Starburst for turndown service
Maple Motel, Hesperia CA
Stopping for a nice lunch at Schat's in Bishop
Views of the Sierras for much of the drive
Pulled over to stretch for a few minutes
Yellow and green
Gas isn't cheap in Bridgeport
Last stop, in Gerlach, before getting there
Coated in dust coming the other direction
Approaching Black Rock Desert
Event entrance!
Essentially no traffic on the way in
Waiting in line at the gate
Peeking out into the camp
About to head out to checkout playa artwork
Like a settlement on Mars
Playa Barbie #1
Tire tracks in the dust
Playa Barbie #2
Terry, everyone's favorite Muppet
Looking to the 10 o'clock area
The Man in his house
All roads lead to the man
Hug Deli, open for business
Eye and hands
Cruising the playa
The 2017 temple
Quiet morning
Sun starting to beat down
Journey (the art project, not the band)
Inside the path
Stressed joints from the drying wood
Giant metal arch
Lots of flowers
Spinning wheel
Out at the trash fence
Daytime rave
Trying to decipher the sign
Getting a fortune from a mirrored cat
Parisian victrolla
Upper railing and horn
Lizard skin shelter
Inverse globe
Tree of Tenere during the day
Inside the memorial
Reading the message
Gathering point
XO
Stacy and Terry in the O
XOXO
Viewed straight on
At an angle
Makeup in progress
Some bees at the meadery
Official logo and sign
Necklaces for gifting
A variety of meads for offering
Dusk sets in as the art cars wake up
Dusty sunset
Ready to venture out
Baahs the sheep lit up
Campsigns and another art car in the background
Getting pretty
All made up
The Waggle Lounge Meadery fills up
Lots of lights on the playa
In the lounger
Thinking "this is crazy"
Giant flamingo and friends
The man, starting to get prepped to burn
Blinkies everywhere
Crystal car
Dark structure in the foreground is about to burn
Face car
Mob scene at the tree
15,000 LED lit leaves
Giant VW vehicles
Watching the art burn
Closed and getting stripped of non-burnables
Tearing down the tent
Removing the lights
Almost empty
Relaxing in the shade. Still plenty hot
Sous vide steaks for dinner
Heading out to the burn
Our rendezvous point
Taking it all in
The perimeter around the Man
Giant marionette
Crazy eyes
Angular animal
Arms still down
General chaos
Iguana car
Shifting patterns
Fire fire fire
Solid wall of art cars
Snail car
Ready for blastoff
Tons of people
Returning to base
Three light pillars
Arms up!
Anticipation builds
The pyrotechnics begin
Sparks but no fire yet
Roof attemping to lift off
Some flames take hold
The burn really gets rolling
100 feet of flames
The roofline starts to waver
Still holding up, but barely
Ember pillar overhead
Completely engulfed
Roof gone, but man still intact
Our camp, watching from the distance
No more man
Burn sign
Solving the maze
Gaylactic Invaders signs
Packing up a dusty car
Disassembling camp
Just a few trash bags remain
Deep dust drifts
The long wait to exit
On the roll again
Covered in dust
Sunset after escaping to the road
Moonrise
Getting darker
Scattered clouds
Late dinner in Reno
Guess where those feet have been
Afternoon clouds on the drive home
2 hour backup on 395
Infowars!
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