# Tell me about Burning Man! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 6, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-burning-man/690204 "2014-06-06T14:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-burning-man/690204/81 "2023-09-07T02:45:20Z")
Deserts get people into trouble real quick if not prepared. Narrow slot canyons and yes, “dry” lake beds can change into torrents of floodwaters even when the rain occurs miles away. Have always visited the desert southwest in the spring or winter, and it’s fantastic. Mostly. What’s noticeable is how quickly it cools off, once the sun starts to get low, or even sitting in the shade. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-burning-man/690204/82 "2023-09-07T17:12:58Z")
SOME coverage: > **[The Burning Man party is over. Now a massive cleanup begins](https://news.yahoo.com/burning-man-ending-cleanup-heavy-185941370.html)** > > The rain has passed, and the temple has burned. Now, as Burning Man slowly empties, it’s time to clean up. Burning Man organizers have three weeks to clean up any remnants of the makeshift city plopped across over 4 square miles (10 square... Although they really don’t address the hugely valid and important issue that you raise: people who dump their trash a mile or three or 20 from the playa … into other people’s – metaphorical or literal – back yards. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-burning-man/690204.md?page=4)