howdy folks welcome home rainbow 2007

Thanks for the hug 1hippiestead I've been trying to spread a positive impression of the gathering since people started showing up around Danville. It seems theres a lot of exaggerations being passed around here and I've helped to correct those a bit I hope. Like today my cousin, an otherwise rational guy, said he heard that around 200,000 people were expected. I asked if the news media had said that and he replied no but his buddy had told him it would be 200,000 and thats what was going around! Anyway family are already in town now and it will be these first few that do the most to set people's impressions I think.

 

Beaming out the posi-vibe is the best thing that folks can do.

4029TV says 20,000

200,000 is a definate tall tale...very tall

 

just pulled this off the oklahoma rainbow myspace
(btw my ride fell thru so if your headed home from east coast pm me!!!)

From: UP-STATE NEW YORK RAINBOW FAMILY LACONA TRIBE
Date: Jun 24, 2007 9:45 AM


Rainbow Family/Tribe Gathering News-A report from the site...
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:45:27 -0000
From: [SereniteaRidge]

Subject: [SereniteaRidge] A report from the site...

Howdy folks,

come on down to the National Gathering in Fallsville, Arkansas. From
east or west take I-40 to Clarksville Arkansas. There are three exits
at Clarksville, look for the Hwy.21 exit. Go north on 21 into
Clarksville. The Creek Festival is this weekend in Clarksville, lots
of tourists and bikes. Drive slow in town. Follow Hwy. 21 right at
light downtown, about a mile east on Hwy.64/21N. Hwy. 21 leaves Hwy.64
and goes north into the mountains. You will climb about 2000 ft to get
to Fallsville on Hwy.21, it is crooked but a very good Hwy. Fallsville
is 28 miles north of Clarksville. At Fallsville you will come to a
fork in the Hwy. or a "Y" in the Hwy. This is the Jct. of Hwy.16 and
there is the Fallsville Gas Station and tiny store. Very kind locals
run the store and should be greeted warmly and with much love and
gratitude.

Here you will find lots of cops. The road into the site is to the
right of the store 1 3/4 miles. It is the 2nd dirt road on the left.
Just past an old cemetery. Just before the 2nd road you will see the
"Six-Up" Kitchen on the right side of Hwy.21. Just past this police
"Base Camp" turn left into the USFS road block/welcome home. I went in
about 5:00pm and they only checked drivers license of drivers in
vehicle and visual search for open containers. $75.00 fine for open
containers. The Feds are being cool and pretty nice. I got through
quickly. They do have drug dogs so be prepared. If you look like a
problem, they will search you.

A camp is a few hundred feet further. All buses and campers park there
or where ever Fast Eddie says to park. The road down to the river is
windy and steep, but a good road. You can park anywhere you can get
all 4 tires off the road. Parking is tight and the road is lined with
cars and hard to turn around on. If your vehicle is big, or not good
on steep roads then park up top and shuttle/walk in. Road meets the
main trail at the bottom but actually crosses the Buffalo River next
to the family bridge. No one should cross the river. If you don't see
parking, turn around carefully and go back up. I highly recommend
parking up top. We need to keep the road open for supply, etc.

There is an excellent Kitchen at the beginning of Main Trail called
Crispy Critter Cafe. You can soak in the cool waters of the Buffalo
about fifty yards away. The best kitchen so far is Shut-Up & Eat It.
Also I recommend the A.R.F kitchen Arkansas Rainbow Family from
Fayetteville. I saw Tea Time, Kiddy-Village, PPK, Phat Camp and at
least two dozen kitchens. There is lots of water but you should boil
or filter it. There are springs everywhere down here and easy to tap
for a kitchen. Main trail is level and wide, curving through a dense
forest along the Buffalo valley for a couple of miles.

This is a true forest gathering. No meadows being found nearby.
However it is a very beautiful and wild place in the wilderness of the
upper headwaters of the Buffalo. Lots of swimming and plenty of
camping room, it's just deep forest and you must be prepared for the
poison ivy and slippery spots along the trails. No big hills except on
the road in. The road was improved with a bulldozer and trucks of
gravel by the USFS just for the family. Main trail is a little muddy
but even after a huge rain today, about 2 inches of rain fell in about
an hour, the trail was still easy to negotiate, even in the dark. One
thing about all the rain and the dense forest, there is Fox-Fire
everywhere. (Phosphorescent wood that glows in the dark).

Bring small flashlights and batteries, candles, torches, etc. The
forest is very dark at night. Send food stuff, tobacco, and kind
energy. We drove out at about 1:30am and didn't see one single USFS or
Cop anywhere.

Ignore all rumors of cancellation and "alternate sites". There are
about one to two thousand folks there already.

Peace, Love, and Light!

(name ommitted)

 

P.L.U.R. on... im yollie from Danville, AR, me and my boyfriend jesse will be attending tha gathering from tha 1st to tha 5th) this will be our first gathering ever and we are planning to experience an awesomely natural time... Peace Love Unity and Respect has alwasy been our motto so its goin to be fantabulous to share our beliefs with everyone else... we r makin hemp bracelets and necklaces for as many ppl as possible)

 

im so excited for the gathering!!!! can't wait to see everyone there =D

 

awesome!!! be sure to come to main circle in sillence the momment u wake on the 4th thats where the real magic is

if u have last min questions dont hesitate to ask

 

So, should we expect the cops to be looking for one more runaway? Or do your folks know where you're gonna be?

 

Greetings from South Texas. Will be heading up there this Saturday, Just waiting for my publication to come in so I can hand it out or trade in trade circle. Many blessings to all brothers and sisters traveling their path home. Namaste and Blessed Be

Mark

(ps- check out the .pdf of my 1st promotional issue of my zine. More info at my MySpace pg) check member info for link.

Peace

 

this was my first gathering and i loved it!!! it was great. i went with one of my best friends, dante, and he sorta lost me but i made other good friends. i cann't wait to go back next year!!