This festival which started in San Francisco in 1986, moved to Nevada after a use permit for a fire(the 'burning' man) was rejected in 1989. The founders decided the Nevada site was the best option and it has proven correct. It now has been an annual event attracting 70,000 'Burners" who descend on the temporary city for a week of celebrating the non commercial gathering of artists and involved visitors who are inclined/prodded to give away something for nothing but "love". It has worked, so far. After some years of growing pains, it has stabilized into a well organized gathering with a modicum of supervision and basic rules, enforced by "rangers", designed to allow freedoms with restraint within the 'community'. The Mayor has interviewed a number of Tahomans who trek to Black Rock desert each September to attend the goings on there. All praise the effort and experience. However, the cost has become an obstacle for the average attendee. $800/ticket. Hmmmm. And I have to bring everything I'll need for a week of living/camping/ 24/7 for a week? Is it really worth it? No headline music; no concerts; no clubs; just dust, sun, portalets, no showers, no pools; no In-n-Out. Hmmmm.
What does it look like?
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| Black Rock playa during Burning Man encampment |
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