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Dust storm causes some to leave Burning Man early
ABC News ^ | August 30, 2008 | MARTIN GRIFFITH

Posted on 08/31/2008 5:15:35 AM PDT by Daffynition

A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said.

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"We are in (a) total whiteout," he wrote by e-mail. "A similar cold front caused a major dust event on Monday. The rest of the event has been relatively dust-free."

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Business/Economy; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: anarchists; burningman
OMG! I can't believe I missed Burning Man this year ... what with the hurricane, conventions and a pedicure appointment ... I forgot to go! ;-(


1 posted on 08/31/2008 5:15:36 AM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

Thank you for no close up pics.


2 posted on 08/31/2008 5:19:06 AM PDT by itsthejourney
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To: Daffynition
More pics Here
3 posted on 08/31/2008 5:22:48 AM PDT by csvset
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To: csvset

Thanks ... those are great!


4 posted on 08/31/2008 5:28:54 AM PDT by Daffynition ("A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not why the ship is built." ~Sarah Palin)
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To: itsthejourney

Come on. What have you got against anarchists, deviants, pyromaniacs, mad scientists, techno-heads, tracedancers and freakish performance artists?

It’s no different than either political convention. ;-P


5 posted on 08/31/2008 5:34:14 AM PDT by Daffynition ("A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not why the ship is built." ~Sarah Palin)
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To: Daffynition

Oh, darn. That’s really sad.


6 posted on 08/31/2008 5:34:54 AM PDT by Tax-chick (What would Sarah Palin do?)
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To: Daffynition

What’s the carbon footprint, Man?!?!


7 posted on 08/31/2008 7:20:32 AM PDT by Wacka
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