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...
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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
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:
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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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.
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...
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!
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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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…
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