Our First Rainbow Gathering! Welcome Home!

Capturing the essence of the 2009 Rainbow Gathering, Wild Bill and his two younger grandchildren make their first appearance at the annual event, established 1972 to bring the bearers of light together in celebration and meditation for peace and global prosperity to satisy the full spectrum of its diversity, such is the spectrum of light at Rainbow Gatherings as it brings people of all races and creeds together.
What I did not capture was precious: Veruca picking wild flowers and passing them out to ladies while she and Stewart welcomed them home.

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• Rainbow Gathering
• Flower Girls
• Nature
• family
• community
• 2009 Rainbow Gathering
• Protester
• hippy
• Cuba New Mexico
• Santa Fe National Forest
• Bearers of Light

[ImNotOnTheInternet]

Peace

[protester]

Same to you, Bro!

[losthills]

Beautiful place! And I hope it was just as beautiful when they all moved on....

[protester]

It seems even thousands of people have little impact on the woods until they bring out their monster trucks and chainsaws or put three tons of fuel on their campfire. These are clearly not the way of the Rainbow.

[blackturtleshow]

Parking was obviously a bit of a problem, but other than that it looks like an awesome event! What was the elevation?

[protester]

8,500' to 9,000'. The rangers directed me and many others to park three to four miles away from the gathering, but as I was unloading a guy from Chicago told me that there was plenty of parking spaces closer to the event. So indeed we got back into the van and found a parking space among many near the top.

[Bonacker]

Wait . . . everyone drove to the Rainbow Gathering? I'm confused.

[MsAdrienneLynne]

This is neat. I want to go to something like this. Can you send me details.?

[mtz313]

@losthills Im from cuba NM where this was held. The mountains are fine, no damage done. Its a beautiful place and i had the privilege of growing up there. You can learn alot from those mountains that you cant learn in the city. I love it..

[rainbowpagun]

@desertjournalonline  well said

[CrowTitan]

Shalom

[mads18]

annoying video transitions :P

[seawind0721]

Yeah, those people say they appreciate nature, but they only tear it up with their polluting toys, without thinking about the consequences of what they're doing. They do not use the land gently, nor do they even attempt to fix it before they leave.

[desertjournalonline]

Thanks, I really enjoyed the Gathering although I was still recovering from my Hep C treatment and its many pains and tribulations. If I manage to trek outside the Southwest, it will be a miracle. Thanks for your comment!

[fontificator]

It's nice to see the Gathering through the eyes of First Timers! I'm glad you dug it. you've made some very beautiful videos. Thank You! I hope we see you on the east coast next yearn with your camcorder!

[desertjournalonline]

Mother Nature shines her light on those who keep her sacred in their hearts.