It was around 1974, and I was about 10 years old. Back then, we could spend the whole day outside without our parents worrying, as long as we were back by nighttime. Some of the kids in the neighborhood and I would ride our bikes to the creek, which was about a mile and a half away. It was a magical place where we could just be kids and explore for hours.

One day, we stumbled upon a bend in the creek that had a deep spot, about 6 feet deep. We called it the "swimming hole" and it quickly became our favorite spot. Most of the creek was rocky, but at this particular bend, there was a dirt hill that we would get wet and slippery, making it a perfect slide. One day, while we were there, I didn't want to get my clothes wet, so I took off all my closthes and jumped in. It was something I had never heard of before, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. I was a bit chubby, so the other boys made fun of me, but eventually, they joined in and we all skinny dipped together. This experience opened up a whole new world of exploration for us. We looked at each other's bodies and compared them. I was a bit heavier, but other than that, there wasn't much difference. We didn't touch each other or anything like that, but it was fascinating to see the differences in our body types. It was around this time that I became fascinated with nudism. From then on, every time we went to the swimming hole, we would swim naked. Sometimes, we even skipped school to go down to the creek and explore. We found caves and made hideouts, just normal things that kids do. Looking back now, I realize how naive we were. I remember the time we discovered "fools gold" and thought we were going to be rich. We dug up tons of it, dreaming about all the things we could buy, like a new motorcycle or a swimming pool for our parents. It was heartbreaking when my older brother told me it was just "fools gold" and worthless. But as a young child, the fantasy felt real. We also found quartz veins and thought they were diamonds.

A few years later, as we got older and puberty set in, things changed. Suddenly, there were new things to explore and our bodies were changing drastically. We all started growing hair and our penises changed for no reason. It was fascinating to compare with my friends and see who was bigger or reacted differently. One of the guys had heard about masturbation and showed us how to do it. This added a new level of fascination to our skinny dipping adventures. We never really thought about sex or knew much about it, but it was still a cool thing that we stumbled upon. We would go to the swimming hole almost every day during the summer, and even skip classes in high school to go there when it was still warm. Eventually, as we all got our driver's licenses, we stopped going.

Our little magical place was abandoned long ago, but it remains a cherished childhood memory. I often wonder if the swimming hole is still there. Unfortunately, I am not healthy enough to make the hike, but I would love to see it again and maybe even go skinny dipping one more time.

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