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<description> hiked in from bowen and arrived at the springs about 10am. perfect weather, not very crowded. mostly nude and mostly male. went upstream for awhile and found some really amazing private beaches that were really nice. decided to put back on my speedo for tanning and laid out for awhile and caught some nice rays. I love to be nude, but I also like to keep tan lines. my theory is how do you really know how ran you are without tan lines? oh well, went back down for some more soaking and hiked out about 230. nice, relaxing day.</description><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20885#msg-20885</link><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:24:51 -0700</lastBuildDate>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20932#msg-20932</link><description><![CDATA[ <blockquote class="bbcode"><div><small>Quote<br/></small><strong>Paul P.</strong><br/>I wouldn't care if you dressed up like Lady Gaga ;-).</div></blockquote><br />I might object to a meat dress in the hot sun. :devilgrin:]]></description>
<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:23:33 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20928#msg-20928</link><description><![CDATA[ Hiker, That would be nice ( my pool at Burning Man ) but I don't think it will fit in my Mini Van :-) I end up getting quite a bit of excercise at BM riding my KHS oldster mountain bike which I bought new in 1983. My brother jokes me and says its pretty much like a Harly Davidson without a motor ( I put a very wide seat on it, super comfortable ) as it was made in a time kinda before the real lightweight materials for mountain bikes came along :-) Still, its my faithful Burning Man Playa Cruiser and has never failed me yet :-) The Man burns in 73 days! Day dreams of Black Rock City are already starting to wander about my head :-)]]></description>
<dc:creator>Wizard</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:10:56 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20927#msg-20927</link><description><![CDATA[ Wizard, Free swimming! I like it! Will you be taking your pool to Burning Man? ;-)]]></description>
<dc:creator>hiker</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:19:10 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20921#msg-20921</link><description><![CDATA[ Would be nice if I could swim naked at the Apple Valley public pool but a Speedo is as close as I can get to that :-) In the summer the public pool gets too crowded so I do my swimming excercise at home in our 15 foot round, 4 foot deep pool. Since I do alot of hiking I get plenty of excercise for my legs so I do the freestyle swimming mainly for my upperbody workout. And how do I swim freestyle in a 15 foot pool? I wear wet suit booties and secure a type of strap I constructed around my ankes, then a rope is attached from the strap to the side of the pool and I swim in place on the surface. I also attach a float to the strap at the ankes to keep my legs essentially level with the surface of the water otherwise they would sink down. I put a large dark colored roundish stone on the bottom of the pool that I can watch to keep me aligned in one place since you tend to drift to one side or the other, one arm usually being stronger, and the currents created by the swimming in a round pool also push you to either side, depending on how they interact with the round sides so I move the rock to a postition where these various currents are balanced. I wear a mask and snorkel for a couple of reasons, one is that the pool gets pretty wavy and breathing like most swimmers do by angleing your head to the side to get a breath gets you splashed in the face often with waves, and I like to be able to get air when ever I want like is the case when I'm hiking. We put a solar cover on the pool and right now the temp is around 86 which I find very comfortable to excercise in. If the pool starts getting to warm like when its real hot I just remove the cover to keep the temp down in the mid eighties. Swimming is a great cardio workout and I find it gives me alot more stamina for hiking too :-) So with a smallish pool like I mentioned above purchased at Walmart and using this technique anyone who likes swimming can do so at home in the warmer months pretty easily, and you don't have to deal with trying to get a lane at the public pool in the busier summer time. Also since we have a relatively secluded back yard I do my excercise swim naked, no Speedo :-) Maybe this could be called Free Swimming :-)]]></description>
<dc:creator>Wizard</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:20:30 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20920#msg-20920</link><description><![CDATA[ Again, I have no problem whatsoever with whether people wear speedos or not. Frankly, I could care less what anybody wears, so Julian, for the record, I wasn't criticizing your swimwear choices. I wouldn't care if you dressed up like Lady Gaga ;-). I think bathing costumes in general are ridiculous! I've never worn one at Deep Creek and never will.]]></description>
<dc:creator>Paul P.</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:17:23 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: Reminds me .....</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20915#msg-20915</link><description><![CDATA[ <blockquote class="bbcode"><div><small>Quote<br/></small><strong>Sam D.</strong><br/>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9HeyXHhFS0&amp;playnext=1&amp;list=PL52297772AD18B9A1" target="_blank" >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9HeyXHhFS0&amp;playnext=1&amp;list=PL52297772AD18B9A1</a></div></blockquote><br />That is FUNNY!]]></description>
<dc:creator>ninorth</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:55:54 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Reminds me .....</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20914#msg-20914</link><description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9HeyXHhFS0&amp;playnext=1&amp;list=PL52297772AD18B9A1" target="_blank" >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9HeyXHhFS0&amp;playnext=1&amp;list=PL52297772AD18B9A1</a>]]></description>
<dc:creator>Sam D.</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:52:27 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20907#msg-20907</link><description><![CDATA[ Well, right now I have speedo tan lines since I swim for excercise a couple of times a week a the local Apple Valley public pool. Swimming in a regular suit is not as comfortable as doing so in a speedo, and besides, it makes you a faster swimmer, at least in my imagination :-) So my speedo tan lines makes me gay? I'm happily married with two wonderful daughters and am not gay, but I also have no problem with gay people as long as they behave respectfully, just as I would expect the same from anyone ( and not that I think gays are more dis-respectful than any other people ). I generally like to get a bit more sun as a Naturist but I usually go Au Natural on my hikes and this spring has been rather cool in the mountains where I mostly go so its been a bit too nippy for my taste to indulge in my Naturist interest much thus far, and I also try not to get as much sun exposure as I used to since the sun always takes its toll on the skin in time as we age. I'd rather avoid some of the nastier skin repercussion that can come from excessive sun exposure, like Melenomas for example. Anyway since swimming is a valued part of my excercise, I will be sporting some level of speedo tan lines throughtout the year :-) People should be judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin ( multi-colored or otherwise ), as a wise person named Mr King once said. Tanlines do not define goodness, sexual preference or any other important attribute of character IMHO.]]></description>
<dc:creator>Wizard</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:11:47 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20899#msg-20899</link><description><![CDATA[ Speedos? Where do you think you are, on a beach in France? lol! Most people I have seen wearing a Speedo at the springs have been from Europe. Nothing wrong with that.<br />Yes some people think Speedos are gay but some people also think running around naked in public is also gay. So like I always say, &quot;If you dont have anything good to say dont say anything&quot;.]]></description>
<dc:creator>Rudedog</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:00:47 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20897#msg-20897</link><description><![CDATA[ ok, thanks, I read your post again.]]></description>
<dc:creator>juliankaye</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:46:00 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20896#msg-20896</link><description><![CDATA[ people, some of us just look good in whatever we wear, sorry about that. I think the problem both you guys are having is not with the speedos, it is the fact that you both probably would look very gay in them. I happen to have the body to pull it off and if that bothers you, then I am very sorry. many females have told me I look good in them, so again, it is their opinion and not yours that I would consider. how I have come to this post on a comment about my tanning preferences is pretty funny. have a nice day to all.]]></description>
<dc:creator>juliankaye</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:35:04 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20890#msg-20890</link><description><![CDATA[ If you do not care about someone's opinion on the sunning attire, so don't we. Just keep your preferences to youself if you do not want other folks to comment. I also think speedos look gay. Not that there is anything right about that.]]></description>
<dc:creator>speakeasy</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:41:04 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20889#msg-20889</link><description><![CDATA[ I agree w you.]]></description>
<dc:creator>speakeasy</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:38:07 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20888#msg-20888</link><description><![CDATA[ Paul, I really think you should keep your opinions about my tanning and swimwear choices to yourself. I absolutely do not care about your approval and I would venture to guess if I was tanning in my speedo and you were tanning in whatever you wear or don't wear that YOU would probably look the most ridiculous. Also, I am not gay, not that there is anything wrong with that.]]></description>
<dc:creator>juliankaye</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:54:15 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>Re: trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20886#msg-20886</link><description><![CDATA[ Julian,glad you had a good trip. I am the total opposite when it comes to tan lines. I hate them. I much prefer an all over tan, and besides, sunbathing and soaking the natural way has been done for thousands of years, only to be interrupted by the invention of bathing costumes less than 200 years ago. I've never owned a Speedo either. This is just my opinion, but both my wife and I think they look ridiculous, but many of our gay friends wear them regularly. So ya, its just a personal preference.]]></description>
<dc:creator>Paul P.</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:50:37 -0700</pubDate></item>
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<title>trip report 6-16-11</title><link>https://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20885,20885#msg-20885</link><description><![CDATA[ hiked in from bowen and arrived at the springs about 10am. perfect weather, not very crowded. mostly nude and mostly male. went upstream for awhile and found some really amazing private beaches that were really nice. decided to put back on my speedo for tanning and laid out for awhile and caught some nice rays. I love to be nude, but I also like to keep tan lines. my theory is how do you really know how ran you are without tan lines? oh well, went back down for some more soaking and hiked out about 230. nice, relaxing day.]]></description>
<dc:creator>juliankaye</dc:creator>
<category>Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:24:46 -0700</pubDate></item>
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