Nude in “Maine: The way life should be”

<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi all. Back on the grid again. Sorry, I'm just flying through at the moment. 
 
<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Disclaimer: I have observed in the past that the Naktiv site is the new CRACK for nudists. So I may soon feel compelled to return to catch up on all of your great posts and blogs. For the moment, I'm in denial that anything is wrong with me, and remain convinced that I am in full control of my faculties. Limited cell and 3G coverage and no internet where I have been the past week has nothing remotely to do with my recent absence from this forum. 
 
 
<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I have been in Maine, a six hour drive from my home in the Boston area visiting my mother the past four days and lost in job obligations prior to that. While in Maine, I drove the extra two hours north from the Penobscot area and day-hiked the ten mile loop at Cutler Preserve as described recently in the Back Packing magazine. This parcel of public lands is way downeast about as far east as one can get in the US and just south of the Canadian border. It is as dramatic and scenic a piece of the rugged, connifer draped Maine coastline as you could ever hope to see, two miles out from the carpark to the shore, five miles along the coast hugging the tops of the bluffs much of the way, then three miles return by an inland route. It is quite nudeable with a bit of luck. It was a first rate hike for me. I hiked nude, was never seen nude, yet was never stressed or inconvenienced over my process of remaining stealth. I encountered only a dozen and a half textiles in about ten encounters through the day, mostly during the first couple of hours. I had some initial concerns because <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">when I arrived, there was a dozen cars in the lot displaying registration plates from up and down the northeast seaboard and one from Missouri. But all worked out fine with plenty of quiet nude trail time for me through most of the day. I met one couple from Washington state who where suitably impressed with the trail. Every bit as good for scenic enjoyment as anything to be had in the Cascades in their estimation. 
 <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I was on the trail from 11:30am till about 6:30pm and temps hit into the 90s (F) during much of the day so I was pleased to be able to go it in suitable attire. I had several pleasant conversations with others through the day and picked up some pointers about the trail and particularly about three tenting sites. This was on a very popular weekend here in the US, Sunday July 7, so mid week or during a less popular season on weekend should be quite OK for enjoyable nudity there with discretion.
 
<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The three tent sites are about a 1/4 to 1/2 mile apart 5miles out and each on a wooded point overlooking the ocean, all within earshot of a perpetual fog horn across the bay. This overnight may be of interest to some of you, however it is an eight hour drive from Boston, thus not too practical on a whim for most folks in my part of the northeastern US and points further south. Worth it though if any of you are crazy enough to join me there some time. I shall be returning for an overnight. Also note that the three tent sites are first come first serve and a small group could only realistically hope to occupy one of them at a time. All three had been used Saturday night and I had the good fortune to chat during chance encounters on the trail through the course of my day Sunday with all three of the occupying groups, two, three, and one person respectively. So mid week should be a better bet all around for our type of use. 
 
<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I also spent the better part of two days nude kayaking the Bageduce River and tidal waters of Penobscot Bay adjacent to my mother's house in Penobscot Maine, landing upon various islands and exploring their entirety in the nude, with a few nude swims and one naked capsize thrown in for good measure. Bracing Maine waters are good for the soul. I may actually attain something approximating an all over tan this year. I have a good start on one now despite the late and sudden arrival of summer in these parts.
 
<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nude in “Maine: The way life should be”
 
<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Those of you who drive the Maine Turnpike or visit their tourism websites have no doubt seen the part in quotes above on billboards and banners. I have not yet stepped out of my car or hacked into a site and added the "Nude in" part guerrilla style to any of them yet, but I believe that the revision would be most appropriate. 
 <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">—freewalkerma—
 
P.S. <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Maine is not Vermont. There is some ambiguity about causing offence and intent to do so still remaining in the law there. I believe that topless for women is legal though not commonly seen nor thoroughly understood to be legal. <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So keeping at least lower cover handy is advised for both sexes, but I have found the attitude toward simple nudity to be relaxed enough on outback trails and remote beaches that I have never encountered trouble there in the past during chance encounters with textiles on adventures in out of the way places.

10 thoughts on “Nude in “Maine: The way life should be””

Daniel Kidwell

July 13, 2013 at 3:48 pm

Most amusing H Wayne. Thanks for pointing that out. Sounds like we males may have grounds for launching an anit-discrmination suit to get the anti nudity law which by default only applies to males oveturned there, if we play our cards right. In the mean time, I'm happy to leave a sleeping dog lie and let the gals enjoy some favor under the law for once. A refreshing change in our culture, even if unintentional. 

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H Wayne Daniels

July 13, 2013 at 5:44 am

Actually in most of Maine, females may be nude … legally! State law, which is used by the majority of towns, restricts the display of the genitals. In females these are internal, thus not observable. There was a 'streaker' incident which brought this out!!

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NudeNik

July 11, 2013 at 8:09 am

A new word to me – "nudeable" – I want more "nudeable" places. Sounds like another good nude time Daniel. 

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Susan Parris

July 11, 2013 at 7:38 am

Oh the freedom you experienced. To say I'm a little envious would be an understatement

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Richard Foley (richinud)

July 11, 2013 at 7:22 am

Sounds like a lovely trip, Daniel. 

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