On Monday, the first Burning Man event in three years came to an end, leaving weary partygoers with an eight-hour wait to depart the site.
The 80,000 visitors to the Black Rock desert in northern Nevada left the makeshift city on Monday after six days of festivities, waiting in long queues to do so.
Although Mad Max and the style of #Burningman are often contrasted.
One partygoer tweeted, “The Exodus from camp is the most Mad Max I’ve felt all week,” along with a magnificent image of miles of 15-lane traffic extending into the desert horizon.
“5 hours in, 2 more before I get to the gate,”
The Exodus wait time is presently 8 hours, according to a tweet from the organisers on Monday afternoon.
Consider postponing your journey till the weather is better.
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Some said they had to wait up to 12 hours to leave the camp.
One passenger wrote on Sunday, “When we departed at 8:38pm last night, the estimate was 6 hours, however half of our group took 10 hours, and the other half of our group took 12 hours to get to the gate.”
It would be ideal if the exit system, estimations, and communication could be improved.
Another person nodded in agreement and said, “took me twelve last night leaving at temple burn.”
The drama occurred when the site’s gates and exits were momentarily shut down on Saturday night due to a sandstorm that resulted in a “white out.”
Dramatic images showed ‘Burners’ trudging through the violent sandstorm while garbed in bizarre fashion.
Fire-breathing rhinoceros and octopuses were driven into the desert on the last day of the six-day extravaganza.
While some partygoers started a Mad Max-style battle inside the Thunderdome, an orchestra performed Bohemian Rhapsody.
On Saturday, a massive sandstorm pummelling Burning Man revellers, forcing hundreds to leave early in order to avoid the dust as others stripped down in the 102°F heat.
Before the big Burning Man event on Sunday, where the wooden effigy was lit, there was a dust storm.
While some on social media said that the dust was so dense as to shut out the sun, Burning Man’s official camera showed visibility as being dangerously low.
Partygoers continued to celebrate despite the weather phenomena, as seen by the photos they shared online of the deserted countryside blanketed in a dusty mist.
After being put on hold in 2020 owing to COVID worries, the festival made a successful comeback on August 28 with around 80,000 people descending on the temporary location to celebrate. Guests watched as the gigantic “man” was lighted up at the conclusion of the festivities.
The National Weather Service forecasted daytime highs in Gerlach, the nearest town to the event, between 100 and 105 degrees, so guests had to battle the terrible heat.
In the meanwhile, organisers have been seen giving out free coffee to partygoers after making the unexpected announcement that the cost of the drinks would be covered as Americans confront high inflation and impending economic instability.
There were several events planned where partygoers may enjoy performances of Latin, jazz, 80s music, and disco by so-called Burners.
A hammock forest, a hypnotherapy session, and “community peppermint bomb breath work exercises” were among the facilities provided for those looking for something a bit more tranquil and contemplative.
Additionally, educational workshops during Burning Man included subjects including the relationship between artificial intelligence and astronomy and the usage of psychedelics in medical procedures.
Consensual Abduction, a new camp on The Playa this year, allows visitors to access a dance floor for all-night parties by ascending down a “wormhole” slide.
The Gate notes that the event’s main topic this year is consent, which is an important issue considering how many of the experiences on the agenda this year include sex.
Burning an effigy known as the Burning Man, which has been the customary manner to end the event since its first celebration in 1989, brought it to a conclusion on Sunday.