The Loneliest Road

We drove 216 miles across the state of Nevada on US-50, commonly known as the "Loneliest Road".  It received its notoriety from a July 1987 story in Life magazine that dubbed US‑50 “The Loneliest Road in America.”  I can see how it received its nickname.  There was very little traffic, just a few small towns and the scenery was boring.  We did drive past the Naval Air Station Fallon, which is home to the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), and the surrounding area contains 240,000 acres of bombing and electronic warfare ranges.  We saw some fighter jets flying around, but we didn't see them bombing anything.  The road was fairly level, but we did go over some mountain passes that exceeded 7500 ft.  The road was also the path of the Pony Express.  Artifacts from the Pony Express era, as well as plaques from various historical societies marked the sites.  We have successfully made it to Ely, NV and are staying the weekend at the Ely KOA campground.

Driving down the "Loneliest Road"