'Morning Listees,
This North Bay Burner is safely back in her cottage
in the redwoods, & none the worse for wear.
All coolant hoses & fuel lines held admirably for the
trip from Northern CA to this years' BurningMan Festival
in the desert 120 miles north of Reno, Nevada.
Instead of extreme heat, which I was prepared for, the
weather was cool & plagued by intense sand storms,
which did little to dampen the spirits of determined
Burners.

Vanagons were everywhere to be seen in Black
Rock City--this year's estimated population 25,000
plus--& made up a notable percentage of those folks
camped in my Alternative Energy "neighborhood"
between Gut Alley & Sex Drive/ 4 to 4:30.
Rumor has it there was a huge VW bus camp, but
I never got out there, as I was on foot & didn't
manage to see everything in the 6 square mile area.

With nothing more than my little Solarex panel, I managed
to keep my starting & aux batteries topped off,
run my cabin lights, small battery charger, & download
some great images from my new Canon digicam!  For
the record, my aux battery performed *perfectly*--despite
having been found bone dry weeks ago by my gynecologist,
I mean, mechanic--& pronounced worthless.

The cutting out problem, always random, sometimes
disappearing for months, occured no less than eight times
during the ten hour trip home! Other than this,
which was heartstopping a few times, with eighteen
wheelers on my tail & no shoulder in mountainous areas,
she ran as quietly & dependably as an old Singer sewing
machine.
If there are any Listees who were at BurninMan--
please identify yourselves!
It's good to be back on the List.
Phaedra
'85 Westy-Wolf
"Hester"