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Swiss Authorities to Hikers: Cover Up Your Junk

The Swiss are known for a relatively welcoming attitude to alternate lifestyles, but that tolerance doesn't extend to naked hiking anymore. As the BBC News points out, officials in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden recently passed legislation requiring hikers to keep their nasty bits covered, and failure to do so is now an offense punishable by hefty fines. Locals noticed an influx of nude ramblers last year - most commonly Germans who embrace a "free body culture" lifestyle - but they didn't have a law on the books to prosecute them. Authorities say that the new law - which was was rushed onto the books in advance of the 2009 hiking season - is designed to protect the many children who hike with their families in the scenic area. We're all for freedom of expression, but we'd hate to have our gorgeous mountain vistas interrupted by the pale, jiggly flesh of some insurance salesman from Frankfurt letting it all hang out. Would-be naked hikers might want to keep an extra sock or fig leaf on hand, just in case the morality police come swooping in.

[Photo: msnbc.com]

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