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The Man Burns on Schedule

https://bolesblogs.com/2026/09/10/the-man-burns-on-schedule/

Second Attendee Dies at Burning Man 2026 Just Days Before Festival’s End
A second Burning Man attendee has died in the closing days of this year’s festival, organizers confirmed, two days after a first…

#BlackRockCity #BurningMan #Nevada

Dreaming of visiting #BlackRockCity someday.
#BurnerSphere – Bringing #BurningMan to Virtual Life Year-Round - An Official Virtual Burning Man Experience
https://burnersphere.com/

Burning Man weather: Wildfire smoke, heat, thunderstorms?

The Temple at Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada on August 30, 2017. (Julia Beverly/Getty…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BlackRockCity #blackrockdesert #blowingdust #burningman #event #forecast/regional #greatbasin #HawkFire #heat #Nevada #Smoke #Summer #Thunderstorms #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Wildfires
https://www.newsbeep.com/712562/

Important message from Reno for Burners planning on traveling through. Sending good thoughts but this all feels very similar to the Eaton/Palisades fires. ♥️ #reno #burningman #blackrockcity #brc2026

https://www.reddit.com/r/BurningMan/s/rg6fXmnaoC

(Sharing YouTube link to spare my little GoToSocial instance)

From my trip to the Black Rock Desert a month or so ago. We had made a completed pass earlier in the day, north-south to get fuel and food at Gerlach, and here we were planning to complete a pass in the other direction to continue on our planned route, but it started raining heavily so we decided to get off the playa. In this video I’m driving right through Black Rock City, which exists only as lines on Google Maps most of the year.

https://youtube.com/shorts/UAHMlii9bzI

#BlackRockPlaya #BlackRockCity #BurningMan #Overland #OffRoad

PSA from Gate, Perimeter, and Exodus (from today's Core Collaborators chat): Have your tickets, vehicle pass, and other paperwork ready as you approach gate! The image says it all! #burningman #blackrockcity

I was just served a Facebook ad for *Burning Man*.

I’m very nearly speechless.

I’ve been to Burning Man, back in the before times (pre-9/11), and I am having such a difficult time imagining the process by which this came to pass.

I feel sad.

#BlackRockCity

So how was Burning Man?

It was the hardest year yet. And great. The man burns in 368 days. )'( https://www.drcarlscamp.com/2025/09/03/build-build-it-again-and-again/ #burningman #brc2025

Just shocking news - I always felt safe at Burning Man; the welcoming, friendly vibe made it special. It’s heartbreaking this happened this year. #BurningMan #BlackRockCity #BRC2025

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3lxsst34y2f2f

Just shocking news - I always felt safe at Burning Man; the welcoming, friendly vibe made it special. It’s heartbreaking this happened this year. #BurningMan #BlackRockCity #BRC2025

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3lxsst34y2f2f

Body found in pool of blood at Burning Man

GERLACH, Nev. (KOLO) – The body of a white man was found in a pool of blood at…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BlackRockCity #body #burner #burningman #deadman #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/95328/

Man found dead at Burning Man festival, investigation underway

BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. — A man was found dead at the Burning Man festival on Saturday, prompting…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #authorities #BlackRockCity #burningman #deceased #Forensicscience #investigation #Lawenforcement #pershingcounty #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/94965/

With #BurningMan in full swing this week, here's a little relevant tidbit about #GasGiantGambit and me:

Having been to Burning Man twice (many years ago), the shape of #BlackRockCity was the inspiration for GGG's main setting, Las Rafagas. Ultimately, the town became rectangular, the but the outpost is still a crescent!

Burning Man isn't just a festival; it's a transformative experience. After nearly a decade since my last visit, the magic of Black Rock City still lingers. For many, it's not just about what you bring, but the energy you contribute! #BurningMan #BlackRockCity #PlayaLife #ArtAndExpression

The hardest part about Burning...

Burning Man isn't just a festival; it's a transformative experience. After nearly a decade since my last visit, the magic of Black Rock City still lingers. For many, it's not just about what you bring, but the energy you contribute! #BurningMan #BlackRockCity #PlayaLife #ArtAndExpression

The hardest part about Burning...

I might regret it sometime in September,

but I just removed two air conditioners and one double window fan from active duty in my apartment for the season.

I still have several fans set up in the apartmernt, including a little desktop #Dreo that keeps my Mac cool.

Also … just after 1:00 pm Sunday, twenty-six years ago today (three and a half days after I set out from #BristolRI)

I arrived at #BlackRockCity for #BurningMan ’99.

Ignore the naysayers … it was an incredible experience.

I'm ready to mesh! #burningman #meshtastic #blackrockcity #brc2025

Heading to the desert soon? Don't forget to check the handy BRC Dashboard for traffic and weather https://burningman.org/event/preparation/brc-dashboard/ #burningman #blackrockcity #brc2025

Excellent new offering from the folks at BMIR. Rideswap! Need a ride? Have a ride? Get thee to/from #burningman #brc2025 #blackrockcity

Ten+ planning lessons from “The Biggest Little City in the World” – Reno

Provided below are a list of ten planning lessons from Reno, Nevada. There are NOT presented in order of importance. Peace!

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• Preserving and incorporating mountainous open space and parklands such as Rattlesnake Mountain and Huffaker Hills close within the city limits allows all its citizens regardless of socioeconomic status to enjoy the great outdoors.

• Reno was smart to concentrate the majority of its casinos in the downtown area. This builds vitality and foot traffic in its core. Unfortunately, some recent resorts have been built away from the city center. Hopefully, this is a short-term trend that will be soon corrected.

• Surrounded by mountains and adorned with beautiful streams like the Truckee River and nearby lakes such as Tahoe, Reno is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise.

• The developing Reno Experience District (RED) may get more recent press, but it’s Midtown Reno that instantly captured this retired visiting planner’s attention with its charming blend of old, new, cute, quaint, and weird. Did I mention there was great food too!

• Reno’s proximity to Northern California population centers has always been one of its attributes. Today, it has a strong identity and draw of its own beyond just gambling.

• Compared to its larger competitor to the south (Vegas), Reno feels much more like a traditional city that grew organically and which has a richly diverse economy.

• Enormous white rooftops abound in office, technology, and industrial parks. While these may keep the buildings cooler, they would be more efficient and effective as rooftop solar farms.

• “The Biggest Little City in the World” has grown up to be an impressive and vibrant community with its impressive downtown districts including the Arch District, the Riverwalk District, the Brewery District, the Neon Line District, the Freight House District, as well as the University of Nevada in the heart of the city.

• Linking Reno with nearby Lake Tahoe is an excellent marketing and branding idea that best reflects the regional nature of the city and its role as a gateway to the vast abundance of staggering scenic beauty surrounding it.

• Reno is one of those rare places where your approach to it from any direction is filled with incredible beauty and jaw-dropping vistas. As the area continues to grow, protecting these visual and geographical attributes is paramount.
• While some of the extraordinary art created for Burning Man is displayed in Reno, the connections between permanent Reno an temporary Black Rock City should be enhanced exponentially so they build upon one another as a continuously positive example of artful coexistence, inclusion, environmental stewardship, civic responsibility, people-focused urban design, volunteerism, and the other principles of both Burning Man and Urban Planning.

#biking #BlackRockCity #BurningMan #cities #coexistence #environment #gambling #geography #history #LakeTahoe #landUse #MidtownReno #Nevada #planning #RED #Reno #solar #transportation #travel #TruckeeRiver #walkability

It happened again. A city built on imagination rose from the dust and, as of now, lives only in our memories…and photos…but mostly memories. It continues to be an indescribable week in the desert. The event is not perfect and the people there are, well, people in all of the ways but it is still the social and creative reboot I crave. See you next year […]

https://social.vaughnhannon.com/curiouser-curiouser/

To all the Mastodon peeps going to #burningman come by Dr. Carl's Collection of Departments, Center Camp @ 6:45 and ask for Yeti (that's me, obvs) - good luck in your last minute scramble! #brc2024 #blackrockcity

A week from now…

The fortunate camper who manages to get to the playa first will open the storage container and all that has been sleeping for a year will emerge and engulf them demanding embrace, attention, and erection. #burningman #blackrockcity #brc2024 [...]

https://www.drcarlscamp.com/2024/08/15/a-week-from-now/

Sorry, More #burningman but 'tis the season. Anyone within shouting distance here on the Fediverse using #Meshtastic for comms across playa this year? #blackrockcity #brc2024

@pluralistic It's that time of year again where I ask the question before looking at his feed. Looking forward to your talk on Tuesday Aug 27!!! #burningman #blackrockcity #brc2024

It's that time of year yet again where I ask @pluralistic if he'll be giving a talk on playa this year. #burningman #brc2024 #blackrockcity

We are now in the 2 week window where you are allowed to panic buy all the things. #burningman #brc2024 #blackrockcity

Every so often someone writes something about that thing in the desert that makes the hairs on the back of the neck stand up as waves of excitement radiate through the body. #burningman #blackrockcity #brc2024
As with most ritual objects the spike itself is a meaningless fetish, imbued with meaning only by our intentions. To an outside observer, […]

https://social.vaughnhannon.com/262178-2/

Also if you're going to #burningman it's time to read the annual update on How to Deal With Cops. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sfzN6J54cP7o9beKORRSvfFP9eBSo6uk7mPJ6TKcZAU/edit?usp=drivesdk #blackrockcity #brc2024

Heading to #burningman ? Keep updated on weather conditions: http://www.brcweather.com/ #blackrockcity #brc2024

Whereabouts very much known. This was at Burning Man in 2023. #burningman #blackrockcity #brc2023

https://social.vaughnhannon.com/79842-2/

Today of all days, in the 23rd door, we have hidden a contribution to #BurningAdvent that goes beyond #brc2023.

Dami Lee's #VLOG is mainly about extraordinary, mostly urban, architecture. So this time a post about the architecture of #blackrockcity; exceptionally worth seeing.

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#BurningMan #jev23 #Advent calendar #37c3 #WaitingForChristmasEve #WaitingForJEV

https://y.lab.nrw/bm23-23

Ausgerechnet heute im 23ten Türchen haben wir einen Beitrag zum #BurningAdvent versteckt, der über #brc2023 hinausgeht.

Dami Lee beschäftigt sich nämlich in ihrem #VLOG hauptsächlich um außergewöhnliche, zumeist urbane, Architekturen. Diesmal also ein Beitrag zur Architektur von #blackrockcity; Außergewöhnlich sehenswert.

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#BurningMan #jev23 #Adventskalender #37c3 #WaitingForChristmasEve #WaitingForJEV

https://y.lab.nrw/bm23-23

Even though it's not Friday, 13 is still a special number. This #crowdfunding #roadmovie from today is about a young man who convinces his parents to travel to #BlackRockCity in a bus to experience the #BurningMan. Have fun on this adventurous journey that gets off to a bumpy start....

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#BurningAdvent #brc2023 #37c3 #jev23 #Adventcalendar #WaitingForChristmasEve #WaitingForJEV

https://y.lab.nrw/bm23-13 (1:22:58)

Auch wenn heute nicht Freitag ist, bleibt die 13 eine besondere Zahl. So ist auch dieser Beitrag was besonderes. ln diesem #Crowdfunding #Roadmovie geht es um einen jungen Mann, der seine Eltern überzeugt, mit nach #BlackRockCity in einem Bus zu reisen, um dort den #BurningMan zu erleben. Viel Spass bei dieser abenteuerlichen Reise, die etwas holprig beginnt....

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#BurningAdvent #brc2023 #37c3 #jev23 #Adventkalendar #WaitingForChristmasEve #WaitingForJEV

https://y.lab.nrw/bm23-13 (1:22:58)

In addition to the #ArtCars, the dessert art installations, the #ThemeCamps, the temple and "The Man", the mini-mobiles, such as plush and neon bikes, converted golf caddies or even the famous, infamous #OneWheels at #BurningMan are a real eye-catcher.

Typically German: these are strictly forbidden by the authorities.

But Mike doesn't care about that at all. He whizzes across the playa in #BlackRockCity #brc2023 with the device and even films it. #BurningAdvent

https://y.lab.nrw/bm23-02

Neben den #ArtCars, den Dessert-Art-Installations, den #ThemeCamps, dem Tempel und "The Man" sind die Kleinstmobile, wie Plüsch- und Neon-Fahrräder, umgebaute Golf-Caddies oder gar die berühmt, berüchtigten #OneWheels auf dem #BurningMan voll der hingucker.

Typisch deutsch: Diese sind von Amtswegen streng verboten.

Aber das interessiert Mike Müller mal so garnicht. Er flitzt mit dem Gerät über die Playa in #BlackRockCity #brc2023 und filmt das auch noch. #BurningAdvent

https://y.lab.nrw/bm23-02

An enterprising Burner stitched together over 600 drone shots to create an incredible aerial view of Black Rock City 2023. Find us at 5:30 and Frogbat!

#blackRockCity #brc2023 #burningman #gigapan

https://www.brchoa.com/2023/09/18/find-us-in-the-gigapan/

Amazing #photo at Black Rock Desert, #Nevada

“#Rainbow over the Man”
2023
Josh Lease

#BlackRockCity Playa Info

https://burningman.org/event/wetplaya2023/

#BurningMan

@ianlivingston #BlackRockCity #BurningMan #rumors #conspiracy #birdsite

National Weather Service says the #rain in Black Rock City stops Sunday night... then clear the rest of the week. Wonder how long it takes for that #mud to dry? #BurningMan #NVwx #BlackRockCity https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-119.20758247375488&lat=40.78481021649142

We had actually planned to be out at the #playa this weekend. Not _that_ playa, rather one we frequent a bit north of the Black Rock Desert, just over the Oregon border. One that's less popular, and arguably more remote.

But the wet weather forecast this weekend for our whole region is not conducive to camping & driving on a giant dry lake bed. Hopefully we can go in a couple weeks. I do miss the magnificent desolation.

#BlackRockCity #burningman #mud

Nevada Ranger Violently Rams and Arrests #ClimateProtesters at #BurningMan Roadblock

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 27, Updated August 28, 2023

#BlackRockCity, #Nevada – "#Climate #activists shut down the highway leading to the Burning Man Festival. A Ranger violently rammed the roadblock where one woman was chained the barricade, and then pointed his weapon at protesters at close range.

"The Ranger, driving a Pyramid Lake Ranger vehicle, a tribal vehicle, then violently arrested one woman, throwing her to the ground, as shown in the video by Freedom News. The video also shows those delayed on the highway tearing down the road block in the heated debate.

"The climate protesters, #SevenCircles, said they stood for #anticapitalism, pointing out the excesses of resources being used in the desert."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/08/nevada-police-violently-ram-and-arrest.html

#NonviolentProtest #ACAB #AntiCapitalist #ExtinctionRebellion

I've always been fascinated and inspired by old USGS maps of the American west, especially the places where I grew up

Here's an 1886 version of Granite Range, NV, and mine-- a USGS-inspired map incorporating the current landscape and more accurate and detailed terrain

@sarahbell made the Bell Topo Sans typeface!

#pyramidlakepaiute #Nevada #Gerlach #GreatBasin #MapArt #MapsAsArt #BasinRange #BlackRockDesert #PyramidLake #BlackRockCity #BurningMan #Washoe #Paiute #ConspiracyOfCartographers

Basin and Range...memories of the lost Lake Lahontan and its dry remains--vast valleys and playas; sharp mountain ranges.

#WIP #Nevada #Gerlach #GreatBasin #Pattern #MapArt #MapsAsArt #BasinRange #BlackRockDesert #GraniteRange #PyramidLake #thePlaya #BlackRockCity #BuffaloHills #Washoe #Paiute #ConspiracyOfCartographers

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desert dusts gust high

on towering eastward winds

out past the trash fence

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haiku prompt: SPARSE
#575Prompt #Sparse
@aethelshane

#Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt #Poem #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #burningman #blackrockcity

Shadow on desert playa of art installation, Face on the Playa

#SilentSunday #Art #Photography #Shadow #Desert #BlackRockCity #Nevada #BurningMan

#introduction

Hello! Oddball Xennial here.
#Photographer and #MixedMedia #Artist in the US. I have been a solitary #eclectic practitioner for 20+yrs. Lover and collector of #occult history. I am a companion to 3 feline friends and a stellar partner. My social interests include #environmentalism #conservation #publichealth and #humanrights I love Mexican food, used book stores, collecting art, #xfiles and road-trips. 31 months into an unfortunate journey of being a #COVIDlonghauler

Other personal interests: #collage #painting #poetry #assemblage #indigenoushistory #gardening #herbalism #folkart #oddities #cats #guerillaart #guerillagardening #humanist #arthistory #BlackRockCity #Pagan #community