I Connect With Nature And Find Serenity In Its Beauty
Being close to nature, especially by myself, is usually a reverential experience for me. It recharges my soul.
61-69, M
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gladewalker · 61-69, M
I just spent part of the day walking in the forest sans clothing last Friday and found it to be an almost spiritual experience, standing bare among the trees. I should probably write about it.
Scribbles · 36-40, F
@gladewalker: You should, I've met loads of people on here who would share that in common with you. I've never walked in a forest nude before...I'd be afraid of getting arrested, or accidently offending someone.
But I did once climb half naked into a tree at night in a secluded part of a friend's backyard during a very windy rainstorm once. That was very cold, crazy...and very exhilarating
But I did once climb half naked into a tree at night in a secluded part of a friend's backyard during a very windy rainstorm once. That was very cold, crazy...and very exhilarating
gladewalker · 61-69, M
That sounds just like something John Muir did. He wrote about it and in one of his books and I think it brought him even closer to nature. I found myself out on an old logging road with temps in the 70s and just couldn't resist. I found myself thinking about what it would be like out there during a storm among these silent testaments to life. I love feeling the breezes along with the warm sun and cool shade as all my senses come alive.
Scribbles · 36-40, F
@gladewalker: John Muir? :) I always meant to read a bunch of his stuff. What an amazing guy. I remember coming across his name on a sign at Sequoia National Park in California as a kid, and then did a report on him.
For me being out in a storm requires a very different mood and is very different from my normal nature walks. For me, its a little bit of the danger, the wind stealing your breath away, the bitterness and bareness of it...of man against nature, and the fight of keeping the push on to keep going. :) And it's beautiful all at the same time.
For me being out in a storm requires a very different mood and is very different from my normal nature walks. For me, its a little bit of the danger, the wind stealing your breath away, the bitterness and bareness of it...of man against nature, and the fight of keeping the push on to keep going. :) And it's beautiful all at the same time.
gladewalker · 61-69, M
You really should read his story at
http://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/the_mountains_of_california/chapter_10.aspx
He really was quite a prolific author. I visited his "scribble den" at his home in Martinez, CA where he wrote many of his stories. I can just imagine him also wandering nude in the woods during some of his many walks to feel as close as possible to the beauty of the forest.
http://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/the_mountains_of_california/chapter_10.aspx
He really was quite a prolific author. I visited his "scribble den" at his home in Martinez, CA where he wrote many of his stories. I can just imagine him also wandering nude in the woods during some of his many walks to feel as close as possible to the beauty of the forest.