SURVIVE
and 18 OTHER NASTY THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU ON TRIP BY CANOEROOTS STAFF
HOW TO SURVIVE BEAR ATTACKS, LIGHTNING, LEECHES #1 • Your First Skinny Dip
Kathleen Gallagher is probably the unluckiest first-time skinny dipper. The canoe trip virgin followed Wild Women trip mates into inviting Murray Lake, but the inaugural dip didn’t go as planned. “I felt a flapping between my thighs” as the snapping turtle clamped down, recalls Gallagher. Although Gallagher’s injuries were easily remedied with a happy face Band-Aid, keep these tips in mind when baring your bottom.
• Choose a secluded lake. Skinny dipping is illegal in some parts of North America. Beth Mairs, founder of Wild Women Expeditions, asks us to, “Think practical. It’s ridiculous to wear a wet bathing suit or drag it around throughout a canoe trip.”
• Be safe. Pick a clean location and watch out for glass, garbage, clams and snapping turtles. The last thing you want is to ride in an ambulance naked.
Enjoy. Nothing is more wonderful than the feeling of lakewater on your skin.
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PHOTO: DAVE QUINN
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