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Rain like this is rare buts it’s shut down exit like this before, this isn’t unprecedented. Even during a normal year they shut down entry/exit when sandstorms
by jowday 3y ago
Rain like this is rare buts it’s shut down exit like this before, this isn’t unprecedented. Even during a normal year they shut down entry/exit when sandstorms reduce visibility - often for a couple of hours every few days.
- RetroTechie 3y agoSandstorms are obvious a problem. But why rain? There's a road leading up there, right? (or at least somewhere near the festival grounds). Most people will come by car or RV. They can still drive on that road I'd think? If the festival grounds turn to mud, well... maybe a little detour to get back on that road. (personally I'd be in no hurry to leave. But if you wanted to, what's holding you back? Organisers saying "road closed"?)
- jowday 3y agoThe event is held several miles “into” the dry lake bed - once you get off the paved road, you drive about 1.5 miles on the dry lake bed before you get to the “gate” of the event boundaries. You can see this pretty clearly if you look up its location on Google maps. Right now, the event is completely surrounded, for miles, by muddy lake bed. If you tried to drive your wheels would get jammed up.
- bhhaskin 3y agoIt's not regular mud, and you can't really drive on it. It builds up on the wheels and can be pretty deep. It's closer to clay.