Reno Build and Headed to Burn

Just a quick post to put up the photos from Reno.

Out of Gas

Out of Gas

West Coast Crew

West Coast Crew

Together we form an entire beard!

Together we form an entire beard!

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Groceries for the week

Groceries for the week

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On the road…

Random pics

Here are some random pictures from the road journey westward to Burning Man in 2012






The Race to Reno

VAN:  Evanston, Wyoming –> Reno

FLIGHT #1: Washington Dulles airport (IAD) –> Denver airport –> Reno airport

FLIGHT #2: Baltimore Washington International (BWI) airport –>Denver airport –>Missed connection –> Rental car –> Reno

RV: San Francisco –> Reno

The van, two flights, and RV are about to converge…  Also, it sucks when United can’t get it’s act together to re-route people to Reno so that we can prepare for a week in the desert.  It wouldn’t be Burning Man without a crazy travel story, I suppose.race-to-reno-revised

Van Route, Part 3

York, Nebraska –> Evanston, Wyoming

Map to come…

Van route, Part 2

Wheeling, West Virginia –> York, Nebraska

Hotdogs and schmancy hotels!
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Hotdogs and schmancy hotels!

Van Route Part 1

Arbutus, Maryland –> Lonaconing, Maryland –>Wheeling, West Virginia

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The East Coast van launches

Ryan and the van left Baltimore at 19:30hours, picking up Mindy in Lonaconing and departing at 23:00 hours for a short stint to Ohio, stopping at 02:30.  Map to come!  But look at how much stuff they fit in the van!!!!

The Mars Rover, Chewbaca, and a Hippo are our co pilots!
The Mars Rover, Chewbaca, and a Hippo are our co pilots!”

Mr. Dingus Goes to Burning Man (almost)
Mr. Dingus Goes to Burning Man (almost)

How much can we squeeze into one van?
How much can we squeeze into one van?

A lot!
A lot!

BloodyMaryLand 2012

Yes, we will be there this year! Here’s a quick update with everything you need to know:

Who: about 15 campers, coming together from the east and west coasts

What: music, art, friendship, and yes, bloody mary cocktails.

Where: approximately 4:15 and Lilac

When: we’ll be starting the morning off right on Tuesday and Thursday

See you there!

Nutty New BM Ticket Policy

In case anyone missed it, Burning Man has a new, nuttier ticket policy this year. Instead of just raising ticket prices to match market demand they’re going with an odd “lottery” system that will randomly assign you a price or tell you you’re out of luck and can’t have a ticket. Ugh.

Somewhere in the distance, a faint “oonch oonch oonch” can be heard….

Declare your commitment early, like Colleen, and be a part of the Camp BloodyMaryLand greatness in 2012.  Remember, Burning Man tickets SOLD OUT in 2011.  Now is the time to start planning your time off, and to begin dreaming about lovely costumes.