US 50, Lonliest Highway

To get from Florida to California my dad and I had to cross several mountain ranges, the great plains, and a very big desert. The part I looked forward to and enjoyed the most was Highway 50 across Nevada. After hearing about it for a long time, it was great to finally pass through. A magazine, I think it was Life, ran a story about this road a long time ago calling it the “Lonliest Highway”. Since then, it’s gotten a little more popular, but not much. We had several long stretches with along no cares. This pictures shows how long and straight some sections are. The great distances between exits, at one point more than 50 miles, makes for an interesting road.