{"id":2022679,"date":"2023-09-05T19:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T23:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burning-man-festival-road-reopens-allowing-thousands-to-escape-muddy-trap\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T19:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T23:49:32","slug":"burning-man-festival-road-reopens-allowing-thousands-to-escape-muddy-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burning-man-festival-road-reopens-allowing-thousands-to-escape-muddy-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Man festival road reopens, freeing many from muddy trap."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fburning-man-festival-road-reopens-allowing-thousands-to-escape-muddy-trap%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022679&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>  (This \u2063Sept. 4 story has been corrected to say burning of\u2064 man effigy was delayed by two days, not one day, \u200cin paragraphs 2 \u200cand\u2063 17)<\/p>\n<p>By Matt McKnight\u200d and \u2064Anna Tong<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada (Reuters) \u2013 Burning Man Festival:\u2064 Mud, Delayed Effigy, and an Epic Exodus<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>After days of\u2062 being trapped by mud, tens of thousands of \u200bBurning\u200c Man attendees finally have the \u2062chance to \u200descape the remote Nevada desert\u2062 festival. However,\u200d despite the\u2064 delay, many of the remaining 64,000 people \u200dmay choose to stay one more night to witness the \u200cfestival&#8217;s grand finale &#8211; the burning of the giant effigy.<\/p>\n<p>What \u2063was supposed\u2064 to be\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burning-man-festival-road-reopens-allowing-thousands-to-escape-muddy-trap\/\" title=\"Burning Man festival road reopens, freeing many from muddy trap.\">weeklong counterculture arts festival turned<\/a>\u200d into a muddy nightmare due to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burning-man-road-reopens-allowing-festival-goers-to-escape-muddy-mess\/\" title=\"Burning Man road reopens, freeing festival-goers from muddy chaos.\">unexpected summer rain<\/a>. The closure of roads left up to\u2064 70,000 people stranded, conserving food \u200cand water while waiting for the situation\u2062 to improve.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as\u2062 the road reopens, a long\u200b line of vehicles \u200dsnakes through the\u2064 desert, creating an epic \u2063traffic jam. Event organizers urge drivers to take it slow and consider delaying their departure until Tuesday\u200c to reduce traffic congestion.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b the traffic forms into an organized exodus, an armada of recreational vehicles and cars embarks on the \u200c5-mile dirt road \u2062journey to the nearest highway. The estimated travel time for this &#8220;exodus&#8221; is around 5-1\/2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The festival takes\u2063 place in Nevada&#8217;s Black \u2064Rock Desert, a remote location about 15 miles from the nearest town and 110 miles north of\u2063 Reno. The site sits atop the former Lake Lahontan, adding to the challenges faced by attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the difficulties, the \u2062Burning Man \u200dcommunity\u2062 has come together to support each other. Attendee David Date states, &#8220;We have food. We have provisions. We have shelter. So it\u2019s really kind of a group effort to\u2064 get through this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, one\u200d person has died at the event, and an investigation is\u200c underway. The festival&#8217;s \u2064volunteer, Evi Airy, describes the scene as &#8220;apocalyptic,&#8221; with \u200dpeople, including young\u2062 children, \u200cenduring the cold and harsh conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The festival&#8217;s iconic burning of the man effigy, originally scheduled for Saturday night, has been rescheduled for Monday night at 9 p.m. \u200bPDT. This event, accompanied by a fireworks show, marks the penultimate night of the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges faced this year, Burning Man continues to attract tens of thousands of\u200b people who seek a unique experience\u2063 of art, self-sufficiency, and community. As the festival draws to a close, attendees eagerly anticipate \u2062the\u200d symbolic burning of the effigy,\u200b a moment that embodies the spirit of Burning \u200dMan.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  (Reporting by Matt McKnight and Anna Tong \u2063at Black Rock City, \u2062Rich McKay in Atlanta, and Daniel Trotta in Carlsbad, California; Editing by Rosalba\u2063 O\u2019Brien, Nick Zieminski and\u2063 Sandra Maler)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/entertainment\/burning-man-festival-road\/attachment\/burning-man-2023\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/entertainment\/burning-man-festival-road\/attachment\/burning-man-2023-2\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/entertainment\/burning-man-festival-road\/attachment\/burning-man-2023-3\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/entertainment\/burning-man-festival-road\/attachment\/the-man-structure-which-is-normally-burned-on-saturday-night-2\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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