Thousands gather in Jemez

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE AT A GATHERING IN THE JEMEZ TO PROMOTE WORLD PEACE AND WHILE MOST OF THEM AREN T CAUSING PROBLEMS THE U S FOREST SERVICE SAYS SOME OF THEM ARE—COMITTING CRIMES AND DOING DRUGS JEREMY JOJOLA JUST GOT BACK FROM THE RAINBOW GATHERING NEAR CUBA AND HAS MORE ON WHAT S GOING ON JEREMY NEARLY 10- THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE CALLING THE MOUNTAINS HOME—AN EPIC GATHERING PROVING TO BE FUN FOR MANY–BUT A BURDEN FOR OTHERS UP IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR CUBA—THE RAINBOW GATHERING OF SELF-PROCLAIMED HIPPIES NOMADS AND COUNTER CULTURE AMERICANS CONTINUES TO GROW it s all about sharing love just enjoying the peaceful environment THE NARROW DIRT ROAD LEADING TO THE MAIN SITE IS PACKED WITH VEHICLES—2 200 CARS AND TRUCKS THE US FOREST SERVICE COUNTS all of a sudden they ll start walking by and you say welcome home and yoo hoo yeah and then you hear the drums then you hear people playing the guitar THE RIVER OF PEOPLE CONTINUES TO SWELL UP TO JULY 4TH-THE DAY THIS EVENT CLIMAXES WITH PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE past rainbow gatherings have exceeded 30- thousand people This years estimate by the US Forrest Service is 9 200 BUT NOT EVERYONE ISA BOUT PEACE AND LOVE—A FEW ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO THE FOREST SERIVCE—17 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED there was in an incident where two rainbow gathering participants got into an altercation one was stabbed critically AND HARD DRUGS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM TOO it s not just marijuana it s harder drugs like crystal heroin meth hash and it s not just small quantities large quantitites One seizure included a pound of marijuana SOME PARTICPANTS CLAIM THE FOREST SERVICE IS CONDUCTING HEAVY HANDED RAIDS ON CAMPSITES—-A CLAIM THE FOREST SERVICE DENIES FOR NOW THE MAJORITY OF THE PEACEFUL PARTICIPANTS SAY THE BAD APPLES ARE NOT WELCOME JEREMY JOJOLA EYEN4 THE US FOREST SERVICE SAYS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CUBA HAS HAD TO DRIVE UP TO THE MOUNTAINS 16 TIMES TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HURT OR SICK SOMETHING THAT SMALL TOWN IS CERTAINLY NOT USED TO ANOTHER BIG CONCERN– WHEN THINGS WRAP UP THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO LEAVE