Any word on playa conditions for 2013?

[BBadger]

I love this picture and want to steal it.

Best to have the full-sized version then.

[MyDearFriend]

I love this picture and want to steal it.

Best to have the full-sized version then.

Bwahahahahaha, thank you!

[Turtleburp]

BIRD

[media]

[lucky420]

Could be wetness on the playa this morning. Lots o f reports of snow up by lovelock and winnemucca. Radar looks good up that way too. The webcam at gerlach appears to be covered in snow or is that blow? Simon, are you up there? Reno also got a trace amount of snow this morning.

And now back to your regularly scheduled program.

[Simon of the Playa]

one of these days some joker is going to attach a postcard of cleveland in front of that web cam...

[H.G.Crosby]

this just in.

[Turtleburp]

this just in.

Yawn, doomed, next?

[H.G.Crosby]

oh, i forgot....you people are used to barren drought and hellish dust storms mixed with high heat.

thats probably why you like it here...

[Roberto Dobbisano]

who the fuck is steve irwin?

[Simon of the Playa]

holy shit...that means for aussies, Burning Man is a posh luxury all inclusive vacation with Free Booze all week.




this totally explains the uptick.


mind blown.

[Turtleburp]

Something missing from that poster...

[Simon of the Playa]

its got giant spiders...look down near sydney.


you must have been drinking...

[unjonharley]

its got giant spiders...look down near sydney.


you must have been drinking...

Who is this Sydney? Whats he have to do with playa conditions?

[Turtleburp]

its got giant spiders...look down near sydney.


you must have been drinking...

Yup - giant spider poison (blame Mel)

[robbidobbs]

Burningman: It's all about the dirt, silly.

[FIGJAM]

It rained this morning!

[tamarakay]

Something missing from that poster...

Um, is that real?

[robbidobbs]

I don't want to know. Any male spider bastich I meet gets squished and dumped into the septic tank to live it's remaining life in hell.
The girls on the ceiling are ok. They eat up the mosquitoes.

Now back to dusty conditions: Keep your dirt mask handy Campers!

[Strata]

Yay Rain! Thanks Figjam!!

[trilobyte]

I've heard a few scattered reports of rain here and there, but not anywhere near enough to have a significant impact on playa conditions. I think 2013's weather will be closer to what we saw in 2012 than what we experienced in 2011. We could see some even more extreme conditions (circa 2007 or before), time will tell.

[666isMONEY]

A Friend of Black Rock desert posted this pic of the Playa (and Calico Mountains) taken may 2013 . . . looks good!



Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

[Savannah]

It's so beautiful I'm blushing.

[ygmir]

It's so beautiful I'm blushing.

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[Turtleburp]

Something missing from that poster...

Um, is that real?

Looks a little fake but they do get huge!

[Eric]

A Friend of Black Rock desert posted this pic of the Playa (and Calico Mountains) taken may 2013 . . . looks good!

The picture makes me sigh, but the playa surface leaves me really unsure of how firm it is. Those could be thick & solid, or they could break up to dust as soon as they start laying out the city. Could someone go down there & drive around on it for a while? For science?

[Bounce530]

Doesn't look that hard packed to me. After some traffic on that, it's going to be powder.
Not that it's a bad thing....powder playa makes for great stamp art.

[TT120]

There's about an %80 chance that I will be going out there in a couple weeks. If I do, I promise to bring back pics and a Playa condition report.

[unjonharley]

Right now.... 60 degrees, lite rain, wind west @ 15mph and gust to 24..

[Martiansky]

Looking at the live tower cam at the moment and it looks like its raining.