Gorgeous pics from this year's Burning Man in the Nevada desert

Last week, an estimated 68,000 people attended Burning Man 2013 from all over the world to dance, express themselves, and take in the spectacle.

Here are just four great photos The Atlantic gathered together the festival, which lasted a week and came to its conclusion yesterday. Click on the pics to enlarge.  See more of the festival at The Atlantic.

The Man burns during Burning Man 2013 (Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

Participant bicycles away from the effigy of the Man during Burning Man 2013 (Reuters/Jim Bourg)

Church-Trap, sculpture on the the Playa, Burning Man 2013 (CC BY SA Cory Doctorow)

Dancing in a dome during the "Gold Bikini Happy Hour" during Burning Man 2013 (Reuters/Jim Bourg)