It was a hot day. Around 4pm it soared to 36.5c I took Hwy 50 from Utah but the lonely section is considered to be West of I-15 . I left before 8am and it took me 2+ hours to get to Holden where the desolate road actually begins. I was dawdling and taking my time looking for photo opps and then I had to step up the pace. It took me 8 hours to get to Fallon, NV and another hour before I found a home for the night so today was a 12 hour day totaling 510 miles. There was no time for lunch
I am in Fernely, NV and tomorrow I head into California
Bob, great photo of the bike parked in the middle of the road! Really gives a flavour of how lonely it is. I can almost feel the heat, also, from the blacktop. Great photos, thanks for sharing them with us.
ReplyDeleteEl D:
DeleteI had lots of time to set things up. No traffic either direction
That does look like a lonely road. Beautiful pictures though.
ReplyDeleteI see you've encountered less rain the more west you've come.
See you tomorrow.
Trobairitz:
DeleteThis road was part of the Lincoln Highway and goes through a few small towns, where time forgot. Lots of abandoned buildings and I wished I could have stopped more but I had a lot of miles to cover.
Less rain in the West than in the East this year. We were rained out in PEI. Did not get a chance to ride the North Cape Loop, which was where all the lighthouses were
Nice photos, I especially like the gas station. I've been through there at night and the sky views are incredible. It's rare to be somewhere so unpolluted with city lights. Did you get to run over many snakes?
ReplyDeleteRichard:
DeleteThat gas station photo was taken very early when the rising sun had the warm glow. They call it the "magic" hour for lighting
Yikes ! You mean there are snakes there ? Now you tell me
thats my favorite part of riding country, right there. enjoy! and eat, stay hydrated!
ReplyDeleteMs M:
DeleteI liked going through those forgotten towns. Lots to photograph. I wished I had more time. I have been stopping more lately to have a beverage
Great taste of lonely!
ReplyDeleteKaren:
Deletethat's what I was thinking . . . "lonely"
I passed up several photos, abandoned school houses, old homesteads, and buildings falling down. But now Richard mentioned snakes, so I won't be going off the highway to photograph . . .
I'm enjoying your trip enormously Bob!
ReplyDeleteLove the pics of the service station and the shop, actually love them all.
We'll be heading into that kind of landscape in a couple of weeks cept there's no mountains in the distance where we're going.
Did you see any other traffic at all? I'm guessing not since you could park the bike in the middle of the road for a photo.
Brenda:
DeleteEver since Erik posted his bike parked on the highway, I wanted to do it too. I love abandoned buildings, peeling paint and cars rotting in fields
Bob, I'm glad you got the chance to ride Hwy 50. I love taking bike in the middle of the road shots. 50 is a great road for that. so is 375, 318, 376...
ReplyDelete50 is a lot of road to try and do in 1 day
I'm glad you were able to to venture off the Interstate Highway system. There's so much more to see when you're riding roads other than the Interstates. I hope you're not going to ride I-5 of the center of California. I you get the chance, ride 36 west from Red Bluff, or 299 west from Redding.
Erik:
DeleteHwy 50 is very long and I started in Utah. I managed to ride 299 today west of Redding, CA So many curves, I was getting tired and had to pull over and rest. My first choice was CA36 but I was running out of time, then there is CA20. I will save those for my next trip to CA
Bob, how do you feel after a month and more on the road with the end in sight? (Sent from a B and B in Lunenburg NS)
ReplyDeleteJust noticed that you hit the left coast at 7:30 p.m. as Susan and were sitting down to a seafood dinner in the home of the Bluenose. Amazing! With the four hour time difference you were coasting as we were hitting the sack.
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