There's a giant plane sitting in the middle of the Nevada desert 2 weeks after Burning Man — and officials are demanding it be removed

Burning Man, the notoriously surreal annual festival that draws tens of thousands of attendees, operates under the principle of "leaving no trace" - meaning attendees should leave the Black Rock Desert, where it's held, as they found it. One obstacle to this principle is a hollowed-out Boeing 747 aeroplane still parked in the middle of the Nevada desert two weeks after Burning Man, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported Friday. The plane is an art installation, nightclub, and "mutant vehicle" during the festival, but now it's a headache for the US Bureau of Land Management and the owner, Big Imagination Camp, according to the newspaper. For the past two years, the plane has been hauled 500 miles to Burning Man, then back. This year, however, the plan changed slightly - Big Imagination Camp would bring the plane to private property nearby so future transportation to and from the festival would be easier. But rough terrain caused problems for the team towing the plane, and it's now parked in the middle of the desert...MORE