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Wakarusa Fest 2008, Day 1 June 5, 2008
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Pedestrians at Wakarusa Fest make their way down Crazy Lane en route to the campgrounds Thursday, June 5, 2008.
Dreary skies loom over the Wakarusa Fest campgrounds on Thursday, June 5, 2008.
South Austin Junket lead singer James Hyland leads off an afternoon set Thursday, June 5, at Wakarusa Fest.
Hula Hoop vendor Breeze Blakeman, Kansas City, Mo., dances before her selection of hoops Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Wakarusa Fest. Blakeman is with the Hula Hooping troop Kaivalya Hoop Dancers.
Rachael Senft, Logan, Utah, spreads a stream of bubbles across the campgrounds Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Wakarusa Fest. Gloomy skies and the threat of severe weather haven't squashed the mood for many of the concert-goers on the first day of the music festival.
Tyler Grubb, Wichita, relaxes in his hammock among friends Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Wakarusa Fest.
Christie Murman, left, and Alex Reisenweber of the Manhattan-based Shady Lane String Band, warm up prior to their set Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Wakarusa Fest.
Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Wakarusa Fest.
Mark Finnell stands below a Jerry Garcia plush doll, hung on an elk antler hat rack in his teepee at the Wakarusa Fest.
Mark and Tammy Finnell secure their teepee at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival on Thursday, June 5, 2008.
Mark and Tammy Finnell stand outside their teepee at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
A flag blows in the wind at a campsite Thursday, during the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
Flag poles bend in the wind at a Clinton Park campsite, during the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
Herman Hull, 21, of Louisville, Ky., came for his first Wakarusa Fest as he and others listened to South Austin Junket Thursday afternoon.
From left, Brian Beker and James Hyland work a song together as their band South Austin Junket during Wakarusa Fest, being held at Clinton State Park.
Dennis Ludileer picks away on his mandolin Thursday at Wakarusa Fest as his band South Austin Junket performs.
From left, Myra Noble, 10, of Boulder, Co., Emily Koch, of Kansas City, Kan., and Brijette Romstedt, of Baldwin City, test out some hula hoops Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival at Clinton Lake. The hula hoops were on sale at the Umba Imports stand at the festival.
An overview of the campgrounds Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Wakarusa Fest.
Jenny Van Rees, Des Moines, and her sons, Jamie, 6, and Jake, 4, play with hula hoops during the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.
Gina Afentopoulos, 21, of Perth, Australia, shows off her tattoos at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival. Of her 16 tattoos, her favorite is a tomato on her left hip. "I'm a vegeterian and tomato's my favorite food," she said.
A concert-goer maneuvers a bicycle at the Tour de Fat Bike Pit at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.
Concert-goers ride bicycles at the Tour de Fat Bike Pit at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.
A flag flies at the Wakarusa Festival on June 5, 2008.
Kimmy LeFevre, Boulder, Colorado, grooves to the music of Head for the Hills at the Prairie Stage Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Wakarusa Fest.
Melanie Webster, Lenexa, works on her juggling before the Prairie Stage Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Wakarusa Fest.
Wakarusa Festival was filling up fast Thursday, while the VIP section looked pretty full of music goers, waiting for the evening bands to begin.
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