 It is located in a steep pocket valley in the Siskiyou Mountains.According to the historian Timothy Miller, the community bought the property for $22,500 using money from a variety of sources including from supporters in the entertainment industry, as well as "one large unexpected angelic gift" and the "proceeds from a major LSD deal".The money from the entertainment industry was obtained through what Stephen Holden in the "New York Times" describes as "emotional blackmail", quoting Michael Tierra