The first time I took my daughters to a clothing-optional hot spring, my youngest, who was 6, opted to wear her swimsuit — for about 10 minutes. Once she jumped into the sparkling blue pool surrounded ...

A June-like January and frostless February may have you contemplating our region’s diminishing water table and the prospect ...

Fire damage to access roads have closed this site for now, but usually it takes just $5 and an easy 1.4-mile trek from Bagby Trailhead to visit Bagby Hot Springs — three rustic, clothing-optional ...

I’m no stranger to public nudity. I’ve been a gay adult man for long enough to have visited my share of nude beaches and bath houses. I’ve practised stripped-down yoga and organised skinny-dips, and ...

Planning a visit to an Oregon hot spring? Ranging from natural pools to hand-crafted log tubs beneath giant firs, more than 35 geothermal pools (all pinned on Oregon's hot springs map) and numerous ...

"My daughters get comfortable with the nakedness right away, perhaps because there are so many kinds of naked people: young kids like them, trans people, middle-aged folks like me, gay couples, and ...