{"id":2442,"date":"2016-07-25T00:36:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T00:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2016-07-25T00:36:54","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T00:36:54","slug":"burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Man in Pictures XLIV: Dusty Exploration Amongst the Coyotes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, M joins our heroes as they explore the dusty playa, meet coyotes, and see all manner of art.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/24\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliii-fire-el-pulpo-mechanico-the-grasshopper-and-serpent-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\">In our last installment<\/a>, our heroes experienced some of the most sublime nighttime fire art.  Today, they explore dusty coyotes, and all manner of other odd installations.<\/p>\n<p>But first, an installation which is an eloquent commentary on Burning Man culture (and probably culture in general):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2450\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes\/img_1779\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2450\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1779.jpg\" alt=\"I&#039;m assuming they&#039;re talking about the bird.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1779.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1779-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1779-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1779-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m assuming they&#8217;re talking about the bird.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moving on, our intrepid heroes came across an unusual garden.  S ran inside, in the hopes&#8230;:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2451\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes\/img_1781\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2451\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1781-e1469405235261.jpg\" alt=\"Is this what she thinks it is?\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2451\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1781-e1469405235261.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1781-e1469405235261-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1781-e1469405235261-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1781-e1469405235261-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is this what she thinks it is?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230;that&#8230;yes!  It was the garden where coyotes were grown!  Long had she spoken to and tried to follow the way of Coyote, but now she had found the source!  (Or rather, *a* source.  Like <a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/03\/15\/an-elemental-of-surprise\/\" target=\"_blank\">Surprise Elementals<\/a>, it is often difficult to figure out Coyote.):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2453\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes\/img_1785\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2453\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1785.jpg\" alt=\"It is! I am excited and terrified at the same time.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2453\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1785.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1785-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1785-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1785-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is!  I am excited and terrified at the same time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pausing for a few moments so that she could commune (and slightly alter the growing coyotes), we spent some time talking to this guy:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2455\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes\/img_1790\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2455\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1790.jpg\" alt=\"*All* cool coyotes wear shades.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2455\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1790.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1790-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1790-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1790-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">*All* cool coyotes wear shades.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And learning about the importance of registering hugs[1][2]:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2456\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes\/img_1791\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2456\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1791.jpg\" alt=\"Registration is important.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1791.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1791-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1791-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1791-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Registration is important.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was also an interesting barbecue\/weather vane combination, which seemed to be an important part of the religious conversation on playa:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2457\" style=\"width: 3264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes\/img_1792\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2457\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1792.jpg\" alt=\"Religion often takes a different turn on playa.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2457\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1792.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1792-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1792-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1792-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Religion often takes a different turn on playa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next time, the Freak Show continues, with metallic dragons[3]!<\/p>\n<p>[1]It is very important, especially with repeated hugging, to not let them get out of register.  Els eyo uma yencounte rsomethin glik ethi s.<\/p>\n<p>[2]Astute readers may notice the phone number in the picture.<\/p>\n<p>[3]Metallic creatures of all types, even!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, M joins our heroes as they explore the dusty playa, meet coyotes, and see all manner of art. In our last installment, our heroes experienced some of the most sublime nighttime fire art. Today, they explore dusty coyotes, and all manner of other odd installations. But first, an installation which is an eloquent commentary &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/2016\/07\/25\/burning-man-in-pictures-xliv-dusty-exploration-amongst-the-coyotes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Burning Man in Pictures XLIV: Dusty Exploration Amongst the Coyotes!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2459,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442\/revisions\/2459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nayrb.org\/~blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}