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Black Rock Desert

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Exploring the Black Rock Desert in Nevada in April 2020

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Black Rock Desert

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Everywhen and the Black Rock Desert - 2022 Announcement

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Accidental Oasis In The Middle Of Nevada

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Black Rock Desert NV - Running on the Playa after a camping, overland adventure - 4Runner Overland

The Black Rock Desert is a semi-arid region (in the Great Basin shrub steppe eco-region), of lava beds and playa, or alkali flats, situated in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, a silt playa 100 miles (160 km) north of Reno, Nevada that encompasses more than 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) of land and contains more than 120 miles (200 km) of historic trails. It is in the northern Nevada section of the Great Basin with a lakebed that is a dry remnant of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan.