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CNN Features Worley Nudist Resort

Posted by DFO

March 25, 2009 9:24 a.m. • 71 comments

Item: Network features Worley area nudist resort/CNN

More Info: There’s something about being naked that makes a person forget a layoff, pay cut or a shrunken retirement account. Promoters say nude vacations offer a complete escape from stress and the norm. At least that’s how the promoters of nude travel see it. The economic recession is “doing us a lot of favors, maybe because there’s the idea that if you’ve lost the shirt off your back, you should go nude,” said Erich Schuttauf, executive director of the American Association for Nude Recreation.

Question: Can you imagine yourself taking a “nakation”?

71 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Cabbage Boy on March 25 at 9:35 a.m.
speaking of the sagging economy and shrunken retirement accounts…
Escapee on March 25 at 9:38 a.m.
Uhhh…I am the reason Clothes were made. And the idea of going to a camp with things flopping around in uncontrolled fashion…This concept was on display during an Episode of Seinfeld…he had a girlfriend who walked around naked all the time. So he tried it himself, and the girlfriend said that there’s “good nude” “bad nude”, and that Jerry fit into the latter category. I might go to a nudist camp, although I would have to force everyone to wear a sleep mask so they couldn’t see me. Yeah, that would be the only way…
JeanieSpokane on March 25 at 9:45 a.m.
Can you imagine???? No! Never. I love clothes. The more the merrier, and much happier is my audience. I should get thank you cards for wearing clothes.
Kage_Mann on March 25 at 9:46 a.m.
Can you imagine yourself taking a “nakation”?

Why would anybody want to go to these naked retreats? You’d mostly see fat, bald middle aged people trying to relive their younger days.Some would prolly want to swing to juice up their
romantic life.Besides, I have nothing to prove to anybody. ;-)
Cindy_H on March 25 at 9:50 a.m.
<–— If everybody looks like him, I’d go ;-)
OrangeTV on March 25 at 9:56 a.m.
Um…no. Not for me.

However, the Sun Meadow folks actually bring in several national music acts a year (usually country) to perform for their clientele. I’ve always heard that if you’ can help ease stage fright by picturing your audience in nothing but their underwear. I guess these performers might be hoping some their audience would PUT ON some underwear. LOL.
DFO on March 25 at 9:58 a.m.
Jerry Seinfeld’s episode on “bad naked” comes to mind when I think of nudist colonies. No thanx.
scootermom on March 25 at 10:09 a.m.
When I was in college, my husband and I decided to take a canoe trip down the river outside of Saratoga. We coulnd’t find our party, and asked some other campers where the canoeists were.

We were pointed to a campground full of nudists. It was rather unsettling. I’ll never erase from my mind the picture of a group of nudist walking through the tall grass.
jesset on March 25 at 10:28 a.m.
I visited Sun Meadows and made the photo above of the owners. Everyone was nice and I learned a few things.
1. Nudists are a different sort of person. They like that their lifestyle turns convention on its head.
2. Nudism isn’t about sex. Or beauty.
3. From far away, it’s hard to tell nude old men from nude old women.
Kage_Mann on March 25 at 10:29 a.m.
DFO on March 25 at 9:58 a.m.
“Jerry Seinfeld’s episode on “bad naked” comes to mind when I think of nudist colonies. No thanx”.

Don’t sell yourself short on the ‘nakation’ retreat.You could take your laptop and moderate HBO, while basking in the sun.
Your prolly good at multitasking anyway. ;-)
Cindy_H on March 25 at 10:50 a.m.
Jesse made me spit my coffee.
I’m terribly nearsighted, which might not be such a handicap at a nudist colony.
marmitetoasty on March 25 at 11:16 a.m.
Thinking of all those dangly bits from both men and woman dragging on the floor LOL

x
brandxranch on March 25 at 1:32 p.m.
Forty years ago, maybe, and even then, it would have taken a mind-altering substance… if not for me to walk around in the buff, then for everyone else.
danj on March 25 at 1:39 p.m.
one word…”shrinkage”…
Kage_Mann on March 25 at 1:51 p.m.
I’m starting to think that alot of nudists are hold-overs from the 60’s. As there seem to be an inordinate amount of oldsters freely, taking part in the debauchery.I’m sure there are some free-loving, ex-hippy seniors who could elaborate on this.Feel free to opine on this.
Charlie on March 25 at 1:52 p.m.
A 60’s song by the Hombres comes to mind, “Let It All Hang Out.”
JohnA on March 25 at 4:18 p.m.
I’m sure Jesse can help us with this, but I figure these are things to NEVER do at a nudist camp:

1- Stare at attractive people.
2- Run away from ugly people.
3- Offer to hold the high dive ladder for ‘Bambi’
4- Ask if anyone has change for a dollar.
5- Ask “Is that a birth mark or an old tattoo?”
6- Lose eye contact while asking questions.

and, most importantly,

7- Point and laugh.

:)
tcotta on March 25 at 7:54 p.m.
It is funny to laugh at nudist resorts, but the truth is vacationing at nude resorts is the fastest growing trend in the travel industry.

I know of what I speak as my husband and I own The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort located in sunny Palm Springs, California

Last year we were the only resort that had an increase in sales in Palm Springs. We were up 5.85%. And this year business is fantastic too.

I can tell by the comments that no one has been to a real nudist resort here. Just like Marriotts and Hiltons have guests of all ages, so do nice nude hotels. Our guests range from their 20’s to 70’s.

People go to nudist resorts because they are very relaxing, freeing, and fun. We have found this year more first timers than ever who were tired of wasting their money at boring chain hotels.

So don’t knock it until you have stayed at a nice nudist resort. Because once you have, Yyu will end up like our geusts where we have just over a 75% repeat guest rate, of guests from around the world, one of the highest repeat rates in the travel industry.

And do you know what the number #1 home state of our guests is? Washington!

Mary Clare
http://sunnyfun.com
JohnA on March 25 at 8:23 p.m.
Just in the interest of research, I checked out Mary Clare’s website. Cool place with great rates, actually. And, it’s clothing optional, which my meticulous research indicates, means it is optional to wear clothes.

Now, let’s be real, if you’re going to be optionally clothed, I’ll take Palm Springs over Worley any day - no offense, Worley, you’ve still got the best casino and golf course in the nation.

Thanks for chiming in, Mary. Good to see blurkers like yourself, although your pool picture might have revealed a little bit more about your, ah, resort. :)
Dennis on March 25 at 8:34 p.m.
Umm,,,,,,JohnA,,,,,,you might add number 8; No jumping jacks for the over 60 sect….

:-0
Sam on March 25 at 8:35 p.m.
Wow, getting naked with other people is spendy.

I can get naked at home for free, though.

I call it a staynakation.
Sam on March 25 at 8:39 p.m.
John - Worley is a pretty nice place in the summer! We covered Sun Meadow at the Gazette when it originally opened. An interesting place.
Cindy_H on March 25 at 8:47 p.m.
My theory is most folks are blogging from home naked, or close enough.
However, if you’re blogging naked from work, you either have a very open-minded boss, or you’re about to become unemployed.
Sam on March 25 at 8:49 p.m.
You’ve just told us a lot about you, Cindy.

I’m not naked or near naked at this moment in time.
JohnA on March 25 at 9:35 p.m.
Hmm, Cindy, I’m guessing Mary Clare was blogging from home naked, because that’s what they do there.

I, myself while posting from home, put on a suede smoking jacket, ascot tied appropriate to the occasion, slippers slipped from yonder pet, collar turned up, so I can bring an air of sophistication to - NOT!

I’d rather be like Mary Clare, actually.
.
Sam on March 25 at 9:41 p.m.
Nice, John! When I’m not tossing frag grenades at Bent, I’m stashed away behind green, black and brown camo war paint, jungle digi fatigues and my Ghillie suit on standby. Heck, I’ll admit it, I throw on the Ghillie hat for good measure because you never know when you need to blend in and get ready for blogoconflictwartime.

It’s on like Donkey Kong.
DFO on March 25 at 9:51 p.m.
It might be interesting to ask bloggers and commenters in the HBO Blogosphere what they’re wearing when they post.
Sam on March 25 at 9:58 p.m.
True, DFO. It *might* be interesting to ask.

Okay, I’m game. When I’m not rocking my level 19 Night Elf druid who eradicates World of Warcraft thistle bears with rank 3 wrath magic I’m rocking my manboobs during sweet renditions of Garth Brooks karaoke-country-love-song-extravaganza parties with gallons of Mountain Dew as my background and my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figurines in the foreground. Leonardo with sort in hand, natch. On the side I retain the same clothing scenario while I bloggings comment.

You’re welcome.
Sam on March 25 at 9:59 p.m.
*sword* in hand. Sorry, I got so friggin’ excited about that! TMNT! WOO!
Bent on March 25 at 10:08 p.m.
“When I’m not tossing … at Bent” — Sam

Sam, I would have to respectfully ask you to quit “tossing” anything while you are using my moniker in the same sentence. Actually, I think you ought to step away from this thread for awhile and cool off.

/just sayin’
Bent on March 25 at 10:11 p.m.
“I’m rocking my manboobs during sweet renditions of Garth Brooks karaoke-country-love-song-extravaganza …” — Sam

Seriously???…Sam???
Bent on March 25 at 10:12 p.m.
“*sword* in hand. Sorry, I got so friggin’ excited about that…” — Sam

No freakin’ way this is too easy…
Sam on March 25 at 10:37 p.m.
ROFL. Bent, if you read any of that seriously I have a legally-all-nude resort to sell you in Qatar.

Jokes, sir. Light-hearted banter. I know you’re totally annoyed with me lately, but I’m just teasing. I still like you, everything about you. I dig your opinions and perspective, but you’re the one that has argued with me the most on here lately. So I’m joking. It’s what I do.

Clearly you don’t remember what I look like. I’m not even sure it’s possible for me to have manboobs.

It sucks I have to explain this. That was some good prose, man.

Back to the Ghillie suit, I guess.
JohnA on March 25 at 11:15 p.m.
Sam and Bent, please remember we’re just having fun with this thread, or lack of threads, I guess.

And, we’re still waiting to hear from Mary in Palm Springs, in case she has anything to add, or possibly subtract, from the discussion. We’re just looking for the bare facts, of course.
Bent on March 25 at 11:30 p.m.
Just goofing off Sam…(on this thread)
Cindy_H on March 26 at 12:58 a.m.
I refuse to divulge what I wear while visiting HBO after hours. I’m feeling pretty confident I disabled the darn video thingie on my computer, anyway. But if any of those old pics are still floating around, that isn’t me. It’s my evil twin, and she makes my life a living hell.

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