June 21 (UPI) --Local authorities in Northern California are buckling up for a rainbow invasion as thousands across the United States are expected to descend on Plumas National Forest next month. The ...

DENVER (AP) – The Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes plans to return to Colorado this summer to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The weekslong confab that draws tens of thousands of hippie campers to ...

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 ...

Local officials and tribal organizations near Northern California's Plumas National Forest are preparing for the worst as thousands ramp up to attend a large gathering held by what the U.S. Forest ...

“Every summer since 1972, Rainbow Gatherings have occurred in a different U.S. National Forest, drawing tens of thousands of counter-culture types to the wilderness to set up a temporary city. Filmed ...

The Rainbow Family Gathering had upwards of 10,000 attendees at the peak of the unsanctioned annual event and federal officials say the large gathering in Routt National Forest has been dispersing ...

In 2006, an estimated 15,000 members of the 'Rainbow Family' group, often described as 'hippies' and as part of a 'non-organization,' took over a large swath of land in Colorado's Routt National ...

ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST – The dirty dishes are stacked neatly next to three bins labeled wash, rinse and sanitize. Rob Savoye rolls up his sleeves and dives in, stacking washed sheet pans and mixing ...

The festival is shifting to a smaller, more intimate format while maintaining the spirit that has defined the event ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) – The first week of July looks likely to be a busy one for those Forest Service workers stationed up in the Adams Park area of Routt County. That can be attributed ...

The 50th anniversary of the Rainbow Family of Living Light’s first gathering in Colorado comes this summer and the group – a sect of hippies that say they stand for peace and love – appears likely to ...