The concert over the weekend at Horning?s Hideout was pretty unique and amazing. Yah, I felt a little out of place without dreadlocks, facial hair, and horrendous amounts of body odor (hrm?I really should watch what I say, I keep forgetting I have pictures of me linked from this site J). EVERYBODY is sooooo friendly there. I guess a combination of the String Cheese Incident and wilderness feeling of Horning?s Hideout attracts a chill audience. Tents were everywhere, all of us scrunched together in a series of small meadows. It wasn?t uncommon for random neighbors to walk-up, sit by our tens, and talk & hangout. By nightfall, everyone was having a good time?although many started at daybreak. The morning wakeup call would be people yelling ?Bloody Marries for a Dollar?. Lots of people were selling all sorts of things.
The weather there felt like it was a desert. The heat just pounded on your neck (and in my case my forehead 
). Even sitting in the shade was hot. We did spend large amounts of time by the lake (which, btw is freezing but it was a nice way to cool down). Despite mostly hot weather, we were once reminded that in fact it was the Northwest by a 2 hour period of heavy rain and thunderstorms (good thing we attached the rain cover to our tent!!!).
Everybody had a great time. There was music, small stands to purchase everything from tie-dye items to food, and many interesting talks. Apparently tickets to the concert sold out for the first time, so if you plan to go next year, plan ahead. This is definitely an experience not to miss.