The late John Foss was a legendary kayaker, and a big man with very muscular arms. He had a very strong love of wild nature, and enjoyed running around in his natural attire, whenever the local conditions would allow it.

John and his friends were kayaking a river in the Peruvian jungle that had never been explored, and had stopped to camp for the night. He quickly shed his wet kayak gear, and wandered into the lush rain forest. A local native woman was wandering in the same vicinity, and was very surprised to see the naked stranger. She screamed hysterically, and quickly vanished into the jungle.

The group stopped at a village a few days later, and the word had spread rapidly downstream. Everyone wanted to know if they had seen the “Naked Devil.”

John Mattson Local author danceonedge.com