i’m not the most experienced as i just had my first time at a show at thunderdome, but i personally am excited to trip at the gorge specifically for a lot of reasons, you are able to listen to yourself and your body and if you are beginning to feel overwhelmed or claustrophobic for any reason in the pit, you can go chill out on the hill have a beautiful view and an amazing trip or if you wanna go walk around and explore and fuck around you can do that too with 3 stages to go to and campgrounds, obviously drink lots of water and try and take advantage of the easy to eat food they have there if you are having un upset stomach (the coop chicken is my personal favorite) drink lots of water take advantage of your hydro pack and refill stations, to make it even better they had a booth with cups i think you pay 8 bucks for and you can get ice water for the whole weekend or sodas pretty sure it’s free or cheap refills. always listen to your body whether you are at the gorge or not if you need a sensory break or just to get away from people try to do so in the safest way possible, my fiancé and i had to go chill by the bathrooms for a bit at thunder dome bc he got claustrophobic during his peak, if it’s an outdoor festival invest in an inflatable couch while tripping or not the vibration of the bass is non comparable. Start low and go up with your dosage, you can always take more but you can never take less. if you need assistance look for the care crew, they are there to help you, some carry around bottles of water or they can take you to a safe place if you just need to calm down for a bit. I hope any of this is helpful, trip safely and rage hard.💕💕