I hate to say but it took me 2 weeks to clean up a site where about 200 rainbows came through. They brought in but did not take out. Hundreds of trips back across a creek to my car , 10 miles down the road to dump 10 miles back..1 to 2 trips a day and finally i had it clean and back to normal.Castle lake 2011.

In the early 70's inSanta Cruz on the West Side there was this girl just sitting outside a small store next to her backpack.  I went inside for a snack but as I left I was just drawn back to her.  So I turned around and I asked if she wanted to take a trip down the coast with me. She was headed up to the City but had no hesitation at all and off we went.  We drove down to to Bixby Bridge and jumped the barb wite fence and checked the Big Sur River Mouth and beach then went down a bit further to what is now Andrew Morela State Park and we hilked down to the Little Sur River Mouth.  We had both beaches to ourselves.  We left and I dropped her off where we met and she assured me she was fine to get up to the City.
It was months later and my friends and I are on a surf trip to Willow Creek way on the other side south of Big Sur.  I was showing my buddies Rampart Range Road when we dive by this hippie gathering off a small road to the right.  All of a sudden there is this hippie chick screaming my name running down to meet us and it's her.  She leans into the car and gives me a big hug and we catch up a bit while my friends sat slack jawed as if I didn't mention she was gorgeous.  We parted and waved goodbye and I never saw her again.

Hi Star,

I came across your page while searching Rainbow gatherings. What a surprise to see you and your mom. I worked at the Macrobiotic community center as a chef back in the early 90's and lived at your house  for a few months while I was getting it together as I had just moved to the bay area. You must have been 5 years old. What a blast from the past. Glad to see you thriving and growing as human.

Grateful you all are still around.  Please keep it going. My first friends I met were in Taos in 1998.  Unconditional love and sharing.  A vibe that is extremely rare in 2024/5.

In the 60s and 70s I tried to be a hippie but i did not have enough drive and ambition.

Your mother looked so radiant in this vlog I love her beautiful silver hair. I can see where you get your natural glow from. ❤  thanks for sharing.

Good work.  You captured the magic.  While this gathering was different we all came together and made it work and that is what rainbow is all about.

This is why you started vlogging again. This is your contribution to the mental health of others. The world is better with you in it, Star. ⭐️ ❤

I remember my first gathering. We were going through the entrance there was a huge sign that they painted saying Welcome home and when we actually passed the sign it felt like I really was coming home. Everyone was cheering and shouting welcome home.

I wanna live like this 365. This is the way.

This reminds me of my days growing up and traveling with the Grateful Dead! It was the best time in my life. Forever Grateful. ⚡️💀⚡️🌹🫶

In 1969 my local park allowed a love in.  I went to the love in. My experience was people laying around in large tents, smoking pot talking about a bunch of random stuff.

As a  nine-year-old kid I couldn’t give a crap. When I was 22 I went to work for a large corporation. I worked with World War II veterans, Vietnam veterans and hippies. There was a lot of disagreements in the break rooms.

The only thing that’s changed about hippies being hippies is their age. They got a lot older. Yes there’s younger ones, but they weren’t there when it all began.

Was "Grandpa Woodstock" there this year? I've never met him, but I hiked part of the AT with his brother in '17. I've always wanted to attend one of these. Maybe someday.

I live rurally in the Ocala National Forest and several years ago the Rainbows started a forest fire and came very close to burning me out. I was a lucky one...several families were not so lucky

I love being a hippie and seeing my fellow hippies being at peace❤❤ God blessssss🌈

The definition of bliss wear is silverware and plates and things that are issued to you when you had nothing when you showed up

From the first woodstock to the rainbow gatherings in the Allegheny forest ( n.w pa down to the gatherings in alabama ive found some of the best people ) good luck in your travels an be safe ... Holding it down in Pennsylvania 😅

There's your Mama & Hadley!! Good to see them again!! ❤❤❤🕊🕊💗

I knew someone who was a rainbow tribe member in 81. She was a total free spirit she lived in a community in Missouri.

Thank you for this look into this festival. They came to OR a few years ago very close to where we live and everyone was dreading it and badmouthing the whole thing, but after watching this, I'm sorry I missed it.  We need more of this kind of stuff right now