Gerlach, Nevada
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Gerlach, Nevada is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 130 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. Prior to 2010, Gerlach
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The Gerlach Water Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Burning Man
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Burning Man is a week-long large-scale desert event focused on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance" held annually in the Western United States. The event's name comes from its ceremony
Gerlach, Nevada
…Nevada location. Hunters from all over the west travel to Gerlach to hunt a wide variety of game such as chukar, geese, deer, antelope, etc. Since 1990, Burning Man, a week-long festival attended by as many as 78,850 in 2019, has been held nearby. The event is responsible for around 25% of the yearly sales at the…
The Temple, Burning Man 2016
Poster for Burning Man 1987, showing the 1986 effigy
The neon-tubed Man at the 1999 event
The man effigy with fireworks before being burned in 2011