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234--Nevada: Burning Man, Vault of Heaven 2004 @ CherieSpotting     Sep 10 2004 - 12:10 PST cherie writes: It happens once a year in a desert city raised from the dust. This year over 35,000 people converged in Nevada and created a city called Black Rock City (BRC.) It is a city that exists only one week a year. BRC springs up in the middle of no where to become Nevada’s 8th largest city. BRC has its own streets, post-office, hospital, police force and fire department. On Sept. 6th BRC vanished…dust to dust. For one week, the Black Rock Desert becomes a living space of freedom, creativity and extreme self-expression. This expression was evidenced by the variety of boats—from pirate ships to sailing hammocks to magnificent metal yachts that looked more like a piece of desert art than a sailboat. When you are out there in the blackness and blankness of the desert, you can almost see the universe expanding violently across its 14-million light-years. Burning Man was held this year from Aug. 30th to Sept. 6th. For more information about the festival see www.burningman.com or see my past photos of Burning Man. Click on each picture to see it full size. read comments (3) | write comment| views: 14187    | rated: 0.0    printer-friendly version   A cool mist blows up Cherie's dress (AKA Marilyn) at Burning Man 2004. As we head to the Black Rock Desert, the sign reminds us where we are. Cherie and Jean met a guy who walked around and gave dusty people free showers. Luckily the post-office is easy to find in the desert. Jean, in her morning fuzzy slippers. Cherie and Jean raising "Camp Cassiopeia's" battle-flag. *Photo by Rennie. Exotic Anne and Kari. Mi Amigo Dustin. Jean is ready for a sandstorm with those goggles. Burners riding in style. Sometimes it is just to hot to wear clothes. Hugh, the Irish Arab. Randy with a fez. Aligator got your tongue? Jean wonders: What is this? At Burning Man, real men wear tutus. That means Rennie has a great idea! Anne in orange. Watch it fly! Attention Mom and Dad: I am not a dominatrix, I'm just dressed up like one. Burning Man is sort of like Halloween in the desert for a week. In case you hadn't guessed, that's a wig. Anne swinging her Poi like a pro. Not your normal neighbors. Cherie and Margaret by a desert zebra. Orange guy. Political panties. Cheese-head and sparkly body. Bouncing is so fun. Cherie dressed up like a chocolate moose (yes, it is frosting) attracted the boys next door. Or was it the free beer? Chocolate moose road-kill. Photo by Rennie. Pink is perfect desert-wear. Dustin with "Howard Dean." Doesn't every cowboy ride a pig motorcycle? Built for speed, or comfort? Elementary school friends: Jean, Rachel, and Cherie. How many fluffy drinks has that guy had? Jello wrestling? I told you I'd take you to the moon. The green hula-monster. Fish-bowl head. Meet "Leaf", Eve's younger sister. The thinker. A few of "Camp Cassiopeia's" ladies. Margaret and Cherie love their bunny slippers. Desert bath. Jean gets squirted by George Bush. Cherie blosoms in the morning. Photo by Margaret. Anne rolls the dice. Margaret sails away in a hammock. Ride-on Hugh! The artist paints on. Margaret talks to God. My skirt is doing its own show! Photo by Rennie. Margaret in the early morning sun. Wild funky cars. Swirling planets. At the end of the day, a stranger offers a foot massage. What is this camp trying to say? Capt. Joe Cooney and his "Playa Cruiser." Joe built his boat from scratch. His friends on the playa call him Major Woody. Major Woody takes his responsibilities as captain very seriously. Captain Cooney, I think we hit ground! That's a '74 Reinell, 25-foot Cabin Cruiser Mutant Vehicle.