We left Squaw Mountain on a quest to find Bagby Hot Springs. It was quite a drive for our car pulling a trailer, but after several false turns we found the trailhead. Even on a weekday it was a very busy parking lot and a highly developed trail. We dressed in our kilts (made by PJ) and shoes, and carrying water bottles and towels, headed up the trail. We all hate hiking in clothes, but hiking nude wasn't common on the trail, so we stayed mostly clothed (Ben managed to be nude much of the way, following behind PJ and I.)
We arrived at the hot springs hoping to see others nude, at least soaking in the tubs, but the only people we saw initially were all in bathing suits. We were a little discouraged, but weren't giving up. We found a smaller tub house, and approached it thinking maybe it was empty. It wasn't; there was a couple soaking in the tub, nude, but from their reaction we realized they were pretty embarrassed to be invaded by three naturists. In any case, they said they were about done, and while we worried we had caused them to leave, they only stayed and little while longer and then left. As we waited, we stripped off, deciding it was time and that we weren't especially visible from the others there anyway, except maybe for the ones in the tub.
We hopped in the tub, soaked for a while, had fun splashing the cold water that moderated the temperature, and Ken took a few photos ( http://imageevent.com/kenandjane/bagby ). After a nice soak, we got dressed and visited some of the other hot spring tubs. To our surprise one whole section of the larger bathhouse was filled with nude people.
On the way back we were able to do a little more freehiking. This is not the best spot for freehiking, but it was definitely worth visiting for a soak.
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