and ya don't have to spend 6 weeks there...only the die-hard, hard-core rainbows do that (and most live in the woods, off the grid, full-time anyway, LOL)...just visit for a few days. come and go as ya please...just park your vehicle accordingly so you can get out...the parking lot is packed solid by the end of june. but it is something everyone should see at least once in their youth and maybe it'll click with ya and you'll visit often over the years! it's been a yearly event since 1972 and always in a different national forest...