Crossing the Desert

We were up before 8, had breakfast from the cereal and camping equipment we had in the car, and were on the road before 9. There wasn't all that much planned for today, and I-50 really lived up to its labeling.

Turned out that the AAA representatives for the area were, in part, responsible for the story for this road. In an interview in the late 80's a rep said that they just couldn't recommend this road to anyone, as it really had very few amenities and very few services, so that if anyone broke down it was a real effort in survival, especially in the winter. But cars were less reliable then, and now...

We're here at the height of the summer travel season, and the road was beautifully empty.

( Cut for some pictures and lots of road. )

Crossing the Desert

We were up before 8, had breakfast from the cereal and camping equipment we had in the car, and were on the road before 9. There wasn't all that much planned for today, and I-50 really lived up to its labeling.

Turned out that the AAA representatives for the area were, in part, responsible for the story for this road. In an interview in the late 80's a rep said that they just couldn't recommend this road to anyone, as it really had very few amenities and very few services, so that if anyone broke down it was a real effort in survival, especially in the winter. But cars were less reliable then, and now...

We're here at the height of the summer travel season, and the road was beautifully empty.

( Cut for some pictures and lots of road. )

Crossing the Desert

We were up before 8, had breakfast from the cereal and camping equipment we had in the car, and were on the road before 9. There wasn't all that much planned for today, and I-50 really lived up to its labeling.

Turned out that the AAA representatives for the area were, in part, responsible for the story for this road. In an interview in the late 80's a rep said that they just couldn't recommend this road to anyone, as it really had very few amenities and very few services, so that if anyone broke down it was a real effort in survival, especially in the winter. But cars were less reliable then, and now...

We're here at the height of the summer travel season, and the road was beautifully empty.

( Cut for some pictures and lots of road. )