But some Burning Man revelers said Sunday that their spirits remained unbroken.
More than a half an inch (1.3 centimeters) of rain fell at the festival site on Friday, disrupting this year’s festival.
“Already, everywhere from Reno up to the Burning Man area, Black Rock, we’ve already exceeded that — and it’s only three days into the month,” he said.
London, the southern California photographer who was attending his 20th Burning Man and just published a book on the festival, “Burning Man: Art On Fire,” spent much of Saturday walking barefoot across the site, which is about 5 square miles.
Ed Fletcher of Sacramento, a longtime Burning Man attendee, arrived in Black Rock City over a week ago to start setting up.
On their website, organizers encouraged participants to remain calm and suggested that the festival is built to endure conditions like the flooding.
John Asselin, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Land Management, said he had seen “a steady stream” of vehicles leaving the festival site. »
