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| The Fly Ranch was first homesteaded in the late 1800s by Fred Gerlach, son of [[Louis Gerlach]], for whom the town of Gerlach was named. Later it was a part of the John Casey estate, until it was sold to Todd [http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_jxw794 Jaksick] ([[Bright Holland Corporation]]) in 1998. The feature known as "Fly Geyser" has attracted a substantial amount of interest since it developed from a leaking geothermal well into a striking colorful spouting statue, sitting on a dais of mud amidst ponds of warm water and thriving plants. The property is generally off limits to visitors because of liability and vandalism concerns. | | The Fly Ranch was first homesteaded in the late 1800s by Fred Gerlach, son of [[Louis Gerlach]], for whom the town of Gerlach was named. Later it was a part of the John Casey estate, until it was sold to Todd [http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_jxw794 Jaksick] ([[Bright Holland Corporation]]) in 1998. |
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| Friends of Black Rock attempted to offer [http://blackrockdesert.org/friends/events/2011/may-28-29/fly-geyser-tours tours of the geyser] during the annual [http://blackrockdesert.org/blackrockrendezvous/ Black Rock Rendezvous] but the tour was cancelled. See the [[March 24, 2007 Fly Ranch tour photos]].
| | The feature known as [[Fly Geyser]] has attracted a substantial amount of interest since it developed from a leaking geothermal well into a striking colorful spouting statue, sitting on a dais of mud amidst ponds of warm water and thriving plants. The property is generally off limits to visitors because of liability and vandalism concerns. |
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| In September, 2010, there was a plan to buy Fly Geyser, see [http://web.archive.org/web/20110513134549/http://gotgeysers.com/index2.html Archive.org: 13 May 2011 http://gotgeyser.com].
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| http://flyranchproject.org/ discusses Burning Man efforts at purchasing the land.
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| <td> [[Image:Fly_Geyser_1th.JPG]] </td>
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Fly Geyser]]
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| == News Items ==
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| * Las Vegas Sun, January 29, 2010 "[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/29/geyser-private-land-chosen-attraction-draw-tourist/ Geyser on private land chosen as attraction to draw tourists to state.]"
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| * [[November 2001 Reno Gazette Journal article]]
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| == Images ==
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| * [http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/3D135063EE5 Online Fly Geyser Jigsaw Puzzle]
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| * [[March 24, 2007 Fly Ranch tour photos]]
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| * [http://green.nationalgeographic.com/environment/wallpaper/blackrockgeysermineral.html http://green.nationalgeographic.com/environment/wallpaper/blackrockgeysermineral.html]
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| * [http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/index.php?/gallery/image/6448-fly-geyser/ Some older photos]
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| * [http://www.scenicnevada.org/last/black_rock.html Nevada's Last Chance Scenic Places]
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| * [http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/natures_best_2007/gallery/flygeyser.html Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: photography, "Nature's Best" Landscape Winner]
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| * [http://www.allaroundnevada.com/fly-geyser/ Virtual Reality views]
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| * [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Gerlach,+NV,+United+States+of+America&ie=UTF8&ll=40.85933,-119.330492&spn=0.023986,0.034933&t=h&z=15 Google Map]
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| * http://www.uga.edu/srel/Nevada_Hot_Springs/travel-4-2004.htm
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| * http://blog.visitrenotahoe.com/2006/06/14/fly-geyser-one-of-nevadas-little-surprises/
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| * http://planetoddity.com/a-geyser-not-like-any-other-geyser/
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| * http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/12/fly-geyser-not-quite-of-this-world.html
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| * http://www.pixelchrome.com/blog/?p=5369
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| * http://www.wonders-world.com/2011/02/fly-geyser-in-black-rock-desert.html
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| == Geology ==
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| * [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/slides/slides.php?f=geothermal Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Geothermal slides including Fly Geyser]
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| * [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/geothermal/site.php?sid=Fly%20Ranch Fly Ranch section] of Larry J. Garside, John Harold Schilling, Mackay School of Mines, "Thermal waters of Nevada," Volume 91 of Bulletin (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology)
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| ** [http://web.archive.org/web/20070714145932/http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/geothermal/site.php?sid=Fly%20Ranch Archive.org version of the above with working links to some of the images.]
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| ** [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/b91/Washoe.pdf Washoe County chapter] of "Thermal waters of Nevada"
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| * 2005 Public notice about a meeting to discuss injecting Portable Toilet water from Burning Man at Fly Ranch: [http://ndep.nv.gov/docs_04/fly_ranch081508.pdf Public Notice, Authorization to Apply Portable Toilet Fluid (Permit)], [[TNEV2005482 | Wiki version of the notice]]
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| * [https://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/materials/specoll/photodesc.aspx?AccNo=UNRS-P1988-55 UNR Carpenter Collection Description "#1095 Reservoir fountain twenty-four miles north of Gerlach."]
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The Fly Ranch was first homesteaded in the late 1800s by Fred Gerlach, son of Louis Gerlach, for whom the town of Gerlach was named. Later it was a part of the John Casey estate, until it was sold to Todd Jaksick (Bright Holland Corporation) in 1998.
The feature known as Fly Geyser has attracted a substantial amount of interest since it developed from a leaking geothermal well into a striking colorful spouting statue, sitting on a dais of mud amidst ponds of warm water and thriving plants. The property is generally off limits to visitors because of liability and vandalism concerns.