WOW!!!!! There is absolutely no way I can describe how incredible my first Burn was. Working back to front. The Temple Burn was one of the prettiest things I have ever seen. The twinkling embers in the sky were mind-blowing. And The Man Burning was fabulous. Thanks to all the people who gave of them...

Thanks for the kind responses to my post. Since I'm a virgin burner there will be one more brown face on the playa this year! I'll be the one in the white baseball cap, white t-shirt and crazy pajama bottoms bicycling around with a big smile. I'm with sensei: "Have you guys checked the calender late...

I'm a little hesitant to post in this one but here goes. The number one reason my black friends wouldn't even consider burning man is: camping. Out of all my black friends, exactly one likes camping. If I were to venture a guess why, it'd be two things: 1) Little exposure to camping as a fun thing t...

Thanks for all the tips and feedbacks and advice. I have a much longer list of bad airport trips than I do bad road trips. For ex. I was in Nassau Bahamas a few weeks ago. The trip took 12 hours to get home. Mind you I live in Tampa Bay, 2 fifty minute flights away. I could have SWAM to miami and re...

[quote]I live approximately 12 hours away from the Playa and that drive home is horrible. I can't imagine driving all the way to Florida. [/quote] Yes but that is part of my pilgrimage. I don't want to be instantly returned to my daily life. I want to putter back across the country. I've never drive...

I'll just admit up front that I love the planning part of my adventures as much as the adventure itself. I'm a a virgin Burner and will be going solo this august as a pilgrimage. I'm driving from florida. I weighed the pros and cons and it pretty much came down to this. I already have tried and true...