July 13, 2020 Volume 20, Issue 4  

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Yes, we are open. We invite you to come out for a relaxing good time. The cafe and lounge have extended hours, NOW OPEN TILL 10PM, due to the requirement of having to purchase food to purchase drinks.  Cafe and Lounge Special

8" pizza for $5 and/or a pizza and 16oz beer for $8 The pools are open and there is still plenty of . As of now there are no organized activi- Inside this issue ties. In A Natural Environment ...... 2 Please have face coverings available and practice social distancing. Among the Gold Miners ...... 2 We hope to see you soon. Anyone (almost) Can Learn ...... 3 Naked Asses ...... 4 The Most Economical Naturist Destinations Why Don't We Walk Naked ...... 4 The Taboo Of ...... 4 Around The World Sarah And Stevan ...... 4 We thought about using the words “cheapest naturist destinations” in the title of this blog post, The Last Thing You Expect ...... 5 but what is cheap? For those of you who are used to visiting all-inclusive clothing-optional resorts in the Caribbean, $250 a night might seem pretty cheap. While others who prefer camping holi- days will find $50 quite expensive. Nevertheless, there are places in the world that tend to be more economical than the average . If your upcoming travels will be on a limited AANR Western Region Newsletter budget, you might want to consider these. Activities Schedule It’s often said that naturism can be pretty expensive. A bit of a weird idea, when you think about it. But since the uprise of naturist traveling and the often lack of facilities for naturists, those who do run a naturist resort can often ask pretty much whatever they want. An exception to this rule might be some naturist campings in the southern states of the USA.

The prices at Deanza Springs Resort near Jacumba, for example, start at $10 for a tent pitch and $17 for an RV pitch. Nearby textile campings often charge double or triple that price. Also at other nudist campgrounds like Lupin Lodge near San Francisco, for example, camping pitches are found for less than $20 per night. In other words, if you want to camp on the cheap in California, it’s better to drop your clothes. Read more 8 Naturist Resorts In A Spectacular Natural Environment

Naturism and nature have been going hand in hand since the beginning of our wonderful lifestyle (sorry about the word choice, Dan). Today, the naturist travel industry has expanded to bed and breakfasts in the city and all-inclusive clothing-optional resorts in the Caribbean. But still, the very large majority of naturist places around the world can be found in a natural environment. Away from noise and emissions and close to the relaxing effect of trees and animals.

Nature is the central element at many of the naturist resorts we visited, but some venues really stood out when it comes to spectacular nature. Waterfalls, canyons, pristine beaches, and high mountain ranges, they do exist at nude-friendly places as well. And we will tell you exactly where.

Deanza Springs Resort in California, USA

It’s easy to think about endless forests and huge lakes when we’re talking about splendid nature, but natural beauty comes in many different forms. Deserts for example. Tucked away in the southern California desert, we found Deanza Springs Resort. As soon as we settled down, it felt as if we had arrived in a western movie. Sand and dust around us, cactuses, and rocky hills. We wouldn’t have been surprised if a sudden tumbleweed or lost cowboy would have passed by our mobile home. Read more

Should be easy to identify fellow nudists in public now - look for the untanned square area on their faces.

Why Some People See Nudi- Among the Gold Miners ty As Bad We’re up here in Northern Arizona around Prescott. We had been given directions to a piece of While browsing the web the other creek that is likely to have water. The proximity seems familiar. We have a back-up plan, if the day, I read this article about Why We situation warrants a change. Stay In Crappy Situations (And How To The story begins, with: Get Out Of Them), on the Mindbody Visiting Friends: Green web site. To set some context, I’m a nudist and am passionate about Last night, we fell asleep in a tent with a mesh ceiling watching the blanket of stars above. There human psychology and social nudity. I had been smoke in the west and a thunder storm to the east. We remained untouched between these, in our open roofed nest. went through various phases of self- analyze, personal development and The day before, we had attended a nude event of the Northern Arizona Naturists, a non-landed even psychoanalysis. I am fascinated club. The event was hosted at Ken and Amie’s house on a hill in Dewey. by what makes some people do things With the amenities of a karaoke machine, croquette on thick green grass (such grass is consid- other won’t. The above article stroke a ered a luxury in Arizona), barbecue and jaccuzzi, we and the group were well entertained. chord. I was recovering from severe dental work, so our planned hike was set aside that day. After- wards, we fell asleep on lounger chairs, until our hosts woke us. First this sentence: “We’re creatures of habit, and breaking habits causes We left the tent that we had set up earlier on that wonderful fluffy grass for later, dressed and went to Mexican diner, just down the road. everything from anxiety, to depres- sion, to eating a pint of Ben & Jerry’s. That night, we lounged with our friends in their living room watching a romantic-comedy. ” it’s so comfortable to stand still, to This morning, we are enjoying the unique system of stealthy trails through the thick neck-high avoid facing change. Read more scrub on the side of their hill. See the write-up here:

Along the way, we stop at each meditation spot, which honor several religions.

It is fun to be freely undetected nude in plain sight of dozens of properties below. Today, the usually calm environment is disturbed by the sound of a Sunday morning backhoe at work. Read 2 more About Us

DeAnza Springs Resort is the largest and one of the newest clothing op- tional resorts in North America. Situated on more than 500 acres of high desert (at 2600 feet) in eastern San Diego County, it is ideal for year- round vacationing.

The resort is comprised of 311 spa- cious RV sites with full hook-ups and plenty of spacious tent sites for dry camping. Luxurious rental units con- sisting of fully furnished park models, midsized RV’s and motel rooms.

No matter what activities you enjoy, you will probably find them available at DeAnza Springs Resort. Surround- ed on three sides by fantastic hills of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Do you see it? Photo found on Twitter the resort grounds include grassy lawns, Shade trees, and sparkling pools, as well as typical desert vege- Anyone (almost) Can Learn To Enjoy Naturism tation. And Social Nudity Other amenities include two heated swimming pools (one enclosed for Given that a fairly small (or even negligible) percentage of people in most countries are open and year-round swimming), a hot tub, active naturists, this may not seem to be intuitively plausible. But let’s consider how it could be spa, well equipped gym, tennis and true. pickleball courts, shuffleboard court, Many current naturists didn’t quickly discover the pleasures of social nudity, because they just horseshoe pits, lounge, café, confer- accepted the prevalent misconceptions of naturism and how open nudity is a strong taboo in ence center, game room, large cov- most societies. So they acquired little idea of what naturism is actually about and mistakenly assumed that becoming a naturist would be more difficult than it really is – therefore probably ered patio, world class hiking, as well not worth the trouble. as children’s play equipment. We also have a large safely enclosed pet park, Fortunately, many people have eventually become naturists anyhow – although a lot later in life than necessary. That happened either because they were sufficiently curious to learn more about laundry facility and Wi-Fi broadband naturism, or they let themselves be persuaded by a naturist they knew to give it a try. internet access is available through- out the resort. Of course, some people really will find becoming a naturist quite difficult. One type is a person who’s very reclusive or a complete “loner”, someone who’s hardly interested, if at all, in relating Within a short hiking distance, there socially with others. People like that are pretty rare. Much more common, unfortunately, are are vestiges of ancient native en- people who aren’t open-minded enough to accept that naturist nudity isn’t at all immoral, im- proper, objectionable, “indecent”, or “obscene”. campments, abandoned mines and railroad camps to explore. The Anza- Naturists should generally not try to change the minds of people like this. They’re within their Borrego Desert State Park offers rights to hold the opinions they do, even though their aversion to nudity probably resulted from social conditioning at an early age. They certainly aren’t good prospects for enjoying social nudi- miles of nature trails for nude hiking ty. and mountain biking.

Before becoming a naturist, a person may well expect that choice would be difficult, given all the With the friendly folks that call DeAn- misconceptions about naturism that exist. But anyone who’s sufficiently open-minded to learn za home, you can socialize as much what naturism is actually about will probably be surprised to find that enjoying social nudity is a or as little as you choose. You can lot easier than they supposed. Once they decide to give naturism a try, they can quickly learn that dispensing with clothes – occasionally or even whenever possible – is a wholesome, fulfilling way to live. Read more 3 The "Naked Asses", The Spearheads Of The About Us cont. Positive Body share in monthly potluck dinners, When summer arrives, there are a lot of constraints on bodies that are still too little tanned, too enjoy social hour, sing karaoke, or oily, not muscular enough ... Naturists seem to have found the solution to the problem. dance the night away in the Oasis The standards of the next world look furiously like those of the previous world. Summer is barely Lounge. Enjoy a meal at the Cactus coming to its end when injunctions are multiplying. " Finding your body without too much Flower Café or an invigorating game effort ", " Slimming and stabilizing your weight with Chinese medicine and others " or even of water volleyball. At the end of the " Diets: I refine my figure in 15 days " are already displayed on the shelves of newsa- day you can retreat to your own gents. Nothing new under the sun. space to experience the peace and This summer, as usual, the summer heat will be conducive to stripping the bodies. And, as usual, solitude the high desert has to offer. they will be submitted to the standard steamroller. The bare legs, arms and torsos will bring their share of complexes: almost seven out of ten French people would be complexed by their body, We have many planned activities for according to a survey by Yougov for the Meetic dating site in 2016 . Far from being marginal you to enjoy every week, such as suffering therefore. Read more bingo, karaoke, trivia, water volley- ball and social hour. Our activities list also include events like Nudestock Musical Festival, Bare Booty 5K Run Why Don't We Walk Naked In The Street? and Naked to Goat Canyon Trestle. While we could frolic in the simplest device, such as permanent naturists … All activities are open to everyone. June 19 is traditionally World Day - one of the 330 world days that exist ... - naturism. (This year can be a getaway is June 28 [1] ). Even if " naturism " should not be completely confused with " nudism " , it is not from the pressures of everyday life. uncommon for naturists, followers of a philosophy of life respectful of nature, to choose to live The relaxation you will discover is a naked. Which led us to ask ourselves: why don't we walk around naked? Read more result of the healthy trend toward accepting ourselves for who we are and feeling comfortable with our bodies. The Taboo Of Nudity Taking On The Naturist

If you have not yet experienced the Tradition In freedom and fun of nude recreation, When the good weather arrives, it is good to walk in the shaded alleys of the Tiergarten in Ber- you are in for a wonderful and liber- lin. Be prepared, however, to meet, at the bend of an expanse of grass, battalions of entirely ating experience when you visit naked people who peacefully take the sun. There will be neither sign nor delimitation. This is DeAnza Springs Resort. how nudity is perceived in and throughout Germany: as a natural state of mind and devoid of any analogy with sex. A Freikörperkultur (culture of the free body). Those who enjoy nude recreation come from all walks of life. DeAnza It must be said that naturism is a long-standing practice in Germany. It starts from the XIX th century with nudity in the on the sidelines of the taboo of the body at the time. In Springs Resort welcomes singles, the early 1900s, Nacktkulture (the culture of the nude) was theorized by the sociologist Heinrich couples and families of all ages. You Pudor. Very quickly, a youth teeming with freedom, the (migratory birds), seized will quickly find that being comforta- it, thereby fighting against the urban and industrial world of Wilhelmian Germany and its hierar- ble with your body and those of chical society. Read more others has nothing to do with age, size, shape or condition.

DeAnza’s magic is yours to discover! Come and stay for a day, week, Interview With Sarah And Stevan month or… We cross again the Atlantic to go to the of America, where we meet naturists Sarah and Stevan.

Sarah, Stevan, thank you very much for having accepted to be featured on this series of naturist couples interviews. let’s go right to naturism, was there a first naturist who introduced the other to naturism?

Yes, Stevan was naturist BEFORE we met and introduced me, Sarah, to naturism.

How did your discovery of naturism happen?

4 Well, Stevan’s family is from Germany and never made nudity a big deal. Read more Naked Men Are The Last Thing You Expect To See On A Chilly Hike

I’m off work and have headed to the Lake District for a break, to get some fresh air, enjoy the stunning scenery, and pay outrageous prices for a cappuccino. I’m having a grand time, the highlight of which was something that happened on a 16-mile ram- ble around Coniston.

It was a dismal day (it’s July in the UK, of course it was dismal), an unpleasant rain was steadily falling and there was a chilly wind.

My friend and I were in the act of having a vigorous debate about whether Lake Windermere was actually a lake (I said it was; I was wrong. Of the 16 lakes in the Lake District, only one – Bassen- thwaite – is officially a Lake; the others are meres or waters … who said this column wasn’t a fascinating read?)

Then walking towards us we saw a woman, who looked – and I’m not being nasty here – like she’d been in a fight.

She was about 70, walked with a heavy limp, and was wearing – in the pouring rain – a drenched jumper, and grey jogging bottoms covered in mud.

I was about to enquire whether she was Ok – I was genuinely worried about her – but she got in first and said, in conspiratorial manner, ‘just to warn you…’

In my head, such was the state of her, I genuinely thought she was about to say there was a bull loose in a field and she’d just been near-fatally attacked.Read more

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