Talk about a massively concentrated terrorist target.
Forgot a couple of things. A lot of them will be back in town for the end of Best of the West Nugget Rib Cook Off at the end of the week and we’ll be exposed to the wafting odor of patchouli oil and skunk “weed” for days after.
I first read that as “evacuation of the soul”.
Burning man was fun the first couple of years in 91-95 while I was working in Gerlach but it soon got ridiculous, and I watched helplessly as tens of thousands of people a year turned the black rock region from a wild a desolate place to basically I5 in Los Angeles all year long. Now half the area is closed off. Hot springs like Frog Ponds have virtually been wrecked and always have at least 100 squatters at them at all times with the water containing so much coloform and ecoli that I am stunned that everybody doesn’t get urinary tract infections just for walking close to them. There are signs everywhere now. I have treasured areas nearby that are mostly unexplored by the masses yet, but as so many people crowd, and because of it, more and more areas get regulated and then closed, More and more explore further and further out.
I have thought of ways to stop the burning man for decades without actually hurting anyone, and I think I have come up with a winner. I want to have a 10000 burning koran camp. Of course I will have to tell the organizers that they are bibles so it will be ok. But then when it comes time to burn get as many video cameras as possible on it and announce to he representing burning man and set 10000 korans alight and vanish. They would never be able to have another burning man for fear of terrorist attack
I liked reading WIRED magazine. I stopped my subscription a few years back but might get a digital subscription so I can re-read the back copies.
I don't think I would like to go to Burning Man but I would like to read about people who do.
Talk about a massively concentrated terrorist target.
Where does the water come from? Where does the poop go?
I like watching all the nutty vehicles heading up the 80 this week. You can spot a burner at 100 yards. Will avoid the playa til the patchouli stench has cleared, though.
This time of year for me is ‘watch all the crazy vehicles headed down 80’. I pass all sorts of nutty rigs on the way to and from work starting about a week and a half ago and going for the next couple weeks. They do these ‘art car’s and they can be pretty wacky and amusing. All the stores around here make serious bank selling water bottles and sun shades. Everyone with an old crappy camper gets it out to rent to people. It better be a crappy one though. Because you never know how trashed it will get.
As a resident in Reno, seeing the folks travel to/from over the last couple years, all I can say is what a trashy crowd.