From: middleto@poincare.ucsd.edu (Tom Middleton ; System Manager)
Newsgroups: rec.nude
Subject: Hot Springs Campout
Date: 12 Nov 92 21:28:02 GMT
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Organization: Institute for NonLinear Science, UCSD
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This is a repost of an invitation I made a few weeks ago.  It is here
to serve as a reminder and also I may catch some people that missed it
the first time through.

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On November 26, 27, 28, and 29 you are invited to join The Camping
Bares on a clothing optional outing.  This trip is a car-camp to a LOS
PADRES NATIONAL FOREST above Santa Barbara and will include visits to
Big Caliente and Little Caliente Hot Springs.  It is being led by
Camping Bare Tom Middleton.  When I get there I am going to choose a
campsite.  Knowing how many people might show up will help me select a
site large enough (or small enough as the case might be).  So, Please,
if you think you will be joining us please let me know.   And look for
the Camping Bares flag and/or banners when you get there.  Thanks.
          
Spend the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend with Tom Middleton soaking
in the natural hot mineral waters of two separate springs in the Los
Padres National Forest just north of Santa Barbara.  We will be
camping in a sparsely wooded canyon (at about 1500 ft. elevation)
between the two hot springs which are about five miles apart.  Access
is via over ten miles of gravel Forest Service road which is passable
by all vehicles but may be slow going for some.  This is a car-camp
trip so you can bring anything that fits in your car, but be sure to
bring everything you need because the nearest store is 25 miles (about
2 hours driving) away.  We will hike and/or bicycle to the hot
springs.  Big Caliente is officially NOT clothing optional but nudity
with caution and respect for non-nudists will result in trouble free
fun.  Little Caliente is known to be a clothing optional site and we
can expect hassle free nude soaking.

Toms plan is to drive up and in Thursday morning and locate a campsite
where he can set out the Camping Bares flag.  He will be exploring and
soaking Friday and Saturday and will return to San Diego on Sunday.
This is a wilderness campsite with no drinking water and no toilets.
We will need to check with the forest service rangers to determine if
a campfire will be allowed (nights will be chilly here).  If you can't
join Tom on Thursday then do so on Friday or Saturday.
               
Directions: Go to Santa Barbara.  On the west side of town find Cal
154 and head north up the mountain.  After about 7 miles of winding
road you will reach the crest and find Camino Cielo, turn right.  Near
here is a ranger station which can provide you with more information
if needed.  Follow the road as it traverses the mountains, you have
about 7 miles of asphalt and then it becomes gravel.  To the south you
can see the ocean but eventually the road (forest service designation
5N12) winds down the inland side of the coastal range you are on.  At
the bottom you cross a creek and the road doubles back to the left.
Here you will find Juncal Campground which is my 3rd choice for a
campsite.  My first choice of campsites is P-Bar Flats which is about
4 more miles down the road.  On the way there you will pass Middle
Santa Ynez campground which is my 2nd choice.  This campground is
located close to the turnoff for Big Caliente which is a few miles
away.  Camping is not allowed at the Hot Springs.

MAP: Los Padres National Forest, put out by U.S. Dept of Agriculture
and Forest Service.  Available in San Diego at A16, REI and the Map
Store and possibly other adventure outfitters.  Also look on page 19
of Lee Baxandalls WORLD GUIDE TO NUDE BEACHES AND RECREATION.

For more info send email to this account.

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Thomas Earl Middleton				Camping Bares
middleto@poincare.ucsd.edu			P.O. Box 81589
aka Happy Bare					San Diego, CA 92138-1589
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Camping Bares:	"An Anarchist Disorganization Dedicated to the Destruction
of the Fabric of Our Society"
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