Saturday, November 14, 2015

A Great Place in the USA to Visit if You Can Convince the Owners to Guide You to Fly Geyser.

AMAZING...by Justin Majeczky
 
In the early twentieth century, a farmer decided that he needed to improve the agriculture on his
 ranch in Nevada. He figured that a well needed to be dug to bring water and nutrients to the soil
 above. He lived in a barren desert and the water stored deep beneath the Earth’s crust would have
 provided a more sustainable crop for this harsh and dry area. He knew that a well with ample water
 was needed to supply bountiful crops. What he didn't know was what was waiting for him deep
below the soil . He began to dig a deep well when problems soon arose. After digging deep into
the Earth searching for water, he found what he was looking for. The problem was that the water 
was incredibly hot. Over 200 degrees in fact, making it impossible to create a well at the time.
He capped off his ventures and was forced to forget about supplying the area with a sustainable
water source.
 

 
  A team came to the area with better drilling technology in 1964, in order to create a successful
well. Their plans didn’t go as expected as the water was still too hot for them to deal with. The 
drilling operation was immediately suspended and abandoned. The team that came in 1964 didn’t
 cap their drilling ventures properly and they created a small geyser. Under extreme pressure and
at extreme temperatures, gasses, water, minerals, and nutrients flooded to the surface. This small
geyser has grown at an incredible rate creating something that nobody expected. It is not a typical
geyser at all. This type of geyser is actually called a fly geyser and it pumps the nutrient rich water
above ground where these nutrients and minerals have collected, creating a colorful mountain that continues to grow to this day.
   

  The fly geyser in Nevada started out as an attempt to create a well but the drillers got much more
than they bargained for when they were faced with scolding hot water. After the operations were abandoned, a beautiful monument created by nature was formed and it has taken on a life of its own, continuously growing and changing. The mineral-rich water has created a mountain of colorful
formations that have stunned the world.
   

   
The fly geyser in Nevada has created its own unique ecosystem in and around the water.
 
   
If you get close enough, you’re able to see small fish swimming in the hot spring waters and
many birds flying around feeding on the organisms that have come to call this magical fantasy
land, home.
   

 
  The different nutrients, gasses, and minerals that are expelled from this fly geyser in Nevada
react differently to the sun, as well as the oxygen in the air. This reaction creates some magnificent
 colors that are constantly changing. The longer this geyser flows, the more beautiful it becomes.
 Look out Yellowstone. It looks like you have some serious competition in Nevada.
 
  
 
  
    
   
The fly geyser in Nevada is located on private land so you would need permission to see the rare
sight. Many people have contacted the land owners with offers to purchase the land in order to
transform this desert oasis into a tourist attraction. The land owners have no intent of letting that
happen. This is their own private oasis and they are happy with keeping it that way. They have
refused all offers and keep their property fenced in to prevent the hoards of people that flock to
this area to see the geyser from ruining their land. Few people, family and friends, even a few photographers have been allowed access, but this is someone’s land. I can understand the owners
not wanting too many strangers trampling the beautiful rural area.
   

  The land owners will give you a guided tour if you can get a hold of them. The price varies on
their mood and the time of year, so if you want to make plans to see this place you better be nice
to the owner and his family.
   
 
  
   

  Check out this amazing aerial video of the fly geyser in Nevada
Text, photos and video by Justin Majeczky.  See Majeczky's website at justinmajeczky@varient.com
 
(Thanks to Bob A for giving us a fantastic place to visit n the USA ...if we can convince the owners to guide us to the site.)
 

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