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On Saturday night, it happens again. The line of cars, bike-covered RVs and flatbed trucks with misshapen loads will slow to a crawl on Nevada state road 447. Then, somewhere outside the town of Gerlach, official population 206, it will stop altogether.
Drivers will turn off their engines and, tentatively at first, leave the air-conditioned comfort of their vehicles. Folding chairs will emerge, friends will be made, perhaps an impromptu dance party will break out.
And just like that, before the participants even reach the event gate, before its official 12:01am Sunday start time, without anyone getting naked or changing into a costume, Burning Man will have begun. Read more...
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