The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), one surmises, is, on behalf of the Paiutes living along highway 447, the main route to Burning Man, stopping folks for minor infractions such as touching the yellow line, dim license-plate lights and speeding, even when folks aren't. Seems like it'd be easier to just charge a toll.
Having authority issues, I was relieved to find a back way in. So far I've only had to repair one flat; we'll see if it holds.
I don't have a ticket to the event, but hope to get close enough to see the art; even if only thru binocs. If, perchance, someone has some extra MDMA or LSD, that'd be icing on the cake.
Tonight's camp is about 75 miles SE of The Playa. Traffic has been heavier than expected. A Jeep driver who was lost needed directions to I-80. The other, headed toward The Playa, went by after dark.
A fyne adventure!
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
The Hub Of The Universe - The Playa
It reminded me of Maya Lin's sculpture, the Vietnam Memorial, but the other end of the spectrum.
I stood atop a hill overlooking what, in a few weeks, will be Black Rock City.
There're far too many people for me to handle, but just gazing out at the cloud shadows, seeing the mirages and the light making magic through the dust clouds, I got a sense of the wonder and joy the event engenders.
I got to visit with Karla, the new Office Manager at their field office in Gerlach. At the tender age of 42, after 15 years of living in a van, she now has a 13-month old daughter and recently bought a house in Gerlach in order to take the job. Her partner is helping with childcare.
I also stopped in at the Immigrant Trails Conservation Area Visitors Center. There I got to meet Sarah, the new Exec Dir. She gave me a whole *different* perspective. She told how Charles Dodd, guesstimated to be in his 90s, started advocating to set aside the area in the 1960s.
It was encouraging to meet these two women who are passionate about what they're doing and are in positions where their enthusiasm can make a difference in peoples' lives.
I'm near Lava Beds Nat'l Monument (California), a little south of Klamath Falls, Oregon.
(further details and corrections to follow)
I stood atop a hill overlooking what, in a few weeks, will be Black Rock City.
There're far too many people for me to handle, but just gazing out at the cloud shadows, seeing the mirages and the light making magic through the dust clouds, I got a sense of the wonder and joy the event engenders.
I got to visit with Karla, the new Office Manager at their field office in Gerlach. At the tender age of 42, after 15 years of living in a van, she now has a 13-month old daughter and recently bought a house in Gerlach in order to take the job. Her partner is helping with childcare.
I also stopped in at the Immigrant Trails Conservation Area Visitors Center. There I got to meet Sarah, the new Exec Dir. She gave me a whole *different* perspective. She told how Charles Dodd, guesstimated to be in his 90s, started advocating to set aside the area in the 1960s.
It was encouraging to meet these two women who are passionate about what they're doing and are in positions where their enthusiasm can make a difference in peoples' lives.
I'm near Lava Beds Nat'l Monument (California), a little south of Klamath Falls, Oregon.
(further details and corrections to follow)
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
No Spectators - The Art of Burning Man at Smithsonian
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum will transform for No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, an exhibit of enormous scale that is sure to create a sustained buzz all over DC and captivate visitors through Jan. 21, 2019.
Below is link to full article excerpted above.
https://washington.org/visit-dc/burning-man-exhibit-renwick-gallery
Below is link to full article excerpted above.
https://washington.org/visit-dc/burning-man-exhibit-renwick-gallery
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