No matter how much a person unravels the secrets of the planet, it continues to keep in its depths many more mysterious miracles, fully explainable scientifically, but this does not lose its fantastic attractiveness. This is especially evident when the phenomena and processes occurring inside the earth's interior burst out and on the surface form something fabulous, for example, the landmark of the state of Nevada - the Fly Geyser. It means "soaring" in translation. He began his active life relatively recently, in the middle of the 20th century, completely imperceptible to those around him from a small trickle.
The history of the geyser
Once on the site of the current geyser there was an old well, which was drilled by ranchers in 1916 in the desert Black Rock Plain. Until the sixties of the last century, it was used in full for economic purposes, but then the well "rebelled": jets of water began to beat from its vent, flowing into the adjacent territory, which gradually swamped, forcing the owners to abandon this site. What happened?
During drilling, the drill got into the geothermal layer, and for decades a trickle oozing from a thermal spring filled the entire cavity of the well and began to break out upward. Gradually, the pressure of the water jet increased and, breaking through the barrier, hot fountains gushed in 3 places, forming around themselves a kind of wall-growths, which have now turned into an unrealistically charming sight.
The continuously flowing water has formed an entire lake with its coastal natural infrastructure and has changed the landscape of the surrounding area of the once dry, lifeless land beyond recognition.
For a long time, no one paid attention to what was happening around the old well among the swamps, until time and water created a fantastic formation, colored with bizarre colors, visible from afar. The sensation was a snapshot of an amazing object taken by a meticulous photographer and posted in a newspaper.
Curious tourists rushed to this unusual place, wishing to see with their own eyes an amazing formation - this is how the now widely known landmark of the United States - the Fly Geyser, has arisen.
The territory of the mini-geyser is still a private property, and you cannot enter it without the permission of the owners, who fenced off the unique area with a fence. Those who are allowed can come closer to the outlandish place, admire the extraordinary spectacle and photograph it.
There are daredevils climbing over the fence in order to see as closely as possible the miracle created by long-term chemical and biological processes caused by the impact of a thermal spring. The swampy ground around the geyser interferes with getting very close.
Chemical and biological processes
Every year the spectacle becomes more and more fantastic, thanks to the influence of various natural factors and the composition of the water, rich in various minerals in the form of salts, limestone and copper, which, reacting with oxygen, form oxides, which are the basis of the bizarre form of wall growths surrounding the hot jets ...
Calcium carbonate, which settles on the surface in large quantities, gives the layers a rocky strength. And numerous colonies of algae and cyanobacteria stain them (layers) in unearthly shades of colors, from pale yellow to coral red.
Near-lake landscape
Every year the area of the land flooded with geyser water is increasing: a rather large and deep lake with cooled water has been formed, terraces of settling calcium carbonate have formed directly around the gushing jets, which are a uniquely beautiful picture. If you look at this structure from a distance - a symbiosis of the action of natural forces and humans, you can see that the three-jet geyser is located on a kind of pedestal created by the action of thermal waters on the desert soil in such a way that it turns it into solid rock.
Under the rays of the morning sun, steam is painted in the pinkish colors of sunrise and is a fascinating sight, and intricate layers of walls sparkle with placers of precious stones, sparkling and shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow. An unforgettable sight appears before the eyes of admiring contemplators at noon, when the sun is at its zenith: sparkling streams and puffs of steam against the background of a bright blue sky are simply mesmerizing so that it is impossible to look away from the extraordinary landscape.
The forces of nature have created a real architectural ensemble around this place, similar to the water gardens of the ancient Sri Lankans: many terraces and terraces, edged with low walls, completely covered with malachite velvet of algae and mosses, are flooded with geyser water. They resemble huge mirrors, which reflect the exotic coloring of the geyser walls, which looks especially fantastic in the pre-sunset rays of the hot sun.
The view of the geyser ensemble, illuminated by the last glare of the sun, is just as uniquely beautiful: the whole structure from a distance resembles a fabulous tent, crowned with outlandish black feathers (this is how water jets are painted against the background of a dark sky). The whitening veil of the couple complements the mysterious fabulousness of the evening landscape, which cannot be conveyed by words, which can evoke the most powerful emotions.
At any time of the day, the view of Flay is remarkably good, so it is already recognized as one of the most beautiful geysers on the planet and will soon become a place of pilgrimage for tourists from all over the world. Every year the "baby" "grows up" as the water is thrown out, and no one knows yet what he will become in a century. Happy is he who has the opportunity to see such a truly wonderful creation of the magical forces of nature - Fly Geyser!
Geyser Fly on the map
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