Articles written by Dusty Rhodes

Dusty Rhodes, Observer Staf Writer|Updated Sep 2, 2026

BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. - The annual pilgrimage to Burning Man began with a familiar rite of passage: hours of sitting still in the desert. On Sunday, Aug. 30, the first full day of Burning Man 2026, the line of cars, RVs, and trucks waiting to reach the gate stretched for miles across the Black Rock Desert. Wait times peaked at more than eight hours before easing to about five hours by evening, according to official traffic updates and reports from SFGATE. Aerial photos of the...