PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – Desert Shadows Resort and Spa, the luxury nudist club that made many headlines for naturism sank under its debt load. Linsu, the company that owns the resort, filed for bankruptcy in Riverside, CA, last Friday. Desert Shadows was a media sensation with such innovations as a bridge across a major thoroughfare, [...]
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – June 16, 2007, is the date set for the next installment in the Tree Spirit Project, which features photographs of nudes and old growth trees. Jack Gescheidt, founder of the endeavor, has also made this a environmental protest, as this is the third time the mature trees in question are part of [...]
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JACUMBA, CALIFORNIA – DeAnza Springs Resort, in the California desert, is hosting its first “Dancinaked Under the Stars” music festival on May 19, 2007. It will feature a variety of music styles on two different stages. Some of the bands that will be performing are Phat Daddy, Zydaco Patrol, Three Day Ole Beaver, Half Past [...]
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For our third installment of a series pointing-out nudist venues where you can make an easy stop on a road trip, we present DeAnza Springs Resort, located in Jacumba, California. DeAnza Springs is right off Interstate 8 at exit 72, just 2 miles down Carrizo Gorge Road, so if you’re on your way from San [...]
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CALIFORNIA – Bay Area Naturists, a nudist group in the San Francisco area, organizes nude hikes twice a year to Bass Lake in the Point Reyes National Seashore, a popular skinny-dipping spot since 30 years ago. The next walk is scheduled for May 12, 2007, and involves walking only 3 miles each way. Trevor Murphy, [...]
Jack Geischeidt, founder of the Tree Spirit Project, announced he’ll be staging his next nude group photo event in Santa Cruz, California. While this will be part of his ongoing art project, it will also serve to protest the University of California’s plans to cut down 150 acres of forest, including redwoods. Geischeidt is the [...]
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SAN FRANCISCO – Professional photographer Jack Gescheidt started the “Tree Spirit Project” in 2003, shooting haunting pictures of naked people draped on majestic old growth trees. Recently he had a brainstorm: He proposed a joint project to an environmental group that was planning to stage a protest at Berkeley University in Hayward, California, to protect [...]
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We interviewed Tom Mulhall, co-owner with his wife of the Terra Cotta Inn, the fabled clothing-optional resort in Palm Springs, California… Nudist Day: Palm Springs has become to nudists what Las Vegas is to gamblers. Why do you think this is so? Tom Mulhall: There are three major reasons why I think Palm Springs, California [...]
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