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Nevada : Black Rock Desert

1. Arrival in Black Rock Desert, immense area that a part, the “Playa”, is without any vegetation.
 
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2. Rain and snow have turned up the Playa area in deep mud, prohibiting VivaLaVida to venture there.
 
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3. Contrast is beautiful with the snow on the mountains around.
 
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4. A source allows some “cotonwood” to display fall colors.
 
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5. Playa extends over almost 35 miles long and 20 wide.
 
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6. Jackson Ranch.
 
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7. Funny sign at a junction in the middle of nowhere…
 
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8. VLV has gone through this rather deep ford..!
 
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9. Wonderfull lazte afternoon light over Pahute Peak…
 
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10. Difficult to show you how the track was slippery and muddy…
 
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11. Last rays over Black Rock Range.
 
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12. I arrived at night at Double Hot Spring what doesn’t stop me from enjoying a relaxing bath under the stars. 😉
 
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13. If you bathe in a tub, it’s that in the above source itself the water is 172 F… A little hot to bathe!
 
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14. Black Rock Desert’s Playa…
 
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15. VivaLaVida adventures despite the risk of getting bogged down…
 
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16. And changes in mud transportation! 😀
 
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17. A little further, there is that. 😉 One of the most beautiful hot springs I discovered, a real natural pool almost heart shaped from this angle…
 
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18. Here’s Black Rock Point, this black hill which gave its name to the desert.
 
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19. I camped overnight at this beautiful hot spring, not without enjoying relax baths in evening and morning.
 
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20. Black Rock Point adorn itself in orange, the moon rising above to wish good night to the only spectator of the place I am…
 
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After this short tour of Northern Nevada, I headed to Utah to go meet a friend with some adventures that I will tell you soon… 😀