burning man

i have two friends who are going to burning man this year, so i was reading a bit about the festival. it sounds amazing. it takes place at the Black Rock Desert just outside of Reno, Nevada, and is an arts festival of sorts. a community is built and everything that is brought to the desert is taken away at the end, leaving no trace behind. temperatures range from 38C during the day to 4C at night. the website describes it as "an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance."
the experience would be intense to say the least. check out the website for more.

some pictures from the Burning Man galleries: