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Salt Lake City, home of Mormons and imprisoned Taco Bell signs.
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sea level -> 12,000 feet = nosebleed.
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One of the Ice Lakes at the base of Wind River mountain.
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Foot meet mountain.
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Atop Wind River mountain (~13,000 ft).
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Brendan on the edge of the peak.
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My bloody bandaged feet on the left, Brendan's dainty, manicured feet on the right.
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The Wind River range just before sunset.
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Brendan in the trees.
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A view of base camp. This was my 3rd day at Burning Man.
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One of my favorite camps: Haiku 4 Beer camp. Write a Haiku, get an ice cold Sapporo to fend off the midday heat.
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Our humble, humble, home for a week.
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The Mausoleum just after sunset.
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Another shot of the mausoleum from the opposite side.
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The wailing tree (I think).
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An art car that was essentially a big percussion instrument complete with a full drum kit on the rear.
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The water woman - a landmark.
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Electro-luminescent man.
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Some strange beast, reminiscent of the Forest Spirit from Pricess Mononoke.
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So Brendan decided to lose his car keys in the middle of the desert. No problem, we ripped the door off, retrieved the lock cylinder, gave it to the Black Rock City Locksmith, and presto, we have ourselves a new key.
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Center Camp at the cafe in the middle of a dust storm.... with naked people.
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Two popular modes of transportation - bikes and the Cheshire Cat.
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Out for a Friday afternoon drive.
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Thessy in front of the man with some rather large flames. (Courtesy of Thessy)
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Amazing shot of the dirt devils caused by the fire's draft. (Courtesy of Thessy)
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The man burns. (Courtesy of Thessy)
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More Burning!
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A performance in front ot the wailing tree.
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Brendan and myself watching a burn platform.
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Another one of me watching one of the burn platforms.
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Brendan approaches another burn platform.
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The flaming heart!
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Burning the mausoleum.
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Mausoleum fire with ghost.
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Isn't that nice?
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Our fearless Santa Cruz host Ryan shows us a west coast sunset.
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Sea anemone - another Santa Cruz resident.
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