Black Rock Desert, Nev. — Fireworks explode around a 60-foot effigy at the culmination of Burning Man in 2001.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — People dance around the embers of the burning man structure.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — A woman's face paint is illuminated by black light at the 2000 Burning Man.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — In 2001, a crew of volunteer lamplighters heads out at sunset to hang oil lamps on posts that lead from the center camp area to the burning man structure.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — An oncoming storm blows garments askew in 2000.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — Mark Day of Santa Cruz participates in style in 2001.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — Nambla the Clown's outfit included push pins glued to his head and fake blood dripping.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — Gregg Taylor of San Francisco was among an estimated 12,000 gathered for the festival in 1997.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — A man wearing a devil costume vacuums the desert floor in 2000.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — Burning Man participants revel in the last light of the day after a storm passed through in 2000.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — An impromptu fashion show draws a crowd during the 2000 festival.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — The temple Fire of Fires was one of the showpieces in 2009.
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Black Rock Desert, Nev. — Yoga instructor Cab Spates strikes a pose as the sun rises the morning after the burning man structure was torched in 2009.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Albert Lee / Los Angeles Times
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