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Black Rock City Slideshow
Black Rock City
Travel Blogs from Black Rock City, United States
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Burning Man 2011 Rite of Passage
This is a top pick! ... lighting that made for a surreal sight in the middle of the dark desert. Bikes: You must have a bike because Black Rock city is massive (50,000 people) there are miles and miles of camps, parties and desert to explore. ...
Mimosa's Burning Log
... I can. A self designed pagan festival. God, I hope so. Monday, August 30, 2010 As we were driving toward Home (aka Black Rock City where Burning Man exists for a week in the desert) we noticed several RV’s passing us going the other direction. ...
Burn baby burn, disco Inferno- (The Trammps)
... disappeared. Everyone carries dust masks and goggles ready to whip out when the wind starts blowing. * Everyone who lives in Blackrock city during burning man dresses in whatever way they see fit, one things for sure your normal attire is world's apart ...
We burn it! All of it!!
A long, long time ago.... In a city, far, far away.... lived a man. This man had a friend, and together they dreamed of going to a party that would end all parties. That Party is Burning Man. Those men are my old and dear ...
Saturday: The Man Burns!
I set the alarm for dawn, pick up the golf cart and head out to the Playa to take some sunrise photos. The light is amazing and the quiet of the morning is a stark contrast to the noise at night. At night, the dance clubs pounding beats echo ...
We depart
Unfortunately, we can't stay for the Temple Burn tonight Vinny's flight is around noon on Monday and there's no good way to get back to the bay area and see the Temple burn. We rise at 5ish am and pack the last of our stuff, before joining the ...
A new day
... the motorhome into the spot. It ends up we're camping near some DPW folks and some folks who provide some outside services to BRC, Black Rock Solar, BRAF (Black Rock Arts Foundation), etc. The people next door end up being great fun. ...
Live from the Playa at Burning Man
Well, sort of...wi fi and phone access are intermittent...and not just for the community: accounting needed to submit payroll over the internet and couldn't get their on Playa connection to stay up. But Cameragirl and her IT staff worked some magic and ...
Burn Baby Burn - Burning Man Festival
So whats all this Burning Man nonsense about then? Well we spent many nights in a Peruvian internet cafe trying to figure it out. Its a festival, gathering, fire art, mutant vehicle kinda of a party in the desert. Key philosophies of The Man include; ...
Perfect Weather Day
Despite the heat and dust, Wednesday has perfect weather. No dust storms. A warm comfortable evening. We decide to split up this morning and do our own thing. I borrow the golf cart to find Snow Koan Camp. One of the guys who ...
Arrival & Burn Out
... camp spot at 5:30 & DNA near the company commissary (that serves food only to staff and some volunteers). The city is set up in concentric circles. The addresses are based on the clock around the circle and alphabetically going out from ...
Dust Storms strike!
Ugh! The day has periodic white-out dust storms all afternoon. The evening is supposed to have a 'spaceship launch'. We head out in a duststorm. Sit on the Playa for 2 hours (from 9-11pm) waiting for the event to start. I'm tired, ...
let it begin
... . Yes, of course it’s hot there during the day. We’re in the Nevada desert during the summer. But Black Rock City really shows its true colors at night – both literally and figuratively. One of life’s great pleasures is to ride ...
Manifestation Level: Full Power
... worship is to focus on yourself and accept all other forms of worship. You can find that kind of universal acceptance in Black Rock City. There are remnants of a plethora of ancient religions. From Ireland and Scotland, the fire and ...
Weather Enforced Heart to Heart Session
I decided that one of my "playa gifts" would be tails. I took one of my favorite blankets from home and spent a few hours cutting it into long soft fuzzy tails to pin on people. I made them meow as I was attaching it to their backsides to make sure they ...
Setting up Shop
... I stumbled out into the darkness locating Dylan and Casey who had just returned from a night bike exploration around the developing playa city. I managed to choke out a panicked "need water" to which they graciously gave me a nights supply. I realized at ...
Wake up call
Wednesday morning I was shaken awake, literally, by the blockrocken beats of some obnoxious art car. I drearily dragged myself into sitting position pulling out my now useless earplugs. I peeked my head out of the tent to see the sun still quite new on ...
Hookas and Fire Bazookas
To satiate my intellectual side, I attended a talk on The Art of Deliberate Creation at the HeeBee JeeBee Healers. Stuart accompanied me to listen while on installing LED lights into his costume for that night. I contemplated the 8 step process to ...
Dusty Dirt Devils
James told me about some pyramid type structure that was filled with turf. Green grass in the middle of the desert! I was all over that like white on rice. After getting a little lost, we finally found the place. True enough, as I took off my shoes and ...
Camp Cosmic Elvis
I was standing in front of my tent thinking about organizing the mess inside when all of a sudden a patio table motored by. Complete with an umbrella and people perched on the benches surrounding the circular table. I was fascinated to say the least so I ...
Entering the Gates
We arrived to the outer limits of the line shortly after midnight when the gates opened. All I could think about was going to the bathroom after the couple of beers we had during the last rest stop. Just when I thought my bladder would burst, we pulled ...
Lay of the Land
... pounded down by the vehicles. The fine powdery dust would hang in the air creating a hazy cloud as a bike zoomed by. Black Rock City is organized into a semi-circle with eight curved streets named according to that year's theme. 2006 was that of "Hope ...
Adopting my Gnome
... a black marker from to alter him just a little. I colored dots on the red radish he was holding and made it into a black spotted red mushroom. Now Gnoman was truly mine, a mushroom lover just like his mommy. The adoption agency nodded in approval and ...
Warm and Toasty First Sunrise
... our way over into deep playa. We stopped just short of the fence which is the boundary of Burning Man. I looked back toward Black Rock City and realized just how far out we were. All was quiet and peaceful save for a few art cars in the distance that ...
What the Fuck is Burning Man?
... just an ocean of blackness. Floating along this ocean however were countless art cars, all decorated in fairy lights, neon’s, black lights and glowing decorations. These fluorescent colours were the only way the cars could be seen amongst the black. ...
Burning man
Dont forget your gogggles! What do you think of the Burning Man Project? Or what you know about it so far? Comments ...
This is Burning Man
... . This is Burning Man. Coming across the Temple at 2 in the morning. The sacred space. A spiritual mecca within Black Rock City itself. Walking close, I could feel thick in the air, thick in my being, dozens of beautiful souls brought ...
Digesting Burning Man
a cross between a refugee camp with an outdoor art museum with engineering exhibits with a rave with an adult playground with summer camp with a commune with a hallowe'en party with a bunch of other things. that kinda scratches the ...
It's Not Over Till the Wicker Man Burns
... this entry to the site of Burning Man Festival is because...well, frankly, this makes for a far more interesting location. Since Black Rock City - the site of Burning Man - is in the middle of a desert; and since it only exists for one week every year ...
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