The big news locally is the Rainbow Family Gathering the 4th of July week just north of Antelope Lake. As they usually do, they select rural locations where by their shear numbers overwhelm local law enforcement etc. The easiest way to access the encampment is via Janesville Grade. What happens remain to be seen.

In 1984, the Rainbow Gathering occurred at Camp One Spring on the Modoc National Forest and near the Lassen-Modoc county border, not far from Blue Lake. This was their 16th annual gathering. It was estimated that between 22,000 to 28,000 Rainbows were in attendance–more than the population of Lassen County at that time. That gathering was marred by a horrible event in which Anne Figueroa of Oakland, “freaked out” and threw her baby into a campfire.

Currently, the Rainbow Gatherings are not as large as in the 1980s, and estimates range between 7,000 to 10,000 this coming week.

Tim