
Wandering through a magical forest
Take me back to the weekend in the most magical forest. This summer I had the opportunity to mark something off my bucket list. I managed to get VIP tickets to Electric Forest in Rothbury, Michigan. In all of my adult life I have never experienced something so unique and magical. I honestly felt the same way I did when I was a teenager and went to Disney. I personally love the outdoors. And anyone that knows me or have seen my stream know I love lights, things that glitter and I will always side quest when I see shiny lol.

 The 4 hour drive around Lake Michigan was an easy drive (I say that knowing I don’t drive and we had to go around Chicago haha) upon pulling up to the gates a storm was brewing so they checked our car and told us to shelter in place. Once the storm passed we set up our tent got dressed and headed into the festival. From the moment we entered into the gate I was mesmerized by Lights EVERYWHERE. People dressed up with a freedom to dress however they felt. Nobody judging anyone and just an overall feeling of safety. We got there early on Saturday Morning and had an agenda of who we wanted to see. We had time when the gates opened before the shows would start so we mapped out which stages were where. Checked out food and shops. I found these amazing robes at a shop called Ground Score. I love them so much and I wear them all the time.
 That first night we walked around in the light rain looking at all the art work that is scattered all over the forest. From large moving light art pieces to tiny little forest fairy boxes that everyone gives a gift and takes a gift. filled with kandies, trinkets and collectables. People so happy to share the items they brought to the forest. I brought tiny little frogs that glowed in the dark. The fairy boxes were my favorite. We got to see a couple djs as they started opening for the main shows. We headed to the stage that we had on our list of DJ’s to see. We set up our bean chair and waited for Subtonics. As we sat there I looked around so happy to see all the different outfits or costumes. All the lights bouncing off the trees. It just felt so magical.
Once the main shows started the forest really lite up. lasers scanning across the tree lines. stages lit up so bright and colorful. I was having the time of my life. sitting there watching the lights bounce around. people dancing. Flow artists doing their flow art. Then the rain came… Half way through the first main show we were told to go back to our tents to shelter in place. Floods of people filtering through gates trying to get back to their tents. The winds did get a bit crazy for a little bit. We sheltered in our vehicle. Once the storm passed the reopened the gates and were able to catch one more show. We headed back to our tent for the night and got some sleep because we had one more day of fun ahead of us.
The next day we jumped over mud puddles. Many people now saying Happy Rainforest to people as they pass by instead of happy forest. I didn’t see many people complaining about it but instead watched a massive community embrace the day and make the best of it. Again we spent our afternoon walking through the forest looking at the art work that we didn’t get to see the day before. Opening more fairy boxes and excited for the upcoming shows for the night. We were enjoying the openers and were going to leave a bit early to get to the other stage in time. fireworks started and we all stopped to watch. As soon as they firework show stopped we once again got the shelter in place alert. We headed back to our vehicle and waited for an update. The weather was not going to let up that night so they decided to cancel the rest of the event and we packed up and headed home. Regardless of the weather and shows being canceled I still had the best time wondering through the most magical forest. I hope one day I will be able to go back and wander through this magical forest.