Burning Man bought 3,800-acre Fly Ranch in Nevada

[Richard]

I've never been to a Burning Man but I've wanted to go for many years now. I have no idea what their ultimate use for this land will be but I can imagine that some long-term boondocking would be part of the long-term vision for BM enthusiasts.

http://journal.burningman.org/2016/06/news/official-announcements/we-bought-fly-ranch/

 

[highdesertranger]

I hope they don't do to the Fly Ranch what the BLM did to the Virgin Valley Ranch. that part of Nevada was a truly magnificent area, with the only people you would see were occasional cowboys or hunters during season. now it's like efing Disneyland. they totally ruined the area around the Virgin Valley Ranch. the Fly Ranch was another unique area, a true oasis in the desert. and fly geyser was a must see. only time will tell what they do, but my guess is there will be construction and road improvements which in my book does not bode well for the ranch. highdesertranger

 

[cyndi]

Hmmmm... interesting. One thing to be said about the Burning Man organizers is that they are diligent followers of *leave no trace* Hopefully, that bodes well for the ranch

 

[highdesertranger]

with all due respect. they might preach "leave no trace" but putting that into practice is another story. just the fact they are there with their huge ass footprint speaks otherwise. 3 or 4 years ago I was prospecting south of burning man a storm blew through and I mean blew. high winds, we were down wind about 10 miles and got some of their trash. the closer you got to the playa the worse it was. on the edge of the playa their trash was everywhere. we witnessed no one picking up trash out in the desert. after the event the trash was still there, sure they cleaned up the lake bed but in the surrounding desert we didn't see them lift a finger. at the big gold mine at sulfur south east of burning man they had a crew out picking up trash. when I talked to them they said it happens almost every year. just saying they might preach it and on the lake bed itself they might put on the appearance of being good stewards but witnessing that led me to believe otherwise. highdesertranger

 

[Luciano151]

I went to Burning Man in 2010 and it was a life changer. It was probably the most amazing experience of my life and it lasted an entire week. I came out of it a changed person in a lot of different ways. I would have to say that it planted in my mind the seed that later bore the fruit of Maxine and my chosen life style. I think everyone should experience Burning Man at least one time in their life. Now that I have Maxine, I may go back in the next couple of years. Sleeping in my van, definitely beats sleeping in a tent; especially when those bad ass wind storms start up.