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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — The U.S. Forest Service said law enforcement arrested close to 30 people and wrote nearly 900 citations in connection with what is being called the Gathering of the Rainbow ...

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 morning began with a circle of 2,500 adults holding hands in relative silence across the meadow at Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Lumpkin County. Children formed another circle in the ...

Rainbow Family members Collin, Noah and Dave enjoy some music during a Wednesday morning stroll back to the 'Instant Soup' kitchen at the Rainbow gathering in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

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 ...

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 ...

HAYDEN, Colo. – Erik Childress squatted down alongside the hiking trail snaking deep into the forest and tucked a cigarette between his lips. A steady stream of bare feet trod the path past the ...

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 white markers ...