Naked Hiking Day Gets Gubernatorial Endorsement
June 27th, 2009
The Appalachian Trail got a big publicity hit when South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford claimed to be hiking the 2175-mile “People’s Path.” Ironically, he went missing on Naked Hiking Day, a tradition occurring on the summer solstice (though not mentioned on any of my calendars). While he probably was walking around naked, it wasn’t on the Appalachian Trail, which only reaches Argentina through a stretch of the Luv Guv’s imagination. Favorable Fallout: scandals like this are publicity you can’t pay for. Next year on Naked Hiking Day, expect twice as many naked butts joggling down the trails.