![]() "It's like any other Burning Man, just muddy," he told NPR on Saturday evening. The challenging conditions are testing a community of so-called burners, which touts self-reliance and communal effort among its core principles.Įvent volunteer Josh Lease said that in true Burning Man spirit, people were sharing warm clothes and phone chargers where they could - and they kept the music blaring. And I would say honestly, walking around the city, spirits are pretty high," attendee Anya Kamenetz said on Sunday. "We're pooling all our food as far as resources. Wet weather didn't dampen the Burning Man spiritĭespite reports of stuck vehicles, overflowing port-a-potties, postponed bus pickups and spotty Wi-Fi service, several attendees who spoke to NPR say the wet weather hadn't dampened moods. Close to an inch of precipitation flooded the area starting on Friday, prompting event organizers to close access to the festival until vehicles could safely pass and to warn campers to conserve food and water. Cars, trucks and RVs stuffed with sleeping bags, stoves and tents all cram onto a single two-lane road leading to the nearest major highway.īut this year's participants had been stranded since Sunday, after storms turned the desert playa into a mud bath. "We are providing booties and a wash station for Burning Man attendees."Įven during normal years, exodus traffic jams can last for six to nine hours, according to the organizers. "It is business as usual here, as we planned for a busy holiday/Burning Man weekend," a spokesperson for the airport, Stacey Sunday, told NPR over email. The airport warned on social media that it did not have the facilities to house travelers for long periods of time while they sorted out plans. By midmorning, that time had dropped to 2-3 hours, the organizers said on social media.Īnd that was just the beginning of the journey home for the roughly 72,000 attendees who traveled to the festival's remote site in northern Nevada, about 120 miles north of the nearest airport in Reno. Traffic was so congested that at one point, it was taking drivers roughly seven hours to traverse a 5-mile route, pocked with puddles, to the nearest paved road. The torching of a giant, faceless, man-shaped effigy was carried out Monday evening, after having been postponed twice due to the weather.īut as of Tuesday morning, the festival was asking participants to consider staying a little longer if they could. ![]() local time, about seven hours before the festival's fiery conclusion. "Exodus operations have officially begun in Black Rock City," organizers posted Monday at 2 p.m. But some who were caught in the mix said learning to roll with the mayhem is part of the experience.įestival organizers lifted a driving ban on Monday afternoon as muddy roads that had stranded thousands of attendees in the Nevada desert had dried up enough to allow people to begin leaving. Heavy rains and thick mud stranded thousands at this year's Burning Man music and arts festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
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