Faces of Pre Burn

Sitting in the Walmart parking lot in Fernley, Nevada getting ready to go home.  To Black Rock City that is.  This is the rig from Camp Fiasco and the Nordic Breeze.  The Cleopatra is just out of the picture looking more like a scene from the local links course at the moment.  Lot's of work ahead and it's getting exciting.  So friends, be good and enjoy the moment.  I will be off the grid for a week or so.

Ciao from Burningman,

Miles

Bar Sluts

Anyone remember those old Stuckeys that used to be everywhere on the interstate.  Well, Nevada has always been a bit different.  You may still have been able to get those wooden bowls, pralines, and the wonderful snow globes in this place a few years ago but there is no doubt that Stuckeys didn't have it all.   This place was is on a desolate road in the middle of nowhere Nevada.  Not that far from the infamous Area 51.  Did alien scientists hang out here before they were found out or was just a lack of party traffic that put this piece of Americana out of business.   I don't know but we can all take a guess.  Mile 1432 on the way to Burningman.  Black Rock City is getting close.

Later

Paint me a Desert

Some times you stumble on places that take your breath away.  Maybe a few of you have been to the Petrified Forest National Park.  I had not.   Now the stone trees are cool but they don't do a ton for me.   However the forgotten trip to see the "Blue Mesa" ended up with a view of the Painted Desert.  Go take a look if you get a chance.  Mile  987 on the trip to Burningman.

Ciao,

Born to Burn

On my way to Black Rock City for Burningman.  This year the PHAROH BOAT will grace the playa provided it gets there in one piece.  The trailer is loaded, I mean loaded.  Now I have to get the 2000 miles out of the way and then figure out how to put the thing back together.   Tonight in New Mexico and then on to Arizona.   I can see Black Rock City off in the distance.  

Enjoy the Ride

Miles

The River of Bears Slideshow

Enjoy the Show.   The River of Bears.

Click the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A0cUkpX1D0&feature=plcp


Miles

Closet of Life

I spent a good deal of today working on the pharaoh boat hoping to get the beast ready for Burningman.  Always thanks to JL for the drawing that made it pass muster.  As I was getting out of the heat I realized what was really in this room.  NOISE.  The room is small for sure but I am not certain I have ever had a place that was filled with more past and present.  I look around and see photo shoots, studios, first monday costumes, mardi gras, burningman, art and the lack of art..., pieces of a life that may well be too scattered but not without varity.   There is history, failure, success, love, anger, and potential.  All in one tiny place.  Some strange things happening for those fans of the paranormal.  Just going to let that ride but it must have to do with doing a better job of living in the moment.    I want to encourage you to stop and look around you.  Are the things that fill your "now" space things that you want and love....if not, go out and change things...  from one hoarder to another....

Carpe Diem

Miles

The River of Bears

Nothing can prepare you for how enormous and wild this country really is unless you get off your ass and go take a look.  I was fortunate last week to spend a week in a place that only a few people see each year.  It opened my eyes to some very deep seated understandings.  One, I can go 6 days without Chardonnay.  Two, the caffeine headache is still awful.  Three, freeze dried food still sucks although not as much as 25 years ago.  Oh, yes and the bears.....

McNeil River Bear Sanctuary has been around for 30 years.  It's permit only and takes a bit of effort to get there.  Tides, float planes, all your supplies, and weather.  If you decide to try it and you win the lottery for a permit you will not be disappointed.  There is something about a 1200 pound wild Brown Bear 10 feet from you that will sting the senses like nothing else.  At one point our "bear guy" threw down is huge bear rifle and threw sticks at a charging boar...  900 plus pounds.  Crude but effective.

So take a look at the rest of the images if you get a chance on my website (www.bymiles.com)  Should be all up by the end of the weekend.  I would love to hear the comments.  "River of Bears".

Enjoy,

Miles