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I agree with Rooster. We were searched in 2002 and 2004 but it was clearly for stowaways trying to avoid paying to attend the event. It wasn't a real search, just cursory enough to see that there wasn't a body hiding underneath gear etc... Although I'd love to see what's inside those little huts. j...

The BLM thus seems to be the main perpetrators of harassment of BM atendees. It is because of them our cars are now searched as we enter. flibidyjib (This does not seem to have had a thorough rebuttal, and I know this post was a long way back....) The reason cars (including mine) are searched upon ...

I found a bunch of those yellow yard candles last summer at a junk store in Maryland. Problem was, I didn't want to ship them back out here. Now, I kick myself, cause I don't ever remember to look for them at xmas time! Duh, I only think about playa decorations from may-august. They would make a gre...

zorro sings wrote: Wow, Rooster you seem to know it all.

Okay, I'll admit that I was a little bitchy there.

A Virgin Mary Shrine, that is a great idea! Like the ones all over the place in Spain or France. Maybe it could be a Burningman shrine. People could light candles and leave offerings. I love edifices.

No garage sales in that part of the country? Things you can find at almost any sale are exercise equipment, old computers and Christmas decorations. If you like I will have a look for you during my rounds. Camel, sheep? No problem. The donkey is tough. I have NEVER seen light up nativity figures at...

I got mine on eBay. They are hard to find this time of year. Also more expensive than you might expect. I did a nativity scene with the peeps worshiping a television instead of baby jesus. The light it gave off was so cool (and blasphemous). What are you doing?!

I fail to see which of the four criteria you are alluding to. Maybe you could specify? Let's review... To be considered for wilderness status an area must (1) Generally appear to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable. --The on...

Neither of those words are used to define wilderness. Below is the legal text of the Wilderness Act of 1964, which is the public law used to define wilderness. The Black Rock Desert is quite pristine and unspoilt ("without permanent improvements or human habitation", if you want to use proper terms)...

Yes, correct, most of the Playa is protected as a National Conservation Area. This designation is generally considered one step down from National Park status. You actually cross the NCA boundry just north of Gerlach (look for the sign next time you go by). Making this part of the playa a 'wildernes...

Smoked cheeses tend to stay well. I usually take a block of smoked gouda with me on backpacking trips, and it holds up amazingly well and is such a treat. However, I don't do this in a 100+ degree sun-blasted desert. I keep it wrapped in saran wrap, in a ziplock, at the top of the ice chest for the ...

Wood has a great look and can be burned at the end, (We cut up our wood and take it to the temple burn), but may not be reusable due to splitting and such. We have built wood shade with tarp, just like in your photo, for the past 3 years. Actually thought it was one of our structures until I had a c...

wilderness area? how much more wild does Black Rock need to be? To answer your question Mr. Ornery: In this case, "Wilderness" is a legal term used to denote a particular kind of land management. The designation of certain federal lands as 'wilderness' was first passed into law in 1964. This act, a...

FYI: Looking north from the Man you gaze upon the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon-Emmigrant Trails National Conservation Area and about 752,000 acres of federally protected wilderness, 314,800 acres of which is the Black Rock Wilderness, Nevada's largest wilderness area. This wilderness encompass...

Being a frequent visitor to our nation's public lands, I have had many great encounters with the BLM. Visit their website (http://www.nv.blm.gov/Winnemucca/recrea ... /index.htm) for the Winnemucca office, they LIKE Burningman! Why would you want to go fucking with them?