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Maybe he was the founder of "hike naked" day.

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On Nov 1, 2012, at 20:43, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Good evening,
> 
> Sometime in the early 1970’s I hiked into what was then called the Mt.
> Jefferson Primitive Area.  I used a trail that departed northwest from the
> Metolius River side, and followed a gigantic volcanic flow, the north side
> of which forms the southern boundary of the Warm Springs Reservation.  About
> a mile past the wilderness boundary sign I saw a bare.  Yes, a real bare –
> meaning a totally nude fella on one of the old-time, one-speed,
> balloon-tired bicycles.  Well, he wasn’t totally nude; he was wearing a
> pair of those cheap, white canvas sneakers.
> 
> He had a bundle of clothes tied behind the seat post, and as he sped by on
> the way out I yelled at him to be on the lookout for the Bend Ladies
> Bird-watching Club that was on the trail right behind me.  Hearing that, he
> dumped the bike and quickly put his clothes back on.
> 
> I mentioned the event to the USFS ranger that looked after the many
> campsites on the Metolius, and he said he knows the guy – a real whack-job
> – and has been trying to catch up with him and give him a handful of
> tickets.  Maybe his kids are members of the Disciples of Dirt.
> 
> Steel-Eye
> 
> -Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
> 
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> 
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