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An Older Skinny-dipper

Published Jun 7, 2022

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There is a secluded beach in a state park in Northern Michigan good for skinny-dipping and nude sun bathing. Unfortunately it has a troubled history of traditional nude use. A few have received tickets from park rangers, the lucky ones told to put their swimsuits on. On this afternoon nobody was near me on this section of the beach, not even a textile had wondered this far. But when I got up from laying in the sun I noticed two people had joined me. They were about 400 yards away at the driftwood shelter some skinny-dipper is building. It was an older couple, easily in their 70s. They must have known I was there because of my beach umbrella. When they went into Lake Michigan the man removed his swim trunks and the woman remained in her one piece. He walked around in shallow water leaving no doubt he was skinny-dipping. When it was time to leave I packed up my gear and started walking towards them while they were still in the water. Since he was skinny-dipping I was comfortable nude while walking past them on the way back to the parking lot. By the time I approached them they were back ashore at the driftwood shelter. They saw me coming. The man was back in his swim trunks and he and I waved to each other. It would have been nice to stop and ask him how many decades he has skinny-dipped at that beach, but I did not get the impression they wanted company.