Naked in Seattle. Seriously?

Bless his heart. Mayor Mike McGinn of Seattle wanted to improve the city and polled his citizens for ideas. The most popular two ideas were to legalize Marijuana and to extend the light rail system. And the third one? Yep. Nude beaches.
Bay to Breaker

San Francisco is famed for its Bay to Breaker run that features extravagant outfits, or the lack of. Thousands of people lined the street to watch those runners, including several of my co-workers years ago. They were young and shy Asian girls. The sight of a group of port-belly, mid-aged, buck-naked men running down the street traumatized them for many years. (I did not go. Someone took lots of pictures.)

Nope. Nude beaches do not mean Sports Illustrated models or the Birth of Venus.
Fremont Solstice Parade

I guess the arrival of summer, and the dry season, is an major event for those who endured the long and gloomy winter in this city. I checked. Sun light at this altitude does little harm to the health. (It also does not generate enough Vitamin D.) Before Mayor McGinn finds a way to fulfill his citizens’ desire, people can simply participate the Fremont Solstice Parade, held on the weekend before summer solstice. It features dancers, floats, foods, and nudist cyclists. Several hundreds of them, usually wearing nothing except paints, would ride down the street to roaring parade watchers.

What if it rains on the parade? Hmm…

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