Fly Geyser nature wonder at sunrise - a photo on Flickriver

We spent the last September weekend at Balls 29, a big experimental rocket launch event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada - the same place where Burning Man takes place. On Sunday morning we went to see the Fly Geyser nature wonder, located in the Fly Ranch adjacent to the playa. The Burning Man Project bought the 3,800 acres ranch in 2016. Thank you Will Roger to show us around the private lands at sunrise! Will lives now in nearby Gerlach, and is one of the 6 founders of Burning Man.

The Fly Geyser is the result of man-made drilling in 1916 when water well drilling accidentally penetrated a geothermal source. When geothermal water at close to boiling point was found, the well was abandoned, and a calcium carbonate structure formed over time. The structure changes shape over time. The geyser contains thermophilic algae, which flourish in moist, hot environments, resulting in multiple hues of green and red, coloring the rocks.

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-- ƒ/5.6, 16 mm, 1/8000 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC7360_1_2_hdr3rea1bal1pai5d.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: United States / Nevada / Hot Springs (historical) (show map)

Taken on: September 26, 2021

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, 16mm (=24mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	16mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 2.1.5
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