The secret hippie camp in paradise you won't believe actually existed

the year was 1969 it was spring the setting Taylor camp located on an undeveloped beachfront property on the picturesque North Shore of Hawaii some people called it the end of the road or the wild wild west and it truly was Taylor camp was a self-governing alternative lifestyle community there were no politics or bills to pay residents built multi-leveled tree houses constructed from scrap lumber bamboo and mosquito netting wild parties were thrown marijuana was grown and smoked and the Church of the Brotherhood of the Paradise children held services people made love and babies were born from photographer and frequent overnight weekend guests John where Himes perspective a day in the life of someone living there was simply to go with the flow it was all about doing whatever happened next to live moment-to-moment fish running setnet ocean flat dive surf good surf dot pot smoke it got beer drink it feeling creative create got a willing partner make love tired sleep as for the children they may have had it rough at school with locals calling them names like dirty stinking hippie but back at camp life was easy even for kids with irresponsible parents for them every treehouse was a home at its pinnacle there were about 120 people living on the seven acre property but after eight years of living rent-free on what is arguably the most pristine stretch of beach in the world in 1977 state officials and county police set the camp on fire just as quickly as it was established tailor camp disappeared leaving little but ashes and memories of the best days of our lives behind time says he was drawn to this place by the light and believed tailor camp was a fantastic subject to document Wareheim was compelled to record it in archival black and white for history turning his photographs into a book made exclusively of 35-millimeter black and white images along with the taylor camp photo book there is also a feature documentary that includes interviews with former residents and the officials who kick them out both items can be purchased on finding Utopia org it's truly a piece of history never to be forgotten for more on this story visit first to know calm or Taylor camp kawaii calm

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Published: Wed Apr 06 2016