I couldn't believe it. I finally had some time towards the end of the summer to actually go up the canyon to one of the few beaches along the river. I like going by myself. When I'm with others, I'm usually concerned that everything's going well with them and I can't fully relax. Today I'm going alone. Being a Saturday, though, I know the football sized beach area will get busy.
I arrived early to get a good spot, towards the north end. Nobody else was here yet. I brought down a fold out lounge chair, a small cooler, suntan oil and an inflatable air mattress to float on. The river here is about 100 feet across and quite deep. It's backed up due to a natural area downstream full of rocks that creates a natural high area to hold back the water. The swirling action from this area is what brings the sand up on the beach every winter. It's easy to float up stream for a quarter mile or so to some other secluded beach areas, only accessible by the river.
Not long after laying out my stuff, others started to arrive. For a while it looked like a caravan was driving down the dirt road to the parking area above the beach. I've never seen so many people showing up here. I remember when I could be here all day an only see two or three groups of people.
About me... I have very dark brown hair. I'm 6'1". I mountain-bike for exercise. I stay fairly tan most of the year. I wear tan-through bike shorts while I ride in the hills, to get a more even tan. They still seem a bit see-through to me even though they advertise that this isn't the case. Regardless, there isn't any support or padding in the shorts, so my package is fully on display when I'm wearing them. That's why I save them for the back trails where it's unlikely to run into anyone, and even if I do, they're usually wearing skimpy athletic clothing as well. I try not to let myself get too stimulated from the shorts, but they are a joy to wear.
Anyway, I felt like I better get some oil on so I sat down and started applying. This is one of my favorite things to do. I applied the hot oil liberally, as best as I could, all over. I have a hard time getting my back, so I just spray over my head onto my back. I also pulled open my waistband of my loose, Lycra swim shorts, and sprayed my covered areas. I then, massaged all the oil into my skin. I got the areas inside my shorts last, not spending too much time there, but making sure I was covered evenly.
I lay down on my lounger to get some rays and watch the people show up. It looked like just about everybody showing up was college age. The girls were wearing skimpy bikinis of various flavors. Some intriguing ones were made from some sort of holographic material that really drew attention. The guys were mostly tan and muscular. Most were wearing shorts that hung low. It almost looked as if they were hanging so low and loose that their package was actually holding up their shorts. Ass cracks in the back and all. That's the style now.
It was a bit stimulating, to me, watching all these fit bodies striping off street clothes and setting up their places to hang out. I could see that there would be plenty of eye candy today, even if it did get overly crowded. There was also a lot of drinking and smoking going on. I know I was getting wafts of cannabis floating by. None of this bothered me in the least. The bud would most likely keep things mellow. I've seen fights out here before and it's not condusive to having a good time, for anyone.