Conference moira::naturism

    You forgot to mention the nice house that overlooks MAR from the 
    top of the mountain.  I was told that there were a bunch of
    voyeurs up there! :-)

    There are several homes, outside of MAR property limits, that overlooks
    the grounds. The homes have been owned by many people from Broncos to
    astronauts. We forget they are there and aren't worried about them. I'm
    sure they get bored with us soon too!!

    I agree with 2.  I recall when I was a WASP and always wrapped myself
    in a towel whilst in the bathroom prior to entering the shower.  To see
    someone else!  GOSH!
    
    I got smart when, on my first encounter (Cold turkey and without
    warning) I paid $20 to get into a beach which turned out to include a
    (Heaven forbid) a NUDE (NOOD?) section!  My WASP up-bringing said GO
    ... then that same WASP up-bringing said "But you paid $20!).  I
    compromised and stayed!  
    
    Dressed in street clothes I couldn't go swimming; and my trunks were in
    my beach bag!  
    
    Suddenly I decided that since I would be adding very little to what was
    going on and besides, at 63, I should be able to handle it.  I DID it!
    And nothing happened right away.
    
    Needless to say, it stuck.  
    
    Having VOYEURS (sp?) peek no longer disturbs me.  In fact, I sometimes
    pop over to speak to them!  (They are frantic ... try it!)  I invite
    them up on the beach to talk.  They don't know where to look!  Then to
    top it off, I shame them into coming up to observe our Cancer Screening
    Center!  Then they are hit with a cross-fire: Shouldd they particpate
    or never know if they are in danger or not.  Most of the time they
    mutter "Thank you but we must leave now."  And they do!
    
    The heck with them.  They have the head problem not us!
    
    The beauty of this world is not in the "seen-ery" but in the freedom of
    experiencing the absolute equality of ALL the persons you enounter
    whether they are persons in a LADY's outfit or a person in a
    GENTLEMAN's outfit.  Ladies and Gentlemen are nice.  Let the devil take
    the others!
    
    Forget the peekers they're in DEEP SNEAKERS.  Call 'em SNEAKER-PEEKERS!
    
    Hey don't forget the Eastern Gathering June 14th thru the 17th!
    
    Stan/
    
     
    
    

    The biggest problem with MAR for myself and my wife and others that
    we've spoke to is the cost. If i remember correctly it is several
    hundreds of Dollars per year. Given that the season is limited around
    here and that it is a fair drive from Colorado Springs that seems high.
    
    While we were living on the East Coast we enjoyed going to Cedar Waters
    in New Hampshire. They allow a couple to come in to the facility on a
    daily pay fee (unlimited number of times). Yes if you attended alot of
    times it could be more expensive than the yearly fee. But for the
    limited number of times the weather and our work schedules coincided
    the daily admittance fee was much more affordable. 
    
    The information I got from MAR a couple of years ago at least implied
    that you were to a few daily entrances and then had to purchase the
    year membership. Is that still true? If not then MAR would most
    certainly be more attractive for us, and I suspect others here in the
    Springs.
    
    	Dave L.

    MAR's annual membership is around $300 per year. The club is open year
    round and I think you'd be surprised at how many days during 'off
    season' that it's warm enough to enjoy the sun. During this past
    winter, we were there during every month. 
    
    MAR also has many, many indoor activities during the winter months.
    There are dances every month to live bands, MAR nights (gambling
    for the benefit of the club), wine/cheese/beer/sausage parties,
    Christmas parties, etc.
    
    I do understand that $300 is a lot of money if you are able to come to
    the club only a few times; however, there is an associate membership
    for those who do not live in the Denver area. The associate membership
    is for those who live not within the five major counties of Denver. I
    think it's around $100 per year, and then you'd pay ground fees when
    you visit. Please check with the club for exact details.

Hey, if we could all stand freezing our rear ends off at one of
Phil's hottub parties in the middle of winter, then MAR shouldn't
be a problem, eh? :-)

    	Ben you trying to say you have thin skin?
    
    	By the way hows the water out your way? Weather here is 
    	really starting to pickup. Let you know how the water is 
    	at VV next week. 
    	
    	Have a nice weekend.
    	Phil

:-)

As far as I remember, MAR had a hottub by the pool so there's one nice
thing to do outside during the cold season.

I don't remember there being all that many trees on the MAR grounds so there's
not that much to block the wind.

B.

I had the opportunity to visit MAR last year when I was on training
in Denver.  If I remember correctly, it was about an hour's drive
from Denver.

I agree with previous entries.  I think the place is fantastic !
Of course I also agree that it's the people who make the difference.
When I was there, even though I was by myself (and of male sex),
everyone made me feel like I was a part of the group.

Usually, I find myself being the person who tries to strike up a conversation
with others I don't know, but at MAR there were tons of people who stopped
by to introduce themselves, and invited me to participate in whatever they
were doing.

The managers tried to encourage me to stay for the week-end, in one of
thier log cabins but I had made plans to visit VV the same week-end with
Judy, (which I had a great time at too!).  The managers at MAR and I 
worked it out that it would cost about $300 cheaper if I had stayed with
them for the week instead of staying at the hotel.  If I'm every in 
Denver on training again, that's where I'm booking my reservations. :-)

Darrell

    There is a wonderful redwood hottub about ten feet from the pool that
    is open yearround.
    
    It's true there aren't many trees directly around the
    pool/clubhouse/hottub area. However, the 150 acres are covered with
    trees. There isn't much wind at MAR since we're in a valley, but the
    trees do provide much needed shade.

    I looked into MAR about 12 years ago when I first moved to Colorado and
    at that time single men were not welcome.  So I wrote them off and went 
    to Coot lake in Boulder and later on Vally View.  From what I heard
    from ex MAR members I wasn't missing much.
    
    
                                              Paul
    

    MAR does try to balance the membership between single men, single women
    and families so that the membership does not become one-sided towards
    any particular group.
    
    Too bad you wrote them off. MAR is a wonderful club with many wonderful
    people.

    	Wow, I've never heard so much controversay, over one place in this
    	file. Everthing from price to high, no shade, won't allow singles,
    	give the lady a break.
    	
    	I would like to read the brochure to see what they have to offer.
    	Maybe stop for a day to see if the price is right, also what
        accommidations they have to offer.
    	
    	With the gas, lodging, time and initial fee's one pays at VV what
    	would be the difference? 
    	
    	Guest, have you been to VV ?  Can you show what the difference
    	would be in savings? Really, what would make me want to go there?
        
    

    Time...
    
    I remember it taking about 90 minutes from the Springs...but then that
    was 5 (almost 6) years ago...I was really surprised that it took
    3 hours to get to Valley View.  That translates to lotsa gas and
    wear-and-tear on the car, and time that I could be lying out in the
    sun.
    
    Of course, having been to VV a few months ago, I'd rather go to
    VV.  There aren't any "hostile" neighbors who don't like the
    naturists so close by, and VV feels more relaxing and peaceful.
    It's really WAAAAAY out there...
    
    But then, what the hell do I know?

    Yes, I have been to VV and both are beautiful; however, very, very
    different. VV offers a very quiet, remote atmosphere with hot springs
    all over the grounds. There were few people when I was there; however,
    I've only been during the weekdays. I would like to visit VV again,
    perhaps stay for a longer period of time. I've only been there for a
    day (few hours actually).
    
    MAR is a social club, very similar to a country club, only less
    expensive. We have a beautiful clubhouse for social events (dances,
    parties, etc.), hottub, pool, suana, large decks for sunning. In the
    valley, there are volleyball courts, bocce ball court, paddle tennis,
    community kitchen, camping areas, RV hookups, showers. There are some
    campsites you can rent for all summer (May 1 - Sept 30) to keep your
    RV/tent/whatever on the facilities, with electric and water. There are
    approximately 300 members (men, women, single, married, children).
    MAR's members are very friendly. 
    
    There is plenty of shade at MAR. It's true around the pool/hottub area
    that there are no trees; however, the clubhouse and recreation building
    both have cabanas that you can sit under. Otherwise, the remaining 150
    acres is solid woods.
    
    I'm not sure where the idea has come from that there are hostile
    peeking-toms around MAR. I've been a member 13 years and I've never
    seen or heard of any hostile neighbors. There are only two houses that
    are adjacent to the club, on the mountains overlooking us. Perhaps they
    have peeked; however, they think since would be bored looking after a
    while.
    
    Please let me know if I can answer any more questions for you. As you
    can probably tell, I love MAR and the members who are there.

I remember hearing about MAR having problems with the neighbors who live
on the access road to MAR.  I don't think that there were any problems with
people who overlooked MAR.  I don't remember if I heard this from people
at MAR or if I read about it in a naturist magazine.

I remember something about the neighbors wanting to keep the access road
unpaved as to discourage people from going up to MAR.  There may have been
talk of blocking off the road somewhere.

This happened a number of years ago, so I assume that all of those problems
have gone away.

B.

>I remember something about the neighbors wanting to keep the access road
>unpaved as to discourage people from going up to MAR.  There may have been
>talk of blocking off the road somewhere.
>

If this is true, then the neighbours are getting their way.  When I was
up there last year in June, the access road was *NOT* paved.  In fact
it was very difficult to figure out where it was exactly.  I thought
that I was pulling into someone's driveway !  The road is *very* bumpy.
It was raining the morning I went up, and the water gushing down the
hill/mountain left huge gouges in the road.  For anyone going there,
who hasn't been there before, make sure you have good shocks on the car!

Darrell

    There were some neighbors at the end of the dirt road that tried to
    limit the acces to MAR. They were trying to claim it as a private road;
    however, the county declared it as public under a grandfather clause.
    That issue has been solved for two/three years.
    
    During rainy season (May and part of June) the road does wash out some
    since it is a dirt road. However, with the heavy equipment of MAR and
    some of the neighbors along the road, we try to keep it as passable as
    possible. It does get bumpy at times because of the wash outs, but the
    ride to get to MAR is worth it!
    
    The reason the road is not paved is that it would be very expensive to
    pave and very expensive to maintain. The road runs through private
    property (however we have access through the grandfather clause) and
    it's up to the owners to pave. The county has no responsibility.
    

Does MAR allow walk-in guests, guest, or does one have to go with a member
the first time? Are singles especialy male singles welcome?

-j

>
>Does MAR allow walk-in guests, guest, or does one have to go with a member
>the first time? Are singles especialy male singles welcome?
>

I think I mentioned this already.  Anyways, the answer is YES.  But, I would
suggest that you call them first !  That's what I did, and then when  I
arrived, they said "Oh yeah, Darrell.  We spoke on the phone...so glad you
could make it " .  

No, you do not have to be with a member.  If you tell them that you work
for Digital, and that you saw information about them in the conferences, I
don't think you'll have any problem getting in.  When I was there, I told
them all about this conference, and they were overwhelmed and excited to 
find out that so many people around the world knew about their property.

    You don't have to with a member the first time; however, it's better
    -- because of driving time -- to call the office first and set up a
    time to go there. That way the managers will know you're arriving and
    will make themselves available to show you around. The phone number is
    303-697-4083.
    
    Singles are always and certainly welcome, as are families. MAR does try to
    keep a balance of singles and families so that it can be a club for all. 
    MAR does receive more single men applications than single women, so
    sometimes they will fill up the quota for single men. I've haven't
    heard of the quota for single women reaching the limits. Typically,
    women are more shy about coming to a nudist club, especially single
    women.

I've got a couple questions for GUEST...mystery lady...do you have a first 
name?

I've heard MAR is strictly a nude-only resort.  Is this true?  If so, how 
does one keep warm year-round?  

I understand MAR frowns on married men visiting without their spouse.  Why 
would they be any different than single men?  Do they have the same policy 
for women who don't bring their husbands?  Not all naturists have spouses 
with the same desire to be nude.

If MAR is a nude-only resort and we (since I'm married) decide to visit
and I don't feel like taking off my clothes that day [I'm strange that 
way...I don't feel the need to be nude at times...  ;-)  ], would we both 
be barred from visiting?  Just wondering.

Judy

I've heard of quite a number of places (can't remember which ones) that have
a policy of not admitting someone if their spouse wasn't also along.  Of course,
I've never known anyone to be hassled by it if they also admitted singles.
All they have to do is say that they're single.

As for nude-only,...I can't really see them having that rule because not 
everyone wants to be nude all the time (even you, Judy! :-) ).  I know some
places require nudity in specific places (like the pools, beach areas, and
hottubs).

When I was at MAR, I never had any problems.  When I first went to Solair,
I was told that I had to go nude if I was going to visit the camp grounds for
the day.  Turns out that the camp is clothing-optional in most places, but
I think that they want to make sure the single males are really there for
nudism and not voyeurism.

B.

    MAR is a nudist resort; however, you are not required to be nude or
    clothed at any time -- except for being in the swimming pool or hottub
    -- there you must be nude because detergents in clothing aren't kind to
    the chemicals in the water. As for when it's cold, we wear clothes.
    After all, as the saying goes, we're simply nudist -- not crazy.
    
    For married people who want to visit/join without spouses...you and
    your spouse must make the three initial visits together. After you've
    joined (become a member), then you can be there without your spouse.
    Or...if your spouse will sign an agreement that they don't mind you
    being there without them, then you can be there without then. 
    
    The reason for this rule is that MAR does not in anyway want to be the
    cause of any marriage problems, and does not want to be in the middle
    of possible secrets between couples.

    	This is a rate sheet/activity schedule from MAR. I am writing this
    	without permission. Maybe till I get tired, well here goes.
        This is fairly long so if you don't want to read it just hit
    	next.
    	Dear Friend:
    
    	Thank you for you interest in the Mountain Air Ranch Resort. In 
    	reply to your inquiry. I am  enclosing a brouchure, rate sheet/
        activity schedule and standards of conduct along with a map of the
    	grounds. These items will give you a great deal of information
        about our facilities. During the summer season our resturant serves
    	breakfast and lunch on weekends and holidays. Our cabins and
    	trailer are avaible for rent on a daily or weekly basis . Our	
    	grounds are open all year round, as are our clubhouse, Hot Tub, 
    	Sauna. Our cabana building is undergoing some construction and when
     	completed in 1990.
    
    	The pool is outdoors and is open during the summer season. We have
    	added two new sports , paddle tennis and bocce ball and the courts
    	are open whenever the weather permits. Located in the Rockies, we
    	also have beautiful hiking trails.
    
    	We are a family oriented club with a membership of about three
    	hundred adults and many children. We do accept both single mens and
    	women on a quota basis. The club has been on these grounds since
    	1935 and we hold the second Charter in the American Sunbathing
    	Association.
    
    	We allow a married couple, family or single person three visits
    	on grounds fees. After the third visit, you may apply for
    	membership if you wish to return. One day or any part thereof
    	constitutes a visit. We do not allow half of a married couple to
    	visit without their spouse on the initial visits and we require
    	identification on both members of any couple.
    
    	Should you have any futher questions or would like to make
    	arrangements to visit, please contact us again.
    
    	Linda M. Koncur
    	Ranch manager
    
    
    
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    					RATES 1990
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    
    MEMBERSHIP FEES
    			MAR		ASA/WSA		ANNUAL	   GROUDS
    			DUES		DUES		DUES	   FEES
    			
    FULL MEMBERSHIP
    Married Couple    	$325.00	   +   	$37.50    =      $362.50    none
    Single Person 	$245.00    +    $22.50    =	 $267.50    none
    
    Associate Membership
    Married couple   	$140.00    + 	$37.50    =	 $177.50  $6/day/person
    Single person	$100.00    +	$22.50    =      $122.50  $6/day/person
    
    Youth Family:       $ 75.00    +    $0        =      $75         none
    
    Total of fees above include your membership to Mountain Air Ranch Club,
    the American Sunbathing Association (ASA), and the Western Sunbathing
    Association (ASW). Three visits must be made before making application
    for membership. Daily ground fees paid in the same year as application
    is made will be applied towards full membership. An additional charge
    of $25 is applied for memberships which include one or more children
    ages 5 through 17. Members with 10 or more years of consecutive
    membership are entitled to a 10% discount. To be an associate member a
    person must live outside  Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas,
    and Jefferson counties.
    
    NEW MEMBERS
    New members are charged an initiation fee of $50 and half of the
    membership fee with their application. The remainder of the annual fees
    are due within 60 days and may be paid in 2 monthly installments.
    
    BACHELOR VISIT CARD
    Bachelors must purchase a $75.00 card which entitles the to 3 visits
    alone or with a single lady. No ground fees are charged for the visits.
    This charge can be applied toward the initial membership fee.
    
    DAILY GROUNDS FEE PER PERSON
    Visitors(current club card)  $7.00   Visitor(no club card)   $9.00
    ASA Associate/naturists      $8.00   any children ages 5-17 $2.00/family  
    
    CAMPING FEES
    Campsites w/o utilities             $ 7.50 day or $45.00/week
    Campsites with utilities            $12.00/day or $72.00/week
    Seasonal Sites (full members only)  $250.(for May 1- Sept 30)
    
    RENTAL UNITS
    Cabins(except Evergreen)  $30.first day,$20.each additional day,$130/week
    Evergreen Cabin           $10.00 Day
    Rooms at gatehouse	      $10.00/day single and $15.00/day doubles
    
    Cabins(except Evergreen) include kitchen, bathroom, and shower. WE
    furnish towels, linens, blankets,cooking utensils, dishes and cleaning
    supplies. Rates are based on 1 or 2 person occupancy; add $2/person
    over age 12. A minumum 2 night rental is required on holiday weekends.
    First night deposit non-refundable required for reservations. Pets not
    permitted in rental units. Rental fees do not include daily groung
    fees. Chech-in time is 1:00pm and checkout time is 11:ooam. Two units
    are avaible year round. All units are avaible May 1- Sept 30.
    
    Winter rates, which apply from Oct 1st through May 1st, are 50% less
    for ground fees and camping.
    
    
    		MOUNTAIN AIR RANCH CLUB STANDARDES OF CONDUCT			
    
    Mountain Air Ranch Club(THE RANCH) is a cummunity of nudists. Our
    members are families and individuals who practice social nudism when it
    does not harm, endanger, or intrude on the rights or privicay of
    others. We welcome to our community those who share our values and
    those who wish to build with us a place where we can practice social
    nudism in comfort and harmony.
    
    We have developed, over the years, these standards of conduct which
    contribute to our enjoyment of each other and this place. Please abode
    by these standardes of conduct while you are on Ranch grounds.
    
    1. Everyone must register daily while on Ranch grounds. If you bring
    guesst, they must be registered at the office.
    
    2.Speed limit on Ranch grounds is 10 MPH.
    
    3.Please observe the posted rules around the pools, hot tub, sauna,
    clubhouse, community kitchen,etc.
    
    4.We must respect the right to anonyminity of Ranch members. Do not
    reveal, directly or by implication, a member's nudist involvement to
    anyone outside the Ranch. We use first names with last name initials
    for any members or guests that wish to remain anonymous. Members that
    feel comfortable that feel comfortable with their nudist practice being
    public will sign a release form kept on file in the office before their
    last name can be used in any press material.
    
    6. Parents are responsible for the behavior and saftey of their
    children.
    
    	A. Children who are not potty trained must wear clean diapers or
    training pants at all times. While in pools, diapers and plastic pants
    must be worn.
    	B.Childeren under 13 must be closely supervised by a
    responsible adult. A resonsible adult is a person 18 or over who has
    agreed to supervise a particular child at a particular time, is within
    sight  and within easy reach of the child at all times.
    
    7.While we discourage pets on the Ranch property, household pets, who
    are quiet and well behaved, whose owners clean up after them and take
    care of them, may visit the Ranch. Pets must be restrained by collar
    and a leash or be under owner's control at all times. Pets are not
    permitted in or around the pool, pool areas, playground area or
    buildings. For the safety and comfort of your pet, we can not allow
    them to be tied up in the parking lot or left in your vehicle.
    
    8.To preserve the beauty of the ranch, it is the responsibility of each
    of us to keep it clean.
    
    9. Excessive noise will not be permitted after 11:00pm, with the
    exception of Entertainment Committee sponsored and approved functions.
    Please be considerate of others.
    
    10.Water is a precious commodity at the Ranch. Please conserve it.
    
    11.The discharge or use of firearms, firecrackers, or any type of
    fireworks is prohibited on the Ranch grounds. No open fires are allowed
    except in approved areas.
    
    12.Any kind of overt sexual behavior, or anything that even looks like
    it, is totally unacceptable at the Ranch. Further, if anyones behavior
    offends you--if you are approached for any sexual involvement, or if
    you are annoyed, or stared at, or made to feel uncomfortable by
    anyone--we want to know about it then and there. Please report it to
    the management immediately.
    
    13. Possession or use of illegal drugs is not permitted. The use of
    alcohol is prohibited or restricted in certain areas:
    
      A. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in or around the area bordered
    by the clubhouse, the sauna building, pool deck area, the children's
    playground, and the clubhouse's first floor.
     B. Alcoholic beverages are allowed in the Clubhouse's 2nd floor during a
    sponsored event. See posted rules at clubhouse for sponsoring a party.
    
    Failure to abide by these standards of conduct may result in
    disciplinary action up to and including loss of membership or guest
    privileges. Questions or complaints may be directed to any member of the
    membership committee or the office.
    		
    
    There is an extenssive entertainment and activity schedule if anybody
    would like me to print that. If there are any questions please ask
    ::GUEST. I also have the directions if anybody wants them also printed.
    I  would like to thank GUEST for sending these Brouchures to me so that
    I could post the in this file. Hope to see you and your husband sometime 
    in the future.
    
    There is one hell of a storm going on outside so it time to get off
    before I lose this.
    
    Have fun Phil
    
    
    
    
    

140-acre ranch near Tiny Town has served individuals, families since 1937

By Ed Will - Denver Post staff writer   Reprinted w/o permission from the
	July 15, 1990, issue of the Denver Post

Turkey Creek Canyon  --  The nude woman sat at a picnic table and recalled
her two disappointments when she first discarded her clothes at Mountain
Air Ranch in the foothills southwest of Denver.

"No lighting struck," Allison said, "and no finger came down out of the sky
and said `See, I told you.'  And the second was, nobody looked.  It was so
disappointing.  It was like, `I have been carrying this under lock and key
for 29 years, and you're not even looking at it, for God's sake.'"

She told about the event, which happened 21 years ago, to underscore her
point that a trip to a nudist camp isn't an erotic outing, but a step into
nature without the physical and psychological confinement of clothing.

"It's very natural and wholesome," said Tom, 44.  "Americans have made too
much of a connection between sex and nudity.  They have intertwined the two
too much."

Clothes are what place sexual emphasis on body parts, they said.  Nudism is
about freedom.

"This sounds so airy-fairy, I am almost ashamed to say it," Allison said.
"But it's the truth.  I am just part of the Earth here, and I feel the wind
everywhere on me."

Removing clothes also peels away class status, they said.  It's impossible
to tell if the naked man [or woman  ;-)  jk]  playing horseshoes is a cab
driver, police officer or corporate president.

Tom heard about Mountain Air as a child because his banker father handled
the ranch's account.  He didn't become a nudist, however, until a sweltering
day four years ago.

"It was just before the Fourth of July.  It was hot.  I said, `The hell with
this.'  I got up, took my shirt and shorts and threw them in the drawer.  My
wife thought I had lost it."

But before he could take his clothes off at Mountain Air, he had to persuade
her to go with him.  The ranch requires married men to be accompanied by their
wives.  "By the time our first day was over and I said it was time to go, she 
didn't want to leave."

Their son, Gordon, then 9, was a little slower to embrace nudism.  "The first
week or so we were up here, he wore his towel as a skirt.  That lasted until
the first time he wanted to get in the pool.  Then the towel came off, and 
he hasn't worried about it since."

Allison raised her 20-year-old son as a nudist at the 140-acre ranch between
two tree-covered ridges near Tiny Town [Colorado].  The camp was opened by
John and Alice Garrison in 1937.

The ranch has some 250 members.  A committee votes on new members after they 
have filled out applications, provided three references and spent at least
three unclothed days at the ranch.

Single men are limited to ensure a family atmosphere.  Members range in age
from a month to 80-plus years.

Visitors are welcome but must have an appointment.  Twenty-five toured the 
camp yesterday as part of National Nudism Weekend.

Sue and Jim, a middle-aged couple from Des Moines, Iowa, spent last week at 
the camp.

"Yesterday, we went walking on the trails," Sue said.  "Once you have ever
walked in the woods with no clothes on, you won't want to do it again."

The luxurious ranch has campsites, trailer spaces, a dorm, a restaurant with
topless and bottomless waiters, a swimming pool, children's pool and playground,
hiking trails, volleyball court and a clubhouse for dances and Bronco parties.
[For those not from the Colorado area, the Broncos are the Denver football 
team.]

The nude dances and consumption of alcoholic beverages in some areas of the 
camp, which holds the second charter issued by the American Sunbathing 
Association, is a sign that nudism is becoming less conservative, Allison
said.  Leaders use to fear such things would cast a bad light on the lifestyle
and limit its ability to attract newcomers.

But Allison said that once exposed to nudism, it's hard to resist.  "I can't
remember one time when a person who spent a day here left without taking off
their clothes."

    Thanks to the people who put information about MAR in the last two
    entries. That's a lot of typing!!!
    
    Just to let you know what's going on Labor Day at MAR...
    There will be a dance with a live band on Saturday night. Also the
    annual volleyball tournament, bocce ball tournament and paddle tennis
    tournaments will be conducted beginning on Saturday and probably
    running through Monday, depending on how long the games are and how
    many are played. Also, the annual guac-off (bring your favorite
    guacamole dip with chips, and we vote on the best one).