"The Black Desert" in the U.S. state of Nevada is a wonderful corner of
our planet where hot geysers burst into the sky and the sand is painted
black. This desert is a part of the prehistoric dried lake Laontan that
existed 18-7 thousand years BC, during the last glacial period. The
mystical place with dry black cliffs and sparkling geysers attracts with
its ethereal atmosphere.
The Black Rock Desert is a saline, closed lake in north-western Nevada.
The length of the desert is 110 km with the width of 32 km. It is part
of closed Great Basin.
In this desert there are numerous volcanic and geothermal formations.
This famous geyser called "Fly" is , in fact, less than a man. But
thanks to a good shooting foreshortening and lighting, photographers
have managed to create an image as if it was a beautiful giant
constantly erupting three water streams.
Once upon a time in the geyser place there was a ranch Fly, but in 1916
when the owner of the ranch drilled a well hoping that the desert would
turn into fertile wet meadows, he accidentally drilled a geothermal
pocket of water. However, only in 1964, boiling water began to fly out
on the the surface, creating this geothermal beauty.
Owners of the land, on which the geyser is located, were several times
offered to sell it in order to allow an access for everybody but they
refused. This monument is surrounded by fences and gates so tourists
have to ask permission to visit these lands beforehand.
Since the 1990s the annual festival Burning Man takes place in the
desert , it attracts thousands of people in deserted areas . During the
festival in its territory completely money circulation and movement by
cars are completely forbidden.
This place is famous for its paleological peculiarities, as well as the
fact that in the XIX century there were migration ways to California
here. Moreover in this place a speed of ground and missile equipments is
often measured.
Minerals, seaweed and cyanobacteriae give it this incredible color.
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