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Geyser spewing hot water
August 14, 2010

Fly Geyser, Nevada

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The rising sun illuminates Black Rock Desert and the Fly Geyser, which sends a continuous stream of scalding, mineral-laden water sky-high.


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Photograph by Stephen Oachs

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