US 50, the so-called Loneliest Road in America, got much lonelier. Read
in the paper today that it is closed because of a washout from flooding
somewhere near Austin, NV-where ever that is.  It is a great drive
though and maybe they will have it fixed in time you your return trip.
On my way back from Utah a couple years ago I drove the entire stretch
across NV without passing or being passed by another car!

Garrick

>  Automobile magazine did a story 8 years ago on the lonelyest stretch of
> highway in America. The story imspired me to drive the route they had
> recommended. The route was from Reno on hwy 50 to Grand Junction Colorado.
> They were in a Porsche 911 Turbo though. The drive is very isolated and
> interesting. It's like being on the moon. There's nobody around. From Grand
> Junction take hwy 70 to Denver.  From Denver on your way back, check out the
> Rocky Mountain national park northwest from Denver, and from there, take hwy
> 40 west to Salt Lake city and then hwy 80 back home. Have fun.       I drove
> hwy 50  twice from Reno to G.J.     Michael M. 87 syncro.
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