Comments on: Black Rock City (Burning Man) http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/19/black-rock-city-burning-man/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: William http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/19/black-rock-city-burning-man/#comment-8017 William Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:38:28 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/19/black-rock-city-burning-man/#comment-8017 <p>To the southwest you can see a faint reminder of Black Rock Cities of the past. I will be joining the VW Bus Camp next year. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.690287,-119.305236&spn=0.006986,0.013739&t=k&hl=en To the north east of the posted BRC are some interesting vehicle tracks. I find it hard to believe these were made by a single vehicle. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.820029,-119.102397&spn=0.003486,0.006870&t=k&hl=en</p> To the southwest you can see a faint reminder of Black Rock Cities of the past. I will be joining the VW Bus Camp next year. Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
To the north east of the posted BRC are some interesting vehicle tracks. I find it hard to believe these were made by a single vehicle. Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: derek http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/19/black-rock-city-burning-man/#comment-608 derek Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:31:15 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/19/black-rock-city-burning-man/#comment-608 Notice if you zoom out, they specifically got the high-res of that area. And Black Rock City's home is pretty recognizable from the air. Can someone pull some strings and get a new photo taken this year <b>during</b> the event? That would be cool. We could all get out on the playa and <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=bunker+hill,IL&ll=39.014329,-89.979132&spn=0.008862,0.007349&t=k&hl=en" rel="nofollow">spell something</a>. Notice if you zoom out, they specifically got the high-res of that area. And Black Rock City’s home is pretty recognizable from the air.

Can someone pull some strings and get a new photo taken this year during the event? That would be cool. We could all get out on the playa and Placemark: spell something / Google Earth.

]]> By: Jamison http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/19/black-rock-city-burning-man/#comment-590 Jamison Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:46:23 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/19/black-rock-city-burning-man/#comment-590 You can tell this was taken in 2003 because of the square at the very center of the large semi-circle (the ten concentric circles and the radial spikes through them are the city streets, or would be a week later). That year The Man stood upon a dais designed in the spirit of an Aztec ziggurat with a square footprint. A friend was able to further narrow it down to just two days, Sunday August 20, 2003 or Monday August 21, 2003 after placing her own dome in the Cafe Village and the state of construction of the Center Camp Cafe (the smaller circle centered in the photo here). You can tell this was taken in 2003 because of the square at the very center of the large semi-circle (the ten concentric circles and the radial spikes through them are the city streets, or would be a week later).

That year The Man stood upon a dais designed in the spirit of an Aztec ziggurat with a square footprint. A friend was able to further narrow it down to just two days, Sunday August 20, 2003 or Monday August 21, 2003 after placing her own dome in the Cafe Village and the state of construction of the Center Camp Cafe (the smaller circle centered in the photo here).

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