An Overwhelming Time

During the year of the Woodstock festival (1969), the United States was full of tension due to the growing counterculture movement, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War. So it’s no wonder this man just wanted to lie down in the grass and forget everything.

So many young people felt overwhelmed by the seismic societal changes and just wanted to escape into nature or a more simple lifestyle. We’re sure he was one of many in that field, taking a break and staring at the clouds.

Next: Pop-up shops appeared all over Bethel.