I first saw them a bit over 3 weeks ago – during ArtWalk in downtown Bend.

There they were: Clad in leather and colorful outfits, adorned with tattoos, lean, glowlight paint on their bodies. They twirled and twisted to the rythmic beat of drums – and they breathed fire.

“They” are the newest (and by far coolest) night-time attraction in Bend: FyreFlyte, a troup of fire dancers.

Watching them, I time-travelled back to last year’s Burning Man – and then I remembered to pick up my camera, and actually take some shots…