Hiking

Arroyo Seco is anything but seco (Spanish for "dry"); it got its name because it disappears before joining the Salinas river somewhere underground. In the hills, it has carved a narrow deep gorge with an all year stream flowing from pool to pool. We will travel its course through the Ventana Wilderness for about 11 miles.

Summers are short, days are long, and at least on weekdays, there are dozens of lonesome trails. I know because I have been hiking them naked whenever I can since 1966. I have been hiking the Washington mountains since I came to Seattle in 1955, but I had never imagined nudity until 1966 when I discovered the now very popular, Scenic Hot Springs.