Route 50 has its attractions, especially through Colorado and Kansas.
I haven't been on the section in Nevada or California (yet). In
Colorado, Monarch Pass is very cool (in more ways than one). West of
there is a wonderful area for camping. Gunnison Lake and Black Canyon
of the Gunnison are also good. East of Monarch pass, you get to
travel through the canyon of the Arkansas. I didn't (but my sister
did) the little offshoot to the bridge over Royal Gorge, The highest
bridge in the world (not withstanding the new Millau Viaduct in
France.) Dodge City is on Route 50 in Kansas, and travel through
Kansas on Route 50 is MUCH better than on I-70.

Much further east US 50 through West Virginia, Maryland, West
Virginia again, Virginia, DC and Maryland (again) will take you
through quite a lot of historic areas all the way to the end of the
road in Ocean City Maryland (which has a lot of great restaurants.)
You also get to see the wonderful sign there showing the distance to
Sacremento (the other end of US 50.)

On Feb 2, 2007, at 7:11 PM, Mike Miller wrote:

> Well how about US 50? Neat through Nevada at least.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 2/2/07 3:08 PM, "Joy Hecht" <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> I did some of it in New Mexico a while back - a year ago, I guess.
>> It seemed
>> to me like a fair bit of driving slowly through desert and through
>> the very
>> dreary sides of some rather sad towns that have been have been
>> bypassed by
>> the interstate.  Plus a few strips where there are rows of cheap
>> motels
>> trying to hype I-66.  In Albuquerque it is the main drag in a
>> fairly cool
>> neighborhood (you know, cute stores, good coffee, free wifi, easy
>> area to
>> stealth camp - ask me how I know! :-) but otherwise not so
>> interesting.