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The 38th Annual Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes is at Parque Venado in the Santa Fe National Forest. 24 miles from Cuba, New Mexico.
The site is beautiful, altitude is 8,500 - 9,000 feet. Be prepared for cold nights (low 40's to 50 degrees) Warm days in the mid 80's and sunny. 1/2 hour afternoon thunderstorms most days,
which are downpours, bring good rain gear.
Directions from Albuquerque: Take I-25 north to U.S. Highway 550. Go north on U.S. Highway 550 approximately 65 miles to State Highway 126 (Cuba, NM). From Cuba, NM take State Road 126 East for 13 + miles to FS Road 103 on left, go 2 miles to FS Road 69 on left then drive 9 miles to where FS Road 69 meets FS Road 70. Parts of the road in from Cuba are twisty mountain roads - please drive slow.
To see a topo of the site, click here. For the groovy flyer in PDF, click here.
If you make it to Albuquerque, you can take the New Mexico Rail Runner light rail to U.S. Highway 550 and then catch bus #4 to San Ysidro (about 40 miles south of Cuba on US 550). Call the Rail Runner for transit info 1-866-795-RAIL (7245).
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Yay!
Hey, check out the video I found. It's video taken from an overlook whose turnoff is just four miles prior to the Gathering's turnoff. Do you suppose the beautiful meadows it overlooks might be our main meadow?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApsY_DlLVMQ
I worked on the Santa Fe NF in the late 80s. At the time there was - and I assume there still is - LOTS of anamosity by Hispanics against Anglos in northern NM (read William DuBuy's ENCHANTMENT AND EXPLOITATION,and you'll see that it's not altogether unjustified). It was / is not a pleasant place.
At that time, Coyote and Cuba were notoriously dangerous places for Anglos to go. When I was fortunate enough to get out of NM, I swore I would never set foot in the state again as long as I live. That still holds.
correction / clarification :
the author's name is "William DeBuys", not "DuBuy", and the full title of the book is ENCHANTMENT AND EXPLOITATION: THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF A NEW MEXICO MOUNTAIN RANGE
from ALBUQUERQUE to GATHERING
Hello family,
People are already sharing rides on welcomehere.org, but, for the last stretch of the journey, there's a need for something more focused.
I just started a discussion board for getting from Albuquerque to the Gathering.
For my part, I can't wait to get to seed camp. Planning for one week of seed camp, one week of cleanup, and perhaps a gathering between the two :) Coming from overseas and would love to have it easy on the last stretch to arrive with energy for seed camp.
Love, smiles,
June 11, 2009 10:40 PMAnonymous said...I worked on the Santa Fe NF in the late 80s. At the time there was - and I assume there still is - LOTS of anamosity by Hispanics against Anglos in northern NM (read William DuBuy's ENCHANTMENT AND EXPLOITATION,and you'll see that it's not altogether unjustified). It was / is not a pleasant place. At that time, Coyote and Cuba were notoriously dangerous places for Anglos to go. When I was fortunate enough to get out of NM, I swore I would never set foot in the state again as long as I live. That still holds.
GREAT!!! The beautiful state of nm is better off without narrow minded people like you...
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