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Burning Man 2016 photo blog

2/5/2017

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I have been meaning to do this for so very long. Finally, I have filtered through thousands of photos of mine from Burning Man and chosen over 100 to present to you here.... This first one I took of an art car (ship!) and the crowd around Distrikt -- A huge, very popular, music/dance club located at F and 9:00. At any given time (2 pm, 4 am, 10 am, whever) there were thousands of people dancing and partying around Distrikt, with extremely loud music pumping and (pretty gross) drinks served constantly.
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I'll go back to the beginning. I took this photo while we were driving into BM during the sunrise. Excitement levels were high.
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Kevin and I becoming "devirginized" by making sand-angels
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Upon entering, we were made to yell "I'M NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE!" and ring this bell :)
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We made it to camp and set up our yurts! Wahoo! Time to explore!
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Day 1 -- out on the Playa
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Exploring!
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Trying out some costumes in the yurt
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Lots of dirt and big, big skies
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...And art! Such incredible art! 
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Burning Man = most hardcore biking community I have ever seen....
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....and the most magical
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Is this art, or is it encouraging art, or is it a statement or is it just nice to have a desk in the middle of the desert?
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Biking adventures!
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Resting on a suspended platform above Distrikt and a sweet hula-hooping camp
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....and there are the hula hoopers! (Kevin and Dana)
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An interesting art car
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Some fun sculptures on the playa (these reminded me of snow)
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Partying at Distrikt
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We found this awesome circus camp next to Distrikt. Let's just say I had more fun at the circus camp.... it was hard to go back to the craziness that is Distrikt after some peace and body-movement in this camp!
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Learning from a gymnastics / circus pro.... attempting to figure out the single-arm handstand
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Just a regular-old handstand. Getting some good tips from circus man
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...Coaxed back to Distrikt! Loving the photo bomber....
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Dana had these incredible hand-knitted costumes made for her and Kevin
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A view from atop the suspended platform near Distrikt... the first time I realized that BM may be slightly commercialized and white trash....
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Flags in the wind. This first day was one of the least windy -- dust storms got worse throughout the week
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Ashley, swinging
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The official torch-lighters (apparently this is a big deal) who light the main road to the man
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Explorers on the Playa
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Fun-havers in the setting sun
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Loooove this tea-pot art-train!!!
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DAY TWO: morning yoga-meditation tent
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Inside of the tent
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...a bit of a windier day... this was our camp shower (looks ghetto but it felt sophisticated)
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Such a powerful lady bug
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Girls having fun under a giant serpent sculpture
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... our superhero moves
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...and then we found a dance-party at a gay camp and had the time of our lives
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...and then I found a trampoline! BAHHHH
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So fun!
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DAY THREE: I found Lily! Or did Lily find me?
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Another one of Dana's hand-knit costumes at Soren and Nicole's engagement party
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Soren popping the question, much to Nicole's surprise. Such a thoughtful and gorgeous proposal
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Nicole being a badass
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Acro-yoga at center camp
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Burning Man at night was sort of like being on an inhabited moon.....
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Preparing our bicycles for a nighttime outing.... playa dust and colorful lights
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Bike-lights are a MUST when 70,000 hippies are out riding around the desert with no rules.... zoom!
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One of my favorite works of art out on the Playa...a beautiful wood-cut, tear-drop sculpture
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Lit-up against the dark night sky
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Love. This. Another quote in this sculpture: "Move back and forth with the change, and let what batters you become your strength"
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A fun geodesic dome
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DAY FOUR: wedding prep!
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Dana and Wasabi -- our camp chef/bartender with the endlessly smiling face
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Heading to the Temple for the wedding ceremony!
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So psyched to be the unicorn Bridesmaid 
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The Temple is past the Man -- so we biked the lengthy distance (the bride carried the party favors)
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Kevin being a butterfly
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Such a happy groom
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Enjoying the ride
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Playa dwellers around the Temple
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Marriage-bound
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The 2016 Burning Man Temple
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The most goddamned stylish/sexy bride and groom to ever be ​
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Temple-sky -- all wood-cut sculpture....
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...ready!
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So in love... barf! Haha!
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An awesome wedding party
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Wedding sunset was about to be on-point!
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...and then I found this while wandering....
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A nice wedding venue
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Art-car in the windy sunset
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...dusty unicorn and friends
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Different kinds of light
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A neat tunnel

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DAY FIVE: a sunrise mission for these dragons, after not much sleep....
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Selfies felt weird at BM. I literally saw more cell-phones than people out there.... kind of made me sad... (this was taken with a camera. I didn't use my phone while at BM)
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Preparing for a sunrise burn!!!
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The pyramids on fire... this was one of my favorite installations (all large installations are burnt throughout the week). You could walk up the side of the pyramid for a nice lookout view of the playa
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...everybody needs coffee after a 5 am wake-up call on the morning after the wedding night...
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...we found Robot Heart! Where Nicole and Soren first met....
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The Sunrise Cafe
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An insane dragon art-car
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A squid-looking climbable sculpture in the sunrise
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Doing what I did a lot of...taking photos
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Another angle
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Kevin maneuvering through some art obstacles
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K & D & The Man (it is much larger than this photo makes it look)
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Our camp (Heroes & Super Villains) hosted a brunch party one morning, and I contributed my BM gift through the form of hand-printed, stamped postcards adorned with a Polaroid of the sender....
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A few postcards... I made and sent over 200!
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It surprised me how many people were thrilled to send postcards out to family and friends in the "default" world -- here I am manning the Polaroid photo/postcard stand
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After the photo shoot was over we climbed atop the RV for our last Burning Man sunset. Dana really wanted to wear my Olympic speed suit. She looked hot in it.
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Atop Soren and Nicole's RV
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The brunch party continued until after the sun went down....
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Next to our camp was an insanely comfortable (and dirty) ball-pit. The ultimate relaxation.
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...from the ball pit
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A Labyrinth near our camp
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Another photo of the MAGIC sculpture. I will leave you with that. I hope you weren't overwhelmed by these photographs. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments! I would love to hear from you -- feedback, curiosities, etc. Thanks for looking! Have a lovely day.
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Renee Windsor-White link
2/1/2018 02:58:08 pm

Laurenne, as a fellow Oregonian, I am reaching out to you with a special request.

The 2018 Winter Olympics is an international gathering of elite athletes, sports fans, governments and businesses on such a grand scale that it creates a unique platform for taking a meaningful stand against the widely condemned, barbaric and inhumane dog and cat meat trade in South Korea.

I know you are busy preparing for this epic sporting event. However, I urge you to spare just a few minutes of your time to read this note and perhaps watch this video (I caution you though, it is not an easy one to watch if you love animals at all). I know you will agree that the current practice and attitude of those involved in this medieval industry is completely unacceptable and abhorrent. http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q https://youtu.be/tEaa1GJo-Uo

No living being deserves such a torturous existence. Forced to endure the most extreme deprivation and unimaginable torment from the moment they are born until the day they are brutally slaughtered; dogs (our best friends) are battery farmed - imprisoned in cramped, rusty, raised cages all their lives with no protection from extreme elements. They have no access to water, exercise, or medical care. Their eardrums are often burst to prevent them from barking. Until, often in front of other live dogs, they are electrocuted, hanged, beaten skinned or burnt alive in the ignorant belief that such suffering will improve their taste. Could you imagine this happening to your best friend?

This industry is by no means small scale, thousands upon thousands of dogs are factory farmed in this way every day, there is no emphasis on even the most basic and cheapest humane farming methods in this operation. This trade has no basis in promoting "culture" or tradition of the Korean people, it is purely driven by greed and the profits that can be made in this severely under-regulated, tax free sector which in itself is highly unsanitary and a severe risk to both human and animal health.

I am currently fostering two dogs that I helped to save from the South Korean dog meat trade. They are beautiful loving animals, but the younger one, Zinc, has been so traumatized simply by what he SAW while he was a captive that he is terrified of people. HE IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD! It is truly sad to watch, but I am working patiently to show him that people CAN be trusted.

Please do not look the other way, please do not see this issue as a 'cultural difference'. I urge you to look at this issue with unbridled compassion and to use whatever means or methods you can to add your voice to the many already calling for change in South Korea. This petition (www.koreandogs.org/noc-take-a-stand) is just a start. I urge you to add your voice to social media and other campaigns. Please use this unique opportunity to help change the lives of so many dogs and cats condemned to a life in the meat trade. If South Korea knows the world is watching and is asking for change, and if South Korea wants to be respected as a nation of conscience, South Koreans need to strengthen their abysmal and outdated animal welfare laws and permanently ban dog and cat consumption.

Please help me to bring about this change!

Thank you for your time!
Renee

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Ashu link
6/5/2023 03:25:11 am

Thanks for the sharing informative article.

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