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Katherine Saatjian, 22, of Boulder, CO. plays a pipe at A campground just north of Hahn's Peak in North Routt County, where 15,000 to 20,000 people are expected to gather in the coming weeks for this year's Rainbow Family of Living Light gathering on Monday.

Yuriy Rudenko plays with his son Daniel Rudenko at the Rainbow gathering. The father is from russia and is experiencing the Rainbow gathering for the second time. The face paint is something fun for the boy while at the gathering.

Participants in the Rainbow Family Festival trek across a hill near Strawberry Lake in 1972. Some Rainbow Family members have remained to clean up site but thousands have left and the area is reported as quiet and normal. Denver Post file photo

Attendees at the Rainbow Family Festival raise their hands in a religious ceremony. Denver Post file photo

Zen, his wife Storm and son Austaifhri hike to their camp at the Rainbow Family annual gathering on Saturday, July 1, 2006, north of Steamboat Springs, Colo., in the Routt National Forest.

Christopher entertains other Rainbow Family members with his guitar and singing as they wait outside a make shift courtroom at the North Routt Fire Station near Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Friday, June 30, 2006, where a federal magistrate setup court to handle tickets given to Rainbow Family members for trespassing and other offenses. As many as 20,000 are expected to gather in the Routt National Forest for their annual Rainbow Family gathering.

Rainbow Family members arrive in the Routt National Forest north of Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Saturday, July 1, 2006, where as many as 20,000 are expected for the annual Rainbow Family gathering which runs through July 7.

Up to 4,000 people move north on U.S. 34 near Granby after the road was opened. The march to the Rainbow Family of Living Light religious gathering near Strawberry Lake was peaceful. Denver Post file photo

Rainbow Family members gather around a fire circle for music and conversation on Saturday, July 1, 2006, north of Steamboat Springs, Colo., in the Routt National Forest.

Rainbow Family members "Fozzy Bear," front, and Matthew are reluctant to show their faces to the camera while watching people arrive at the gathering near Clark, Colo., on Wednesday, June 28, 2006.

Rainbow Family members arrive for the annual Rainbow gathering on Saturday, July 1, 2006, north of Steamboat Springs, Colo., in the Routt National Forest.

Rainbow Family members silently gather in a meadow in the Routt National Forest near Steamboat Springs, Colo. prior to forming their traditional prayer circle on Tuesday, July 4, 2006.

Rainbow Family members hold hands as they gather for their annual prayer circle in a meadow in the Routt National Forest north of Steamboat Springs, Colo. on Tuesday, July 4, 2006.

Rainbow Family members gathered in a meadow Tuesday, July 4, 2006 near Clark, Colo. The Rainbow Family's massive gathering in the northern Colorado mountains neared the halfway point Tuesday with an estimated 10,000 people camped in the Routt National Forest. Forest Service officials said they had issued more than 500 citations, mostly for camping without a permit and drug violations.

Katrina Byars, of Glenwood Springs, joins a crowd of people as they gather to dance in the middle of Big Red Park, after holding hands in a large circle of thousands, praying for world peace on Tuesday. The annual Rainbow Family gathering drew around 20,000 people to Big Red Park, 35 miles north of Steamboat Springs.

Barry T. Adams was one of thousands at the Rainbow Family of Living Light festival in 1972. Denver Post file photo

A festival attendee named Judy mends a colorful ankle-length dress In camp. Rainbow Family of Living Light campers do their washing in a nearby stream. Denver Post file photo

Rainbow Family members join hands in religious rites. Estimates on the number of persons at the family's camp range from 1,500 to 3,000. Denver Post file photo

Clark Store in Clark, CO offers supplies to those attending the Rainbow Family gathering. There have been some worries that the gathering of nearly 20,000 people could cause problems, yet the store has set out to welcome the visitors. The store, however, doubled their employees with ten new workers, including a few set aside to provide security. The store is the last stop for goods before heading to the camp.

Two-year-old Zen picked flowers while his mother "Happy" waited for a court appearance outside the North Routt Fire Protection District Fire Station, 61915 Rural County Road 129, where a magistrate was assigned trial dates for members of the Rainbow Family accused of illegally camping on federal land on June 23, 2006. The Rainbow family is camping in a remote part of the Routt National Forest on Silver City Creek about 30 miles north of Steamboat Springs. U.S. Forest Service officials have denied a permit to the group. Zen's mother said they have been living in Denver since they were displaced from New Orleans after Hurrican Katrina.

Members of the Rainbow family form a power circle to pray as a judge hears the case at hot Sulphur Springs. The hearing on a court order designed to stop thousands of youths from holding a "religious festival" at Strawberry Lake was continued. Denver Post file photo

A hippie named "Happy" had some fun with a frisbee while waiting for a court appearances outside the North Routt Fire Protection District Fire Station, 61915 Rural County Road 129, where a magistrate assigned trial dates for members of the Rainbow Family accused of illegally camping on federal land on June 23, 2006. The Rainbow family is camping in a remote part of the Routt National Forest on Silver City Creek about 30 miles north of Steamboat Springs. U.S. Forest Service officials denied a permit to the group.

Campers waited for court appearances outside the North Routt Fire Protection District Fire Station, 61915 Rural County Road 129, where a magistrate was assigning trial dates for members of the Rainbow Family accused of illegally camping on federal land on June 23, 2006. The Rainbow family is camping in a remote part of the Routt National Forest on Silver City Creek about 30 miles north of Steamboat Springs. U.S. Forest Service officials on Thursday denied a special-use permit for the group. Fire danger was one of the reasons given for the denial of the permit.

Rainbow Family of Living Light festival attendees line up to board a shuttle bus on Monday to leave the gathering at Strawberry Lake near Granby, Colo. The bus could carry only a small portion of those departing the festival. Cold weather, mosquitoes, lack of food and water, no entertainment and other distractions combined to disillusion many of the young persons-estimated in excess of 15,000 who arrived for the four-day gathering. Those unable to ride bus had to walk eight miles to U.S. 34. Denver Post file photo

Aguadas, (left), and Sunray, (right) explain the meaning of a "religious" gathering. They say the event will attract 144,000 to Rocky Mountain National Park July 1-4, 1972. Denver Post file photo

*Rainbow Family members hitch a ride on a pickup truck on Saturday, July 1, 2006, north of Steamboat Springs, Colo., in the Routt National Forest.

Attendees at the Rainbow Family Festival raise their hands in a religious ceremony. Workers were expected to stay at the site until July 15 to help restore the campsite and clean up debris left by fellow celebrators. Denver Post file photo

Four men at a festival organized by the Rainbow Family of Living Light carry food supplies up a hill. Festival organizers say food supplies have been ample through donations to the campers. Denver Post file photo

Paco from San Diego, CA unpacks at campground just north of Hahn's Peak in North Routt County, where 15,000 to 20,000 people are expected to gather in the coming weeks for this year's Rainbow Family of Living Light gathering on Monday.