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Black Rock Desert is located near Reno, which is the "Biggest Little City in the World."
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The desert is the venue for Burning Man Festival, which focuses on self-reliance.
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The desert had an ancient lake called Lake Lahontan that had dried up.
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The Numic Tribe of Northern Paiute people, used to live there until the 14th century.
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The place is filled with gypsum and opal mines in addition to volcanic and geothermal features.
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The ‘Fly Geyser’ was formed when a geothermal source was hit while drilling water.
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The fossils of a Columbian mammoth was found in the desert.
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In 1843, John Fremont was the first to cross the desert.
Have you visited the Black Rock Desert in Nevada?
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