(Clearwisdom.net) Salida, a small town located in the middle of the mountains in Colorado is home to the annual Blue Paddle Whitewater Festival Parade. Practitioners from across Colorado and New Mexico set out early in the morning, disregarding dense fog and mountain rain on the way, and gathered in Salida where the sky was clear. People in Salida were especially enthusiastic and requested on their own initiative the Falun Dafa introductory information and materials.

A Western practitioner drove to Salida several times in the week before the parade, and put up information about teaching the exercises. After the parade, practitioners taught the exercises and introduced Falun Dafa in Salida's library, and also talked to people who came to learn the exercises about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China. More than 20 people attended and raised questions. Finally, in a harmonious atmosphere, the class concluded with learning the five sets of Falun Dafa exercises.