Have you ever heard of Burning Man? You hear about it a little on the East Coast, but nothing real big. Well, let me tell you, it IS BIG here. It all started a week before the big date. There was an RV seller on the news telling that ALL of his RV's and travel trailers had been rented out for Burning Man, some of them going for as much as $15,000 a week! Then over the weekend Kat went to Walmart, and there again, people stocking up food and water to head out to the desert about 25 miles outside of Reno, heading to the big event.
Thousands of people go out to the middle of the desert, no stores, no food carts. As a matter of fact they don't even let you buy anything there. You carry enough for yourself, and enough to share. It's not like you can go to a booth and buy a Pepsi, nope, not here.
This is what their official website has to say........
Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left no trace whatsoever.
Today it came on the news that they had to stop all traffic from going into the area. A storm had come up, and the place was flooded. Who would have dreamed that road closure would have made the news?
Google and look at some of the wild costumes, artwork, homemade vehicles, and read the stories about this. Even the Huffington post has written a few articles. AND, look real good, and you can find the live feeds from there. If I were just a few years younger, I would head on out there!
Oh, you can even watch them burn the man one night, then the temple the next night!
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