I'm one of those kooky desert people. I love the Black Rock Desert, and have been studying it to move there shortly. It's near Reno, Nevada, too, so I can gamble!
Neat! What's there to do there?  Nevada isan interesting place.
Well, it's a desert, so it's a sort of arid region, and it's made up of these cool lava beds/alkali flats. It's found in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation, so it's a playa that has a lot of historic trails. So, it's a great place to enjoy nature.
Wow! Do you know how long this area has been preserved? It's nice there are trails for tourists to enjoy!
Since 2000, through the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Act of 2000. But what should be mentioned is how it hosts the famous Burning Man festival every year, which is another activity/big gathering.
Fascinating! I have heard about the famous BurningMan festival. It must have been in a movie. I had no idea it was there! 
Yeah.. Everything about Burning Man is fascinating. It's hosted at a temporary city called Black Rock City, north/northeast of Reno. It's a bit of an enigma to outsiders, but the late summer event is a sort of wild experiment regarding community and art that follow 10 principles that I can go into detail later.
Sounds interesting! It's a big event that markets the desert region well! How long has the festival existed?
It's been around since 1986, but it started originally on Baker Beach, San Francisco, by Larry Harvey and some of his friends. Every year, it's usually held from last sunday in August to first Monday in September, or Labor Day.
I see! So somebody moved the festival to Black Rock City? I would like to visit this festival!