Another Not-Colorado Nudist Story

It seems the fight in California about the nudist use of its State Park beaches isn't over yet. If you follow this fight, you know that an Appeals Court ruled that the State Park rangers could start citing people for nudity WITHOUT A COMPLAINT!. Now the State Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of that ruling by the Naturist Action Committee.

World's Best Nudist Beaches

OK, not about Colorado, but fun to read about. The Daily Mail newspaper in England reports that TripAdvisor has updated their list of the World's Best Nudist Beaches, in this order:
1. Haulover Beach, North Miami Beach, Florida - A truly great beach, wide, warm water, and close to a large metropolitan and tourist area.
2. Wreck Beach, Vancouver, Canada - on my Bucket List
3. Paradise Beach in Mykonos, Greece - I haven't been to this one, but I have always found beaches in Greece to have the clearest water.
4. Orient Beach, St. Martin, Caribbean - another wonderful beach that I have had the pleasure of spending many days at.
5. Black's Beach, San Diego, California - a great beach, but the water can be a little chilly

The Denver World Naked Bike Ride

STOP INDECENT EXPOSURE TO CAR EMISSIONS!
The Denver WNBR is set for this coming Saturday, July 11, 2009. Participants are meeting at Enzo's End Pizzeria at 4:30pm for body-painting and bike decorating. The ride will kick off at 6:30pm on a route that will bring you back before sundown.

Enzo's End is at 3424 E. Colfax (& Madison)

Why a video about Air Safety in a Nudist Blog?

Watch the following video and see if you can see why:

The Boulder Naked Gardeners are Not Alone

You may have read about the couple in Boulder that is being threatened with eviction because they like to garden wearing just a thong. Well, they certainly aren't alone. In Tom's blog terracottainn, Tom says that Shakira "loves nude gardening." Also, according to ShobizSpy, actress Eva Mendes is a naked gardener. The site says "she is so comfortable in her own skin, she even weeds her flowerbeds and trims her bushes while she’s completely naked. I love being naked. I do everything in the nude, even the gardening! We’re Cuban, and it’s a hot island. Why not go nude?” CNN even had a video report on a guy in Oregon who gardens naked.

World Naked Bike Ride 2009

Owen has started the ball rolling on this year's bike ride. Here's his note:

OK, so for all of you who have been itching to get the ball rolling so that we can plan this year's Naked Bike Ride and make it bigger and more awesome than last year's, here's the scoop:

What: Organizing Meeting for Denver's 2009 World Naked Bike Ride
When: Sunday, May 24th, 5:00pm
Where: Cheesman Park - by the structure with the columns on the east side of the park (that way if it starts to rain or thunderstorm, we'll be covered). read: no cafe meeting-place, no need to buy a drink in order to go to the meeting!
Who: Anyone who wants to be a part of the organizing process this year.
Why: We need to decide what date/time to have the ride, the route, how to get the word out, and whether we want to kick off the ride with a neat little bodypainting-

&-sustainability festival, like Seattle does for their ride. We'll also need some leadership/volunteer roles filled (publicity coordinator, safety coordinators, art/bodypainting/decoration coordinator, web coordinator, legal liaison, media liaison, T-shirt designer, etc.), so if you want to fill one of these roles, come on out to the meeting and speak up.

This is a community-oriented approach to organizing - anyone can be a part of putting this together, to whatever extent they want to and are able to. But coming to this meeting is a good place to start.

Tell your friends!

Questions? Concerns? E-mail WNBRdenver@gmail.com

In naked solidarity,

Owen

More Pictures from Around Colorado

Here are some pictures posted on the web taken at Orvis Hot Springs, a clothing-optional resort in Ridgway, Colorado. These pictures are all taken in January 2009. Click on the picture to see it in higher resolution, or see the whole set of pictures here on Flickr.




Some pictures from Valley View Hot Springs (Orient Land Trust):