When we tell folks that we have become the unwitting hosts for the Rainbow Family’s annual gathering, the first response is, “the who?”As it turns out, some 20,000 Rainbows have gathered in Big Red ...

FEDERAL COURTS ARE HANDLING THOSE VIOLATIONS. JAMIE YEAH, THE FOREST SERVICE TELLS US ABOUT 2200 PEOPLE GATHERED IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR GORHAM FOR SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PRAYING FOR ...

A longtime counterculture festival now in its fifth decade and set to be held over the July Fourth holiday is being shut down, with U.S. Forest Service officials citing a lack of appropriate ...

When Iron River resident Patrick Dooley first heard that the Rainbow Gathering was coming to the nearby national forest, he said he wasn’t “completely comfortable” with the group. But, as he learned ...

The gathering to celebrate peace and love is not permitted and potentially destructive, according to authorities. Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer said in a news release Sunday that the man collapsed ...

People attending the Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes near Jackson, Montana, in 2000 form a giant circle on July Fourth. The gathering is coming to Vermont this summer. Photo by Rob Savoye [A] federal ...

SPOKANE — A U.S. Forest Service ranger sat cross-legged on the dusty ground, holding a wildflower as a symbol of his right to speak to the circle of hippies gathered around him in the woods. Newport ...

For attendees, the upcoming Rainbow Family Gathering in Plumas National Forest is a chance to celebrate community, peace, love and healing. But authorities in this sparsely populated corner of ...

Let's talk about hippies this week, shall we? Why? You might ask. Well it seems like eastern Oregon can't get a break these days, and is once again overrun with a ton of white people thanks to this ...

COLORADO, USA — The Adams Park trailhead in Routt National Forest is usually signified by a brown and yellow sign similar to those seen on public lands throughout the United States. Other brown and ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. - As the Rainbow Gathering winds down, fire danger in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ramps up. Folks with the Forest Service say hot, dry weather conditions kicked the fire ...