The Burning Man festival comes every Labor Day, and the last three years I’ve seen friends getting excited, and going, and raving about it, and I’ve wished I was there. I’ve lived vicariously by looking at pictures, and posted some here. But this year, finally, I am taking the plunge, indulging my 40-year-old self, and joining other friends marking the same four decade milestone in a camp we’re calling It’s Your Burnday. Departure is a week away, a box truck with our camp’s major structures has already arrived on the Playa, and my room has turned into a pre-departure staging area piled high with a crazy psychedelic jumble of outlandish attire and desert camping survival supplies.
Black Rock City has bikes in its DNA. It has a serious bike culture. It is a temporary city of 45,000 people, designed from the outset for bicycles and pedestrians, with almost no cars allowed (except for “mutant vehicle” art cars). The sheer size of the place make bikes the best option for getting around. And what bikes they are! The person-powered vehicles of Burning Man range from disposable (hundreds of bikes get left behind at the end of the event each year), to truly fantastical.
Bone Bike image by Ron
Canopy trike image by Sterling Ely.
Will you be at Burning Man? Let’s ride! It’s Your Burnday camp location will be at 3:45 and C, shoot me an email, or leave a comment, or just look me up when you get there!
A couple of urban cyclists in Black Rock City stop for a friendly chat. Photo by Ionan.
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Yes–Someone please watch over my husband!
I’m only partly kidding. Have a fantastical time, one and all…
what do you mean “attire”? Isn’t it “only sunscreen comes between me and my bike?”
Lucky You! I too, have always wanted to go to Burning Man! Will you be riding your new tall bike? Take lots of photos and spf 100 sunscreen!
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