Posted on 03/05/2019 12:43:14 PM PST by rktman
Where the state of Nevada folds in half—from the elbow on its western arm at Lake Tahoe across to its Utah border—you’ll find the most direct route across the state. It crosses several communities, a handful of mountain ranges, a national park, and one reservoir, where bobcats, foxes, and wild horses roam free. There’s life, yes, but not a familiar way of life for many. It’s a place where the lines between John Wayne Westerns and everyday life blur, where ghost towns bleed into living ones. This is Route 50, the Loneliest Road in America.
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Try Hatch, NM to Deming on 26. Happily, it’s not that far but you’d be on the lookout for Apaches.
Years ago, I drove cross country. The road that is now Interstate 80 from SLC to Wendover had a section of road that was 40 to 50 miles long as straight as the crow flies. Nothing but road for the entire segment back then.
That’s a bit North of the road this article is talking about.
There are, most definitely, places where cells phones don’t work and the weather is dangerous. West Texas, parts of Nevada, and Arizona, and even eastern Colorado come to mind. It makes life exciting, though.
“Is there really any road or highway left in the US where you would be in serious trouble if your car and cell phone died?”
Yes, we have plenty of those roads in Wyoming. One thing you learn around here is to tell someone where you’re going and then plan on checking in when you get there.
If you don’t check in then someone will come find you.
But if you go into the wilderness on your own and don’t tell anyone where you’re going then you’re on your own.
There’s a lot of rusted out cars and trucks out in the wilderness and each and every one of them translates into a story where someone drove out there and either walked back, got rescued, or never came home.
It’s no joke out here.
I70’s pretty crowded - try the parallel back roads.
No way, man. I've seen Children of the Corn.
When the kids were young we drove from Seattle to Las Vegas. I took a lot of two-lane roads that were not very well traveled - but there were other cars once in awhile.
I did take a road that was a less direct route, but would take us by an old volcano cinder. The pavement turned to gravel and then to dirt. We ended up about two hours on the dirt road (mini van with little kids) and never saw anyone or any homes or stuff. Some cows on the road was about it.
Perhaps stupid, but we had plenty of water and food and a fairly new van. The road was good and hard pan. It was really cool to get away from everything and see some stuff. The kids liked it too. I don’t recall about cell phone coverage.
That map is way off. Overlay the mountains on that map and there is pretty much no coverage there.
Also, GPS mappings often take people on the wrong roads.
But if you feel the need for speed ...
Several roads in the back country of the Florida Glades....
The Gators or Pythons might get you first...
I tell midwest curious coastal leftists that everyone in the midwest, women included, has a bible in one hand and a rifle in the other and long beards flowing sideways in the wind.
Brilliant!
Yeah, because the stupid RAT Ba$tards in Sacramento haven’t put in any new reservoirs since the 1976 when the state had half its current population. And now, what with LA loosing a big chunk of it’s water to AZ and the cutbacks in the Owens River water, you can believe that they will be trying now to send what we have here in NorCal down to Mexico City del Norte and surrounds.
We commuted for two years from our place in Colorado to the Oregon ranch on 50. If you really want to see solitude, take 305 from 50 at Austin, and go north to Battle Mountain.
There is nothing there!!
I bet the Alaska-Canada highway wins for boredom,
I drove it several times in the 80s - nicely paved the last time - was a very smooth ride - you’d occasionally see a truck convoy, and some times other cars. I think the only time there is heavy forestation is in the BC part along the Frazer River. After that lots of flat areas and lakes - beautiful dark blue - puts the sky to shame - then there are all sorts of birds you never seen down in the 48.
Be sure to watch out for the herds of wild buffalo that cross in places - you may have to wait until they pass. Do not try to pet the buffalo if you want to live or keep your car in one working piece.
Be sure to bring some sort of radiator Stop-Leak. There may be gas stations that could fix your vehicle but maybe not any for many many miles.
Canadian customs sucks they are a mean petty bunch or at least they were then - long hair, beards not recommended.fo a trouble free crossing.
The greedy needy folks.
And it’s awesome as well.
Both British junk when they were new.
I’ve spent three trips wandering around the west. You are not in bad shape most anywhere if you stay on the paved roads. The minute you branch off, there are places in the remote western areas where you won’t see a car for a while. And it’s a long walk everywhere.
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