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Watch Online / Escape from Tiger Mountain (2023)
Desc: Escape from Tiger Mountain: Hanging high above the colony flies a flag that disgraced former US Senator Bob Packwood blessed. (Packwood resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault of women emerged.) In the fall of 2019, I moved to Tiger Mountain Family Nudist Park in Issaquah, WA, about forty-five minutes from downtown Seattle. My biggest takeaway from this experience is that I like to run around naked. Skinny Dipping is incredibly freeing, and being socially naked with others is incredibly powerful. But it's only empowering if you feel safe. I've learned that Naturism is awesome. For me, feminism, environmentalism, and social nudity come together. Skinny Dipping is the most body-positive thing I've ever done. Hiking without pants is one of the most empowering. The mental health aspects are life-changing. But Nudist Colonies? That's a whole other story. People ask me all the time why we left Tiger Mountain. For a completely honest answer, I've written a book - the documentary only scratches the surface. Living at Tiger Mountain Family Nudist Park was an interesting experience. It's tough to live on 40 acres in the middle of the woods with neighbors that can't or won't help out, so it was a lot of work for us with little support from the board there. Sure, living in the middle of a Stewardship Forest can be wonderful. Soaking in an outdoor trough filled with fresh, warmed spring water while drinking wine and watching the planes line up to land at Sea-Tac is an experience most wouldn't ever be able to afford. Trust me. We paid the price. And barely got out of there with our sanity intact.