Yes, that it is. You can look left, then right and the scenery won't change for the next 300 miles. Sage brush, tumbleweed and mesquite is the only thing out there. Even the armadillos carry their lunch and water when traveling.
I wish I could remember who asked me if tumbleweeds were real........ I also wish I had a video of one trip we took when it almost seemed we were being targeted and attacked by rogue tumbleweeds!!! There were everywhere.