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<strong>UPDATE:</strong> May 2011: Friends of Black Rock is able 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]<br/>
The Fly Ranch was first homesteaded in the late 1800s by Fred Gerlach, son of Louis, 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.


<strong>UPDATE:</strong> Sept 2010: Please see their website [http://gotgeysers.com gotgeysers.com]
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]].
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The Fly Ranch was first homesteaded in the late 1800s by Fred Gerlach, son of Louis, 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.
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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== Images ==
== Images ==
* [http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/3D135063EE5 online Fly Geyser Jigsaw Puzzlele]
* [http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/3D135063EE5 Online Fly Geyser Jigsaw Puzzle]


* [[March 24, 2007 Fly Ranch tour photos]]
* [[March 24, 2007 Fly Ranch tour photos]]
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== Geology ==
== Geology ==
* [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/slides/slides.php?f=geothermal Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology]
* [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/slides/slides.php?f=geothermal Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Geothermal slides including Fly Geyser]


* [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)
* [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)
** [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 images.]
** [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.]
** [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/b91/Washoe.pdf Washoe chapter] of "Thermal waters of Nevada"
** [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/b91/Washoe.pdf Washoe County chapter] of "Thermal waters of Nevada"
 
* http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/slides/slides.php?f=geothermal


* http://ndep.nv.gov/docs_04/fly_ranch081508.pdf Public Notice, Authorization to Apply Portable Toilet Fluid (Permit) [[TNEV2005482]] TNEV2005482 for the land application of portable toilet and holding tank fluids at the Fly Ranch, Liquid Waste Management, L.L.C
* 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]]


* [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."]
* [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."]

Revision as of 23:09, 28 December 2012

The Fly Ranch was first homesteaded in the late 1800s by Fred Gerlach, son of Louis, 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.

Friends of Black Rock attempted to offer tours of the geyser during the annual Black Rock Rendezvous but the tour was cancelled. See the March 24, 2007 Fly Ranch tour photos.

In September, 2010, there was a plan to buy Fly Geyser, see Archive.org: 13 May 2011 http://gotgeyser.com.


   


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