A. Nony Mous's Page

I am a lifelong resident of Southern Oregon, and have lived in Ashland 21 years. One of the things I enjoyed about summer in Southern Oregon as a child and adolescent, was that one could go out into the woods, or an orchard, and enjoy nature. I quickly discovered that being nude in nature (usually a swim in an irrigation ditch) felt really natural and good. Now I was raised in a very middle class home, by two modest parents (one Baptist, one Catholic) who would have been mortified to know of my proclivity for enjoying nature while nude. Even though I'm now 60, they still would be mortified.

After I graduated from Medford High and went to UofO, then SOU, then graduate school at Michigan State, I learned about and began to explore different ways of living. I discovered through a sociology course that nudists enjoyed a clothes free lifestyle. I knew immediately that I was a nudist. As I began to explore this lifestyle more, I discovered that there was a worldwide organization dedicated to nudism. I quickly joined. I now have been a card carrying nudist for about 40 years.

The recent controversy in Ashland about public nudity, the way it has been denigrated, confused with the sexual pathology known as exhibitionism, and sensationalized in the local press, inspired me to join Connect Ashland.

I would like to answer your honest questions about nudism. I won't be posting any pictures. Sorry. My goal is for you to achive a better understanding for authentic nudism. Please feel free to leave me a question or two and I will answer to the best of my ability. If you just want to flame me or criticize a sincere attempt to clear up the misconceptions regarding nudism, don't expect a reply.