Re: Naturism

Thanks for your advice Katrina. I was parked and did all of my hiking in Forestry lands. When these people pulled up it was from around a hill and I had just arrived at my truck. I called my kids to the side of the road to let the vehicles by and was just standing there. Thats when the first vehicle stopped. When the man I was talking to asked me to get dressed I did without complaint. DCHS has been an accepted clothing optional area for many years. Also it has been my understanding that it is " OK " to hike in the Forestry lands without clothes on. If you are confronted by an objector, being either a civilian or Authorities that you should get dressed and you would not be arrested. So what is the policy. Thats what I will be exploring. Is it the case that the Forestry Dept has one policy and the Sheriff Dept has another. If parents are putting themselves into a situation at the springs area of being arrested simply because they are present in front of thier minor children then the agencies need to have appropriate signs warning of this and they need to provide documentation about thier rules which can be read by the public that this is thier policy. The agencies should be in agreement on what policy will be enforced in a given area. I will contact the Brad Burns to see what he thinks about the situation I encoutered. The people in the sheriffs vehicles were doing activities related to thier training for search and rescue. The man who helped me said most of the people he was with were involved with the sheriffs dept. The man who helped does volunteer work for search and rescue. I will also be calling the sheriff dept to see what law I violated that they would have arrested me for. DCHS has been clothing optional for a long time, it is no secret. These agencies should clearly define the boundries of what will be accepted so that a parent like myself does not suddenly find himself unexpectedly in jail with his children possibly taken away. Thanks again Katrina for your advice :-)