Well its been a while since i managed a naturist walk adventure. What with work and dark mornings/evenings and cold temperatures the chances of getting naked have been limited.

However this mornings wander provided the opportunity and I embraced it happily.

With a heavy mist settled over the woods and still plenty of snow lingering at these higher altitudes it was a cold scene that greeted me as I approached in the car.

I haven't been able to visit this woodland recently as the snow plough had piled up banks of snow up to 5 or 6 feet high in places. Mostly where its possible to park the car off the road.

Today though there was enough space to get off the road and wrapped up against the biting wind here I wandered into the still cool air of the woodland. My dog immediately was off to see what had changed since his last inspection and I wondered about the fallen branches that had been felled by the weight of the snow on them. The path littered with sizable branches made a natural barrier in places across the path.

Still enjoying the still environment I wandered off the path and into the trees, where even on a summers day it is cool and dark. Today was no different apart from a lower temperature at just above freezing.

Shedding my clothes took minutes and I walked on with a happy feeling that can only be experienced by being naked in the open air.

Cold drops of water falling from the trees were a light shock on my skin, and underfoot with still plenty of snow my feet felt the immediate shock of cold. Having walked in the fresh snow fall a few weeks back I now know that getting over that initial freezing feeling is the key. and finding places that were not snow covered I immediately noticed the difference in temperature.

trailing bare footprints in the snow, where no other footprints were to be seen I walked on. The snow covering at least confirms my experience that no one appears to visit this spot as the snow has been here for weeks and despite lots boot prints back on the path. Away from it no one appears to have ventured.

Enjoying the wonderful feeling of the cold air on my naked body I walked on marvelling at the size of some of the fallen branches. There has obviously been a massive weight of snow to wrench some of these away from the tree.

I walked on for about 20 minutes until I felt I had pushed my bare feet far enough for today. As it happened I had reached the part of the woods that at this time of the year lacks a certain amount of cover to the open field beyond the wall. in the summer I can walk right up to the wall whilst remaining invisible, but a lack of leaves makes a difference at this time of year.

An unhurried walk back to where I left my clothes that cool calm feeling washing over me like a warm blanket I strolled happily through the snow.

On getting back to my clothes, only my feet and fingers were informing my senses of the chill. The rest of me happily comfortable in the winter air.

So donning by walking boots i retraced my steps back to the wall whilst t carrying my clothes in a bundle.

A diversion about a hundred yard from the wall until I followed its route in parallel brought me to a path that would return me to my starting point. Still happy enough to be undressed i walked the length of this path in that state before picking up the path back to where the car was parked.

A heavy mist still lingering over the field it is still the depths of winter up here. back down in the city there is little sign of the recent snowfall apart from the mass of rock salt littered on the roads, but out here in places where i love to be naked what ever the season its still a long way until the first spring lambs frolic in the fresh shoots of green grass.

No bears in these woods apart from a bare me. in fact very little sign of woodland life today, the usual over winter stayers in the bird life, a few rabbit tracks in the snow and my bare footprints now added to that collection. But a lovely experience that will see me through a few more dark winter days.