I hear ya, ConstabEL...
I had some wonderful times on the playa this year, especially around our Pleasure Garden camp with my old and new campmates/frineds. But I have to agree - I felt kind of beat up by the whole experience this year. It took so much work to get ready, and travel there, and set up camp, and then pack up, and then spend hours and hours unpacking and getting the dust off of everything I brought.

I had a good time, but I'm not sure at this point that I will ever go back..... read more