ocean in background, four people climb on each other to create an arrangement
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 4 of 11)
        7:25 minutes


  Next, a contest where groups create different body arrangements. Some of these looked quite challenging!

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on the beach one man stands and three others sit or hang from his body
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 5 of 11)
        5:15 minutes


  The body sculptures were judged for their unique and inventive arrangements. It's cool what people come up with.

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on the beach bodies leap, jump, crawl, twirl... anything but walk or run
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 6 of 11)
        5:50 minutes


  It's another hilarious race, one that does not allow running nor walking. How fast can you go, crawling, rolling, or...?

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on the beach her nude body seems to be spinning in mid air
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 7 of 11)
        6:20 minutes


  First we rest for a while, then we move into the performance section of the day with a show of acro-balance!

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on the beach, nudist audience behind, two naked dancers perform contact-dance
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 8 of 11)
        5:23 minutes


  Next up we have couple showing a contact dance routine. Then another limber couple each perform a solo routine.

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on the beach, cliffs in background, a man plays guitar for nudist spectators
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 9 of 11)
        6:05 minutes


  We continue with Latin dance moves, then juggling and basket ball spinning, followed by a guitar performance.

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on the beach several people are creating minimalist, natural costumes
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 10 of 11)
        7:10 minutes


  Four groups compete to make the best costume using natural looking materials mostly found at the beach.

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facing the cliffs 25 people group photo with pyramid sand castle in foreground
    San Gregorio Beach Bodyfest 2009 (video 11 of 11)
        6:50 minutes


  Our final video covers the awards presentation, then on to the group photo next to the fabulous sand castle.

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Nomad's Notes

You might notice that earlier event is Beach Bodyfest 2010, a later event in real life. That is just due to picking random events to work on from the archive. As of this post we have not been back to the beach to do this kind of event. Instead it has evolved into just "Bodyfest" and just happened for the 3rd time yearly at Lupin Lodge. The Lupin event includes workshops and more activities and spans 48 hours. The beach events are usually noon to 5pm and by then people are ready to go home.


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