I have had some requests to explain how I got involved in V&E. This story might not have as much sex as some reader will expects, but it is s true re-telling of my first experience.
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It all started in my freshman year in college.
I attended Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. Although it was a state school, I was not from Indiana. Prior to this I had never even been to Indiana. Everything was new to me: college, being away from home, the Mid-West, the partying, the girls.
My next door neighbors in the all-male dorm were a pair of brothers from upstate. They had been to Bloomington to visit older siblings, so they knew the area.
The part of Indiana that the college was in was known for mining limestone. Many of the buildings on campus had been built with stone mined just outside of the town. There were still active quarries in the area. But if they hit water when they were digging for stone, the quarry would be abandoned. Apparently the expense of pumping the water out wasn't worth it.
So the abandoned quarries were basically swimming holes. If you've seen the movie "Breaking Away" you know exactly what I'm referring to as that movie was filmed in Bloomington and features one of the quarries. I attended college prior to that movie; I had no idea that the quarries existed.
Early in the school year on a Friday my neighbors decided that we should go out to the quarries. They just described it as a local swimming hole. It sounded good to me. We loaded up a cooler with beer, grabbed some towels, and headed out. The quarry that we went to was not that easy to find. Of course there were no signs pointing the way. It was illegal to swim in any of the quarries; the property was probably still owned by the mining companies, and even if it wasn't, the town was not about to publicize the location. But the brothers knew where they we going and within a half hour we were at the end of a dirt road. There were some other cars parked there. We unloaded our supplies and headed up a dirt walking path out of the parking area.
Now, what my friends had apparently decided not to tell me was that the quarries were clothing optional. Not officially labeled as such, but the when the mining was abandoned big slabs of stone were left surrounding the water filled pit. These were perfect for lying out on, and, in the college spirit, many of the students did so in the nude.
The walking path led to the quarry. It came to a 'T'; going either way led down to the water. However, at the T there was a slab of limestone and a coed had decided that it was a perfect spot for her to sunbathe. Basically everyone that came to the quarry had to walk almost right up to her. To make matters worse, or better I should say, she had positioned herself so that you had to walk directly toward her crotch. Those were the days prior to the extreme shaving that women do these days. However, this coed was neatly trimmed and sparsely covered. And apparently very proud of everything she had. Now, I was somewhat sexually experienced, but I had never seen such a sight in broad daylight. I'm sure my jaw dropped and my eyes bugged out. That was probably the effect she was seeking; looking back at it now I realize that she probably had little interest in sunbathing and was more set on being seen. I had experienced my first exhibitionist!
Moving on, we came to an overlook. What a glorious sight! Scattered all over the rocks were college students of all shapes and sizes in various states of undress. Although some people had shorts and t-shirts on, many of the guys were naked and most of the women were at least topless.
We worked our way down to an empty rock, close enough to the water that we could jump in, but still high enough to have a good view of all of the sights.
None of us stripped down that day. I felt like I could, but also felt that it wouldn't be right, being with a bunch of guys that I didn't really know that well. I do know that this was my first exposure to clothing optional and I knew that I would be visiting this place as often as my class schedule and the weather would allow.
On the next free day that I had I headed back to the quarry by myself. I wanted to get naked in front of other people, but I have to admit I was a little nervous. Of course one of my biggest concerns was getting an erection. I now know that nudity does not necessarily equal sex, but back then, with my raging hormones, there was very little difference between the two. Combine that with the fact that I was living with another guy in the dorm with very little opportunity to take matters into my own hand and I was a walking time bomb.
I wasn't sure of what to wear. Giving myself a bit of an out, I wore a t-shirt with cutoffs. I debated about wearing underwear and decided against it. If I did chicken out I could always go swimming in my cutoffs.
When I got there I was very surprised that the same naked coed was at the intersection of the paths, in the same position as the previous visit. I was no less shocked that time. I wondered if she ever went to classes; what would she do when the weather got colder; did she ever graduate?
I made my way down close to the water and found a nice slab of limestone that was unoccupied. I laid down my towel, dropped my backpack, took off my t shirt, and ... just sat down for a while. I needed some time to build up my resolve. Back in those days college was full of pot smokers, including myself, so I lit up a joint and tried to relax.