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There is an article by a columnist in the LA Times this morning written by an attendee. She seemed to describe a nice camping trip that ended up with some disappointment, but no real drama. Apparently the man didn't burn this year in spite of the rain stopping leaving one more day of the festival with a terrible mud problem. However, she said trucks had made it in to service the toilets before the last day.

She and her companions stayed on an extra day before driving their U-Haul out successfully.

Here is the first paragraph but the rest is behind a paywall and it's too long to copy here not to mention copyright.

By Sarah Enni
Sock, bag, sock : That’s the unlikely mantra that got me through Burning Man 2023, when heavy rains stranded tens of thousands of us in the Nevada desert. This was my sixth time going to this not-quite music festival, not-quite outdoor art exposition, not-quite social experiment (it’s all of that and more). I help lead a “theme camp,” which means I organize a group of campers and we build a shared space that all Burners can enjoy.

By sock, bag, sock, she was referring to the best way to navigate the mud. Put on a sock, then a plastic bag, and then another sock for traction. They used banners as clean walkways and by this method they were able to keep their personal areas fairly clean.

As I said, sounds like she went camping.