Burning Man in Pictures XXVI: Stars and Dinosaurs, the Dreams of the Eight-Year-Old in All of Us

In our last episode, our adventurers took a brief timeout. They then started back towards centre camp, as the Sun was baking in a most merciless way.

On the way, our intrepid heroine observed something, and went to investigate:

Blackrock Observatory!  The best kind of tory!
Blackrock Observatory! The best kind of tory!

Our intrepid heroine performs an observation:

Our intrepid heroine performs an observation.
Our intrepid heroine performs an observation.

Inside one of the domes, she found this exciting schedule of all the organized events happening at the observatory!:

Sunrise, yoga, cosmic rays, math, and futurism!  What an exciting slate of events!
Sunrise, yoga, cosmic rays, math, and futurism! What an exciting slate of events!

Another dome had a sign in front talking about what was currently being observed:

We like this one, because it is close to us.
We like this one, because it is close to us.

Our heroine then noticed a possibly familiar shape in the distance…:

A familiar shape in the distance!
A familiar shape in the distance!

…And she went to investigate:

Is that who I think it is?  Let's go investigate!
Is that who I think it is? Let’s go investigate!

And it was! It was her favourite assemblable wooden dinosaur from childhood, writ large!:

Your favourite assemblable wooden dinosaur, writ large!
Your favourite assemblable wooden dinosaur, writ large!

It had obtained a number of decorations along the way, some for stegosauruses who like ice cream:

Stegosauruses *love* ice cream.
Stegosauruses *love* ice cream.

Some offering career advice:

Career advice from the dino decorators.
Career advice from the dino decorators.

Some with different ideas for the power structures of civilization:

A novel power structure for a civilization near you!
A novel power structure for a civilization near you!

But mostly, she spent some time communing until it was time to go:

Our heroine, sharing a moment.
Our heroine, sharing a moment.

Next time, we find the truth, and visit the Temple.

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