Dune and vegetation in the middle of the flat playa, forming around an underground spring - bubbling up in the middle. The area was fenced to keep ATV and other adventure riders from using it as a ramp.

C'est Moi in the Black Rock Hot Spring. I couldn't be happier.

(photo by Ben Willett)

Black rock hot spring on the Black Rock Desert, 25 miles from Gerlach, Nevada