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 ...

IN THE CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NATIONAL FOREST — For a long time, Bikash Chhetri searched for a place where he felt “more connected to the world.” And he found it this week — at the Rainbow Gathering.

As the Rainbow Gathering officially starts this week, here's a quick rundown of what you need to know about the gathering and Rainbow Family. The information was gathered through multiple interviews ...

ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is urging those who are attending the Rainbow Family Gathering to minimize damage to natural resources and to “Leave No Trace.

The "Rainbow Gathering" in 2004. The U.S. Forest Service has ordered this year's event to leave Plumas National Forest. (Tristan Savatier / Getty Images) The U.S. Forest Service ordered hundreds of ...

Eric Peterson stood in the middle of a grassy field wearing dark denim overalls and a big smile. He had journeyed to the White Mountains of New Hampshire to join hundreds, if not thousands, of his ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Rainbow Family of Living Light’s first gathering for peace and love. Followers are returning to Colorado in June to camp for one month at their original ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Thousands of people are heading to the Carson National Forest this week for the 49th annual Rainbow Family Gathering. Attendees say the event, first founded in 1972, is for people ...

More than a week after the annual Rainbow Gathering officially ended, a small crew is still at the national forest cleaning land. The gathering of the Rainbow Family took place in the ...

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 ...

COUGAR — Mica Schmelzer said Rainbow Family members are hard to miss. Asked to describe the people she's seen streaming through Cougar over the past few weeks, she smiled and said: "Dreadlocks, ...