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[VTSafari]

Gene...you are lucky he didn't turn around and bend over showing you his "badge"!!!

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

I don't actually have a hankering to flash the great outdoors— and people of all genders thank me for that bit of discretion— I just remembered the story and thought the AirForums readers might get a chuckle out of it, since FaN broached the subject .

Pro, I don't either. The only other living thing there during my escapade was a bat - and aren't they blind anyways? One's comfort level with public nudity is exponential to upbringing and experience. My parents were pretty uptight.

Topless beaches are standard in Australia. As they say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do, but I would grab a towel and cover up when anyone stepped inside my self-imposed hundred-foot "buffer" zone. What was the point? On goes the top...and that's where it stayed.

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by JDS

Hi FaN,

That link also has some pretty clever greeting cards as well!

John S.

Hi JD, yes. What did we do before the internet??

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by Gene

About 20 years ago in Canyonlands, we "sun showered" while tent camping in the wilderness. Those sun showers don't get very hot causing a short shower and excessive shrinkage.

We've never used the outdoor shower—in fact, the hose cracked and wouldn't work anyway. Ue it before it cracks.

Going further back, there are a lot of hot springs in the wilderness in the west. Nudity at them is normal and while everyone tales a look when someone new shows up, it is not exciting and everyone is comfortable with it. We went to a lot of hot springs more than 20 years ago and if you're up for a long hike, it is a relaxing experience. Conundrum HS near Aspen is an 8 mile hike up to about 11,000'. A beautiful place, first visited by me in 1976 before it got too popular. Now the FS has lots of rules and it got crowded. Nothing quite like a FS employee naked except for his hat trying to enforce the rules. I asked him where his badge was. He didn't appreciate that.

Gene

Gene, a sun shower would be magical; I bet there is a rainbow!

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by VTSafari

Gene...you are lucky he didn't turn around and bend over showing you his "badge"!!!

Man, that trip would be a real bummer.

[JDS]

Originally Posted by Fly at Night

Man, that trip would be a real bummer.

Let's hope this is the end of that.

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by JDS

Let's hope this is the end of that.

Indeed - wouldn't want to become the butt of any jokes here!

[jimmini]

Originally Posted by VTSafari

Protagonist....you can come visit VT in winter. We generally don't run around nude that time of year...too much shrinkage going on.

Moved to VT 15 years ago and have yet to run into a random nude person. Guess I am hanging out in all the wrong places. Have yet to see the nude person striding down main street in Bristol. We have "Elvis" and the annual out house race but dang no naked people.

They have a nude camping area on the BLM winter camping area in Quartzsite AZ.I will have to say it is not a pretty site to see all of them well past 65 years olds,things just not where they use to be.You can camp there for 7 months for a total of $180.If you don't know about Quartzsite in the winter google it.A grate place to spend the winter cheap.
IT'S HARD TO HELP THE HOMELESS-THET'RE NEVER HOME.

[Fly at Night]

Twelve years ago I was an avid runner. The dream was to compete in the Boston Marathon.

Then I tore both Achilles, became discouraged, lazy, and fat.

Fast Forward to 2013: The massive media coverage surrounding the tragedy at this year's Marathon instigated an urge to get back into running.

I dusted off my books by Dr. George Sheehan, and have been running for almost three months. It's been a slow, agonizing process....but I am enjoying the challenge. All going well, it will take me a year of fairly hard training to qualify for Boston.

Many runners are also "tourist" competitors. The travel all over North America and beyond to compete in a race (and enjoy the tourism aspect while doing this).

The FaN will be a real asset as I try to reach my goal. Next Spring I will start competing in the smaller 5 - 10k runs in my province and Washington/Oregon State. I will Airstream to the race; it will be so much easier to stick to my nutritional plan and get a good sleep in my familiar bed. I will also incorporate a bit of that running tourism - make it a two or three-day mini vacation.

Portland Oregon has a qualifying race in October, 2014. That is what I am aiming for.

Another kind of Airstream journey begins.....

Going For a Run - YouTube

[TCA and GPO]

Lots of posts so forgive me if already covered...
Planning to hike the Camino de Santiago next September.
Anyone done this?

[Lily&Me]

Originally Posted by Fly at Night

Twelve years ago I was an avid runner. The dream was to compete in the Boston Marathon.

Then I tore both Achilles, became discouraged, lazy, and fat.

Fast Forward to 2013: The massive media coverage surrounding the tragedy at this year's Marathon instigated an urge to get back into running.

I dusted off my books by Dr. George Sheehan, and have been running for almost three months. It's been a slow, agonizing process....but I am enjoying the challenge. All going well, it will take me a year of fairly hard training to qualify for Boston.

Many runners are also "tourist" competitors. The travel all over North America and beyond to compete in a race (and enjoy the tourism aspect while doing this).

The FaN will be a real asset as I try to reach my goal. Next Spring I will start competing in the smaller 5 - 10k runs in my province and Washington/Oregon State. I will Airstream to the race; it will be so much easier to stick to my nutritional plan and get a good sleep in my familiar bed. I will also incorporate a bit of that running tourism - make it a two or three-day mini vacation.

Portland Oregon has a qualifying race in October, 2014. That is what I am aiming for.

Another kind of Airstream journey begins.....

Sounds awesome!

Good luck on this!


Maggie

[JDS]

Originally Posted by Fly at Night

Twelve years ago I was an avid runner. The dream was to compete in the Boston Marathon.

Then I tore both Achilles, became discouraged, lazy, and fat.

Fast Forward to 2013: The massive media coverage surrounding the tragedy at this year's Marathon instigated an urge to get back into running.

I dusted off my books by Dr. George Sheehan, and have been running for almost three months. It's been a slow, agonizing process....but I am enjoying the challenge. All going well, it will take me a year of fairly hard training to qualify for Boston.

Many runners are also "tourist" competitors. The travel all over North America and beyond to compete in a race (and enjoy the tourism aspect while doing this).

The FaN will be a real asset as I try to reach my goal. Next Spring I will start competing in the smaller 5 - 10k runs in my province and Washington/Oregon State. I will Airstream to the race; it will be so much easier to stick to my nutritional plan and get a good sleep in my familiar bed. I will also incorporate a bit of that running tourism - make it a two or three-day mini vacation.

Portland Oregon has a qualifying race in October, 2014. That is what I am aiming for.

Another kind of Airstream journey begins.....

Hey FaN,

I have my own tale to tell. Also used to be an avid runner (45-55 mile per week, almost all hills in Pittsburgh, PA) but now have two artificial knees which have put a stop to running. Can and do still ski (Nordic & Alpine) and pretty much everything else, but running is out because of the increased wear on the new joint surfaces. The result is that I have gained weight and, even though I'm still exercising (mostly biking & hiking) it's not the same. I used to just increase my mileage when I put on a few extra lbs or kgs but that option no longer exists. "Simply eat less" you might respond, but there's the rub - poor will power in the face of deliciousness.

I tried to qualify for Boston but when I was running marathons my best time was 3:02 and I would have had to get under 3 hours to qualify and I just couldn't do it. Anybody who qualifies for Boston has my utmost respect!!

Best of luck to you - your use of FaN makes a lot of sense. Are you fully recovered from the Achilles injuries? That must have been a doozy.

All the best,

John S.

[Gene]

Never a runner, but it felt good to run years ago. Knees and back make it impossible now. But food—ah, yes, delicious. Not just less, but also, what you eat. Cutting back on grains (bread, size of the breakfast granola) helped a lot.

Gene

[Fly at Night]

Maggie, thanks so much.

[Fly at Night]

JD, those darn knees - so sorry. I bet you really missed it.

The Achilles healed after they were blasted by cortisone and I took it easy for a long, long, time. Too long, actually.

I am impressed by your 3:02. You should be proud of that.

To tell you the truth, I don't know if I will make the qualifier, but am grateful I can just get out there and feel the strength in my legs, and air in the lungs.

Keeps me sane (for the most part).

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by Gene

Never a runner, but it felt good to run years ago. Knees and back make it impossible now. But food—ah, yes, delicious. Not just less, but also, what you eat. Cutting back on grains (bread, size of the breakfast granola) helped a lot.

Gene

Gene, good point. A lot of people put on weight during the high-carb/lo-fat fad - especially if they were inactive.

[jimmini]

Originally Posted by TCA and GPO

Lots of posts so forgive me if already covered...
Planning to hike the Camino de Santiago next September.
Anyone done this?

What is my dog Lucy doing in your avatar?

[dirigible25]

Originally Posted by Fly at Night

Gene, good point. A lot of people put on weight during the high-carb/lo-fat fad - especially if they were inactive.

Yeah, we need to remember that carbo loading was pre-marathon strategy, a not post, post, post, post marathon habit

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by jimmini

What is my dog Lucy doing in your avatar?

[Fly at Night]

Originally Posted by dirigible25

Yeah, we need to remember that carbo loading was pre-marathon strategy, a not post, post, post, post marathon habit

Remember Susan Powter and "Stop the Insanity"? She said people would be better off with a pitcher of orange juice and 20 bagels instead of one donut for breakfast.

Her fifteen minutes of fame sure went kaput.