Guru Road is a unique artwork just outside of Gerlach that has been around for over 50 years, long before Burning Man emigrated to the Black Rock Desert. Stretching a mile adjacent to Route 34, the main medium of the artworks is modern petroglyphs— multiple rocks carved with witticisms, tributes to local Gerlach residents, and reflections on the nature of existence. Also known as “Dooby Lane,” the artwork along the Road was built by Dewayne “Dooby” Williams, self-styled as the Guru of Gerlach, with help from his friend, Dan Deveny.
The Williams family maintains a right-of-way on the Road, and Stewards of Black Rock has been working to restore and maintain installations along the road with support from Friends of Black Rock High Rock and Travel Nevada. Learn more about our Guru Road Restoration.
This page serves to help archive media related to Guru Road, provide links to to other Guru Road resources, and to help complement the experience of visitors. Magazine articles and DeWayne Williams interviews are beneath the links. Please follow the links below, to learn more.
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MEDIA
see below for embedded video and periodical articles
Guru Road – Google Map
Nevada Appeal
DeWayne Williams Obituary – RGJ
Guru Lane – Kelly Ludwig
Peter Goin & Gary Snyder
Commonwealth Club Podcast – Peter Goin and Gary Snyder
University of Nevada Reno Archive – Peter Goin Photos – Dooby Lane
Books by Peter Goin – University of Nevada
Desert Magazine, Fall 1993
Nevada Magazine, August 1997
Dan Deveny Article, Flore Muguet, 2018
