ROTHBURY, MI - From 2,000 feet above the ground, Electric Forest 2017 is a hive of tents and a mess of mud.

In an effort to capture Electric Forest 2017 from a different angle, MLive Multimedia Specialist Joel Bissell took about 100 photographs from 2,000 feet above the Double JJ Resort via airplane.

The photos offer a unique chance to see Electric Forest from above. The photographs show expansive tent cities, giant puddles of mud, and massive stages flanked by thousands of festival-goers.

More than four inches of rain combined fell in the area from a storm in the morning hours of Thursday, June 22, and another one from midnight-3 a.m. Friday, June 23, according to the National Weather Service.

The festival is held in the small West Michigan community of Rothbury.

In its seventh year, this is the first time that Electric Forest will be held during two separate weekends at Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Mich. Weekend one is June 22-25. Weekend two is June 29-July 2.

First weekend headliners are: Above & Beyond, My Morning Jacket, Nero (Live), ODESZA, Oliver Heldens, A-Trak, Bassnectar, Big Gigantic, Claude VonStroke, The String Cheese Incident, Dillon Francis and Lotus.

Find all of MLive's coverage of Electric Forest 2017 here.