10,000 People Chanted "OM" - A Prayer for World Peace at the Rainbow Gathering. July 1st - 7th We Shall See You in CALIFORNIA 2024 - Exact Location and Map Revealed June 15th

History: What it Looked Like in 2022...

Here's a Closeup Photo from Years Ago...

 

What IS The Rainbow Gathering? For Me, It's Woodstock with Amateur Musicians and I'm in the Band... It's a Week Long Backpack Trip for Thousands of People...

Many People put a Lot of Effort into Building Kitchens to Cook Food and We All have Giant Communal Meals... Others Build Giant Bonfires... Many People Bring Musical Instruments... Drums, Guitars, Flutes, Harmonicas... Others Teach Classes in Self Healing... Some read Tarot Cards... Whatever it is That Interests YOU is what Happens at the Gathering... Some Trade Hand Made Crafts, Crystals or Tie Dye T-Shirts... Some People Take Psychedelic Drugs and Marijuana but Alcohol is Only Allowed in the Parking Lot... AA & NA Have Meetings... Some people do Fire Dancing with Flaming Kerosene Balls on the end of short Chains... People Work Building Slit Trench Latrines and Clean Water Delivery Systems... Others work as Volunteer Doctors and Nurses... Rangers from the National Park Service are there in case you have an Emergency they Can Radio for a Medi-Vac Helicopter...

I like bringing Extra Food to Share... Especially Small Bags of M&M Chocolate...

And on July 4th at NOON There is a Group "OM" Chant Holding Hands... Like in the Photo Below...




Thousands of People chant OM. This photo was snapped just before I decided it was time to put away the camera and experience the event… Yes, it’s important to remember to LIVE LIFE instead of DOCUMENTING LIFE.
https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-journey-to-rainbow-gathering-in.html

The Last time we had a Gathering in California was 2004... The Modoc County Site was Excellent! Easy Walk from the Parking Lot, Easy Parking in a Large Field... Huge Main Meadow... and This Gathering Had about 20,000 people attending... WHY? Because it was Located Near Large Cities... an easy One Day Drive from LA, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver... Obviously THIS is What The People Want... That's the REASON so many People Showed UP! Near the Town of Likely on Highway #395.



and Marijuana is Legal in California...
but NOT on Federal Land...
and this is Federal Land

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Historical Blog Post about the 2022 Gathering.

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Driving Directions: Near Craig, Colorado. 

July 1-7, 2022  

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Rainbow Gathering Driving Directions 2022 Colorado

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Howdy Folks!

Here’s a map and updated text-based directions for the 50th Anniversary Rainbow Gathering, taking place in Adams Park in the Routt National Forest.

Watch out for cows on the road and try not to arrive after dark. Some parts of the road are one car wide only so drive slowly and carefully. Welcome home!

From Craig, CO:

1. Take “HWY 13” NORTH for roughly 36.4 miles

2. Turn RIGHT on “Moffat 2 County Rd”

3. Continue on “Moffat 2 County” for 14.5 miles

4. Turn RIGHT onto “Slater CR Rd / Moffat CR 1”

5. “Slater CR/Moffat SR 1” becomes “Routt County 82”

6. At the junction, continue on “Routt County 82”

7. “Routt County 82” turns into “Rout County 80”

8. Continue on “Routt County 80” to WELCOME HOME!!

*If you are coming in from east on 1-80, you do not need to go to Baggs, WY. Instead, you can take a LEFT 17 miles east of Baggs on Moffat County Rd 1 (saving 35 miles of driving). Then, follow from #2 below (Turn RIGHT on "Slater Creek Rd / Moffat CR 1).

From Baggs, WY:

1. Take 70 EAST 16 miles to Slater, CO

2. Turn RIGHT on “Slater Creek Rd / Moffat CR 1”

3. “Slater CR Rd / Moffat CR 1” becomes “Routt County 82”

4. At the junction, continue on “Routt County 82”

5. “Routt County 82” turns into “Routt County 80”

6. Continue on “Routt County 80” to WELCOME HOME!!

*Fuel up and follow the written directions as GPS/Google maps may lead you elsewhere.

Ignore all rumors of cancellation or organization!

Site specific RAP 107:

Written by Carla Bulotti Newbre

This area is absolutely beautiful. Please do everything in your power to minimize your personal impact and to have a safe and healthy gathering.

There may be many animals in the road or crossing the roads—elk, deer, antelope, cows, and sheep. You are entering their home. Please respect their need to be left in peace. Slow down and enjoy them, look around at the countryside that is their backdrop.

Greater sandhill cranes have their breeding grounds in the area. Please stay away from nesting sites if you come across them, and talk to someone at Info about flagging the areas as sensitive.

There are boreal toads that will sing you to sleep at night. To protect their habitat, please stay out of streams and wet, marshy, or willow-y areas.

Even though elk calving season is officially over, there are still random calves being born. They do not move from their birthing place for two weeks. Please take every care to avoid them, and to move away from them if you do see them. They are very vulnerable at this age.

There are a lot of standing dead trees onsite. They are called “widow makers” for a reason. Make sure your tent in not at risk.

Remember that drinking water directly from the source can lead to Giardia. Filtered is water available all over the site. You can fill your containers at the tap, or from the large jugs at the kitchens. Don’t touch the thing to the thing.

Sun exposure at high altitude is a risk. Wear sunscreen, broad brimmed hats, etc. Mosquitos are abundant.

Finally, leave no trace. Pack it in, Pack it out. We love you!

This promises to be an especially great Gathering this year!

Remember: Colorado is High Elevation and Cold at Night. Go a Few Days Early to Get Acclimated... Bring Warm Clothes, Sleeping Bag... Bring Plenty of Food and Chocolate! ... Bring a Bag of Tobacco for "Nic @ Nite" --- Bring a Cup to use when they are serving free food! Remember: Sunburn is a Real Health Hazard at High Elevation.

The First Amendment to the US Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

So... While Local People & Police May SAY that it's an Illegal Gathering... The First Amendment to the Constitution Always Guarantees the Right to Peaceably Assemble... and That's What We Are Doing!

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...or...

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...or...

https://rainbowfamilygatherings.net/

BB asks: As a first time family member of the upcoming gathering, I need to know what items to bring. I will be in my camper van so I have the luxury of more space. What do tent people often run out of that I can bring to share? What fun items should I bring? I have my drum and playing cards, for example. What else?

I replied: Bring Food... Enough to feed yourself for a week... Bring Tobacco to share with the Nic@nite people... Bring Warm Clothes because Colorado is Cold at High Elevation... Bring Flashlights! I've always had to backpack in and so I traveled light... Instead of bringing a drum I brought Harmonicas and TEAK STICKS... Very Light Weight... Often it's a Long Walk from the Parking Lot to the Welcome Home Kitchen so... Figure That You will be Bringing Everything you want in One trip.

EF Said: I suspect this gathering will be high elevation and cold. I recommend blankets or warm layers for people who come from low elevation climates and don’t understand how to prepare for cold Colorado nights. Also bringing kick downs for kitchens is always great! Over at Instant Soup Kitchen we can never get enough fresh produce, dried fruits and nuts and nut butters.

As some folks have asked about clean/sober space and meetings in the woods. SereniTea Ridge is indeed focalizing our camp for the annual gathering! We could use all the help we can get, so if you’d be interested in camping/connecting with us, please let us know!

Preamble For Serenitea Ridge: We are a fellowship of men and women who share our strength, experience, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from the disease of addiction.

We come together every summer at the National Rainbow Gathering to share our vision of peace, love, and healing for our Mother and for us, her children. We realize that we know only a little and that more will be revealed if we are willing to place our trust in spirit. We hold 12-step meetings in our camp twice a day, at Rainbow Noon and Dark Thirty. All are welcome, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or drug of choice. Any person in recovery is welcome even if your recovery is not chemically-related. Because of the nature of our sensitivities, we ask that Serenity Ridge and Brew HaHa Tea Kitchen remain chemical-FREE. That includes caffeine and nicotine. We ask that you respect our serenity by respecting these requests and join us as we share this life in recovery.

Words of Advice:

The gathering is going to be in high elevation. That is a given. There is always a hike in. Some yrs as far as 4 miles although it has been less in the last several yrs. This is primitive camping. There are only slit latrines with little privacy. No portapotties. Please be prepared for these obstacles. If there is a medical emergency it could take time to assess care. This has always been the nature of the gathering. For our new family we welcome you but be aware this is not a festival.If you come before 7/1 then you are at seed camp. You must be prepared to be self sufficient and pitch in.Everyone will help as much as possible but be prepared for cold weather and maybe a fire ban. Our focus is building a community in the woods where we as a family are self sufficient as we prepare for our silence and prayer on the July 4th. It's going to be epic, even if it isn't easy.

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Photographs and Story of My Journey to the Rainbow Gatherings in California, Idaho, Pennsylvania and Utah...

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-journey-to

-rainbow-gathering-in.html

What IS the Rainbow Gathering? 

To me, it's Woodstock with amateur musicians and I’m in the band…

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I Said: We all saw something like that at the Rainbow Gathering in Idaho 2001... People out in Main Meadow were pointing and shouting as if a UFO was landing... I left our campsite under the trees to see what the comotion was... and saw a giant rainbow in the sky that persisted for about a half an hour... Bliss!

and AP Replied: At the 78 gathering in Oregon, it had rained cats and dogs for days and days. On the 4th after the OM, the very second it went quiet, the sun came out over our huge circle with a rainbow from one side of the circle to the other. That was enough to make a believer of me that something else was at play in those moments!

https://www.welcomehome.org/

Welcome Home!

When the earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people shall come unto the earth from many colors, classes, creeds, and who by their actions and deeds shall make the earth green again. They will be known as the warriors of the Rainbow -- Old Native American Prophecy

Ignore all rumors of cancellation or organization! Live Lightly with the Land and People!

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The Saying "Welcome Home" was a Greeting Originally said to Returning Vietnam Veterans... Because They Were In Need of a Friendly Greeting. 

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A Journey to the Rainbow Gathering in California 2004. Photographs and My Story... and Memories of The Gatherings in Idaho, Utah and Pennsylvania... https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-journey-to-rainbow-gathering-in.html

What IS the Rainbow Gathering? To me, it is Woodstock with amateur musicians and I’m in the band…

Thousands of people go backpacking for a couple of weeks… Every year during the end of June and the beginning of July… The location is different every year but it is always in a National Forest… It’s an intentional temporary village…

This is a description about my trip to The Rainbow Gathering in California 2004… I wrote this to help me remember…

The 

Photo of the CALM Medic tent…

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Here is a great Hike in Yosemite... to the Top of Yosemite Falls... In 1973 We Ate [Censored Three Letter Word] and Hiked to the Top of the Mountain... and I'm Sure Glad We Did... BIG FUN!

We Started at Sunnyside Campground and 

as We Got Higher and Higher in Elevation 

We Were Getting Higher and Higher on LSD... 

and when I was PEAKING ON ACID 

I was on Top of the World!

I wanted to Go Look over the Edge but

the Entire Mountain Seemed to Be Dancing...

So... I Crawled on My Belly to Avoid Falling!

 https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/yosemitefallstrail.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_Falls

This is the Map of the Trail... 

That was my First Year at Chico State College and Four of Us wanted to be OUT OF TOWN during Pioneer Week... The Idea of Thousands of Drunken Frat Boys was NOT FUN... and So Many Strangers Coming to Raise Hell and then Leave...

So We went to Yosemite and Camped at the Overflow Campground. One Morning Bright and Early we Dropped Acid and Hiked to the Top of the Mountain... One Effect of LSD is it Gives You a LOT of Energy to Do Hiking or Dancing... It's a Powerful Stimulant so We Had NO TROUBLE Walking the 2700 Foot Change in Elevation... 

Then we Rode the Double Decker Bus Around the Park to the Mist Trail. We Sat on the Top Layer of the Bus... It Had No Ceiling... Truly one of the Most Fabulous Adventures POSSIBLE... Outdoors on a Magic Carpet Looking Up at Half Dome... 

Then We Hiked to Vernal Falls...

It appeared to Be a Living Multi Eyed Creature... and when I Looked Away, The Mountains Appeared to be Flowing UP... I'm Still Amused by this Visual Effect... For Example if I Read The Scrolling Letters on the Bottom of CNN TV News Show... and Then I Look Away... Whatever I see Appears to Be Moving Left to Right... Try IT!

https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/vernalnevadatrail.htm

The Next Night We were Sitting Around a Campfire Singing Songs and Smoking Marijuana and a Park Ranger Ran out of the Darkness and Arrested ME... He said I'm Gonna Charge You with "Disturbing the Peace" but You Have to Leave the Park Tomorrow... or I'll Change the Charge to "Possession of Marijuana" SO... We Left... and I Paid a $35 Dollar Fine... I'm Sure Glad the Ranger Didn't Attack Me When I was High on LSD... That Would Have Been a BUMMER! 

In Fact HE WAS DISTURBING THE PEACE... I was Playing the Harmonica and Smoking Marijuana... PRETTY DAMN PEACEFUL ACTIVITIES! But he was a Freaking PIG! Oink Oink!

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Since We Had Such a Great Time In Yosemite...

The Next Year for Pioneer Week We Went Camping at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir... a MUCH More Private Campground since almost No One Goes There... and It's Just a Fabulous... with Giant Granite Rocks Everywhere... We Took a Marijuana, LSD and Peyote Trip and This time We Just Made Our Own Trail... Since we were above Treeline, Just Wandering Around in the Mountains was Easy... and Privacy WAS Important Because We Didn't Want to Meet any Rangers! 

On that Day We All Climbed up a "Chimney" in the Granite Rock... a Place where the Rock has Split apart and The Mountain Climber Puts one Foot on One Side and The Other Foot on the Other Side and Just Behaves Like Spiderman!

Later That Day I Accidentally Slipped into The River... I was Walking Along the Edge watching the Water Bubble UP in a Large Pool... Quite Pretty! That Swim Could Have been Fatal as I was Upstream from a Giant Waterfall... However, as Luck would Have It, I Was Washed to a Place where I Could Climb Out... 

A Total Gift From God... I Was Totally Out of Control and The Current of the River Made All Survival Choices For Me... When I Was At The Bottom of The Pool, I Relaxed and Accepted Death... and Then I Was Spared! 

Everything Since Then is a Blessing!

https://www.yosemitehikes.com/hetch-hetchy/wapama-falls/wapama-falls.htm

I also took a trip at an Anti-War protest march at the White House - I was interviewed on TV as one of those Man on the Street Shots - ranting and raving about the war... and then we Marched over to the Lincoln Memorial and were Faced with a CHOICE - stay in the Street and get arrested when the parade permit expired - and Make a BIG DEAL out of the Whole Thing or... stand on the Sidewalk and go about our business... I Chose to NOT Get Arrested with Daniel Ellsberg and a Hundred other people... who sat down in the street... That Trip was like an Abbie Hoffman Reenactment! Chicago 8 Riots 1968... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ellsberg

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