| Monday was our first day, and it didn't seem to offer very good weather, but we made a visit to Warren Falls anyway. Within minutes, a crowd appeared. We didn't stay long. |
| Warren Falls did look tempting for nudity, but it was not to be. Anyway, as we were leaving, the rain began. |
| As a rainy day activity, the Ben & Jerry's factory seemed the best plan. Of course, many other vacationers thought the same, so we had to wait to get in. |
| Waiting for our ticketed time, with floral patterns on display, and a bovine one too. |
| If you wanted to buy ice cream, you had to line up in the rain. |
| No, the broccoli ice cream was just a joke. |
| So is this array of spilled dishes. |
| Afterwards, we went looking for Bolton Potholes, or something. |
| We got to the Winooski River and there was swimming, but some preferred the rain. |
| Back at the house, the rain ended and we could admire the view. |
| The Last Resort is a ski house, with dramatic architecture. |
| Tuesday, making lunch. |
| Then, off to Camel's Hump! |
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| Dan was happy to aid two ladies in distress. (The subject being navigation.) |
| After lunch, we started down the mountain, initially over a sloping rock face. |
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| Then the footing became a little more challenging. |
| Milt wasn't naking at this exact moment. |
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| A navigational consultation (no distress here). |
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| At the house, time to relax with libations to sip. |
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| Rest for everyone. |
| And an ice treatment for Milton's sore ankle. |
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| Kathy joined us that evening. |
| A healthy dinner with cauliflower. |
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| Overnight, a bear raided the trash. And the morning brought more rain, but construction took place to defeat the bear. |
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| This was a day of gender separation, with the male section touring swimming holes. |
| We were looking for Bartlett Falls, on the New Haven River. At first we went to the wrong place, though it was pleasant enough. |
| Come on Milt, you know you want to! |
| That's it! |
| Yes, it's a public road, but this is Vermont. |
| We almost missed Bartlett Falls, but this is it. |
| There's a nice pool downstream from the falls. |
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| By the time this swim occurred, it was definitely raining. |
| There were more falls further downstream, but nothing that encouraged swimming. |
| We had lunch in the car, then some of us marched out in search of Dog Team Falls. |
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| Success crowned our efforts, though swimming in the rain is not the best. |
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| Next, we attempted to find Valley Falls, but we weren't sure if we found it or not. It wasn't a place for a swim, anyway. |
| On the way back, we made a stop at Bingo Brook, but we just looked around before leaving. |
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| We wanted to see if the rain had raised the water level at Warren Falls. Maybe so, but it hadn't chased away the crowds. |
| The sight of three skirtmen (four including the photographer) didn't make the crowd leave either. |
| We finished up at skimming stones at the Punch Bowl. |
| Or maybe just standing and enjoying the place. |
| The ladies' excursion wasn't so well documented, but they say they had a good day. |
| By dinner time, the sun was shining. |
| A movie screen could be lowered as a sunshade. |
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| Making lunch the next day. |
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| We planned to go to the Bolton Potholes, then split into a paddling group and a hiking group. So the boats came with us in the morning. |
| We walked up a road beside gardens. |
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| Then we turned off into the woods. |
| Here's the lower pothole�it's big! |
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| A good spot for naking. |
| Or bending down while someone else is naking. |
| Or two people naking together! |
| Did we do that right? |
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| We dipped in the upper pool in various combinations of people. |
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| At the Green River Reservoir, the paddling section launched and then lunched.
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| Then we headed up the lake. |
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| We made four swim stops along the way up and back! There was some distant thunder, but it stayed far away. |
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| Back at the house, caipirinhas were served before dinner. |
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| Next morning, we made a couple of group pictures even though it wasn't our last day, because two of us were leaving that day. |
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| Our final trip was up Burnt Rock Mountain, up a side trail to reach the Long Trail. |
| It was a warm climb, and soaking one's hat in the stream was refreshing. |
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| We were joined by Joe Gratton, a local naturist whom we'd contacted via Facebook. He wasn't totally accustomed to hiking up mountains, but he didn't complain. |
| Speaking of Facebook�we took some pictures posed to be acceptable there. |
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| And a group photo with the camera attached to a tree, not for Facebook. |
| Then one with the camera on the rocks. |
| Naking occurred! |
| Milt persuaded Joe to nake too. |
| Back down through the woods. |
| A last dip at the foot of the mountain, while textile hikers depart (not with anger and resentment). |
| And next morning, the distribution of leftover groceries, and the resumption of clothes. And that's it for the trip. |