Hiking naked

Is exercising naked all the rage? I don't know about that, but when Fitz posted about doing naked push-ups, readers sure had a lot to say about it!

Naked push-ups in the privacy of your own bathroom are one thing, but what about hiking naked? Yep, out in the woods, where they'll be more of you to see than the nature surrounding you.

Are there advantages? For one, you'd be cooler! I think, though, that the real impetus behind the hiking naked movement is about the state of mind, the freedom, the becoming one with nature as opposed to being a backpacking tourist.

Do you want to be a natural animal in your habitat, and experience your hike from a whole new perspective? Henry David Thoreau has a lot to say about this idea.

So what do you think? Would you try hiking naked? You've only got your dignity, your clean police record for indecent exposure, and a poison-ivy-free rump to lose....