A hike down into a redwood forest valley brought us to the San Lorenzo River. A bend in the stream has left a nice beach with calm wading water. Upstream the water is more lively and we lie across the rocks and let the cool current flow over us. As the sun began to set we got ready for the show - fire spinning poi performances! On-camera: Osiris, RestlessOwl, Hazel, Cisco, Isobel, Dionysus, Fushia, PoiToi, Prophet, Wynd, Jenni, Crissy, Brett, Apollo, Polly, Gen, Cheryl --
Photos by: Jon, Digits, Andy, Nomad
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River Dippers
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River Dippers
gallery-1 107 photos We arrived at Rincon trailhead and hiked down to the river where our bodies quickly found the water.
gallery-2 114 photos The river reveals a side that is tranquil and a side that is passionate. Both are cold however.
gallery-3 103 photos Flowing water, slippery rocks and a towering forest of redwoods makes for a spirited playground.
gallery-4 101 photos Discovering comfort in contacting our sensitive nude bodies to the rawness of nature.
gallery-5 106 photos Time to rest on the beach before we gather for a group photo before the sun sets behind the tall trees.
gallery-6 107 photos There's nothing like a feast of splashing to cool you down.
gallery-7 110 photos Chillin' on the river beach, waiting for the sun to go down, so we can start the performances.
gallery-8 109 photos As shadows blanket the beach we settle in to see some spinning performances.
gallery-9 119 photos Three spectacular fire spinning performances including Jenni and her fiery hoola hoop.
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A 40-minute HD movie is available that covers this event on our new Nclub Movies Website.
The funny thing about this day was that it was not supposed to happen at all the way you see it here. Our group met in Davenport, California, a tiny village on coastal highway 1, to have lunch. The plan was to go down to Shark's Tooth Beach and spend the day and early evening in this spectacular cove. I had invited people to bring drums and musical instruments so that they could jam while several different fire-spinners doing their thing. However, it was very cold down by the water, much too cold for clothes-free fun and it would only get colder as the sun set. A quick change of plans and the caravan of cars took a 20-minute drive to an inland location bringing us to the place you see here. I had previously scouted the Rincon Trail so knew it would be viable. When we got down to the river there was a clothed family there so we delayed getting naked until after they were gone - that is why there are some photos of us partially undressed along the river. Having to change plans was disorienting so I just told people to get into the river and "play" - and the photographers just shot whatever they saw happening. Some people started "posing" because that is what is culturally ingrained as what one should do when naked in nature being photographed. The location did turn out to be a good safe spot to do a fire performance because of the open beach and proximity to the water.
