Photo courtesy of BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEVADA
Burners watch a “man” burn in 2012. (Photo by Bob Wick, BLM California)
September 25, 2017
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September 25, 2017 2:53 p.m.
CHAOS and CATHARSIS
I stand below a scorching sun in 100-plus degree heat, buffeted by warm winds and swirling alkali dust. The Nevada skies are a dramatic blue, wisped with lazy clouds above the blinding whiteness of the Black Rock Desert.