Im disabled from back injuries,thanks for letting me ride along.awesome hwy.my dad was a airforce commander and i miss the road trips from base to base.
Sitting on my sofa with my little dog Angus and letting you do the driving while I enjoy the scenery. Thanks for the video my friend! I have been on 50 from Austin to Fallon.....love those wide open spaces.
Did this once in both directions. Have been west/east and back in previous years but usually further south. Slept in the back of my new Ford 150 when tired. Just pulled over where the shoulder was firm, flat, and wide. Had no people problems. Recommend carry of extra fuel, oil, and water. A/C helpful but I liked the heat. Would start off on an early dawn with the heater on feeling happy every day. Highway 50 does indeed have little traffic. Slow moving large trucks are often easily passed. I did take time out for walking the empty places seeking relics. Found a big tarnished brass button stamped "US", a hunting knife, and 2 boxes of .38 pistol ammunition once at different walks. Two of that trio went into a garbage can at fuel stop.
Riding Shotgun Thanks for this. What a brilliant idea! Keeps you alert and gives you the opportunity to share your journey. My wife and I made several trips from MN to CA. Of course we took 80. We love traveling across this beautiful country. Such a treat. If one travels enough, they begin to see the beauty in the varieties of terrain. Thanks to you, next time we will be taking this route.
I was dipspatched on us 50 from co springs to grand junction, absolutely beautiful scenery, I’m just glad the road was dry. Wouldn’t want to do it in the snow & ice. I like your toy boat horn!
I'm a sales rep, mostly out on the road here in the UK in my car. Hwy 50 looks an amazing road to drive along. I really enjoy your video's and would love the opportunity, when I retire to take a month away and drive the routes you show on your videos.
Warmest greetings from Belarus, you are my best friend for the past 2 weeks, I am watching all your videos every day and I enjoy the ride and your driving style, I was owner of trucking company with 62 semi trucks in Africa till 2014, I enjoy your comments and stories, I came back from PortlandI Oregon last xmas to see the family in Belarus and I got stuck. I would like to join you one day with one of your trips. I wanted to drive semi truck in the States but for some reasons I was unable, maybe one day. Kind regards from Hussein.
Stumbled across your video on Nov 18 / 20. At 1:30 am here in Toronto, during this C19 event. Thanks much, stunning scenery! All the best to you and your family.
I'm love"n the the spectacular views. Awesome clouds, very beautiful sky. Love your zoom in feature. The mountains are amazing. One looks snow covered, the other lush greenery. Be it forest or just landscape of fields and trees. I had to laugh when you said the road was busy. Not sure what happened to that truck. That must have been when your camera was off. It's like a shock to the system hearing about a snow storm. But I guess you're pretty used to seeing snow in the summer. Is that why you're called Mountain Man Mike. Those yellow bug's must be a pain in the ass. But the view can't be beat. I am really enjoying that view. With or without Aliens. What no peace sign? Hope your day gets netter darlin. God Bless you.
the complete inclusive journey from A to B rewards the traveller with universal spirit and knowledge to a greater extent than anything that destination B can provide.... thanks for uploading this fine fine fine video travelogue.... the small towns passed through remind me of that 1960's movie 'Vanishing Point'.... greetings from Tasmania
Thank you once again for this, I just loved it. Sorry you lost some of the footage you wanted to include but I'll be happy to watch it next time. It must be quite hard to watch the road sometimes with all that magnificent scenery around you.
Mike, boy howdy, you said it about Hwy 50! I've driven that hwy many of times and loved being out there pretty much all by myself, see a few 4 wheelers and semis but far between miles seeing other vehicles and those old towns are still out of sight to see! You sure brought back some great memories and thanks for allowing my safety class today and myself riding along! Happy trails and peace!
Funny thing.. I loved that drive so much that here I sit on a friday night watching your video of you making that drive. I've taken the drive a few times and it meant a lot to me.. Loved every minute of it. Yes, there are quite a few Petroglyphs at that park you passed. Too bad about your camera letting you down and missing the footage from Austin.. Pretty little town in that canyon.. Loved driving through it. Always amazed by the big church and steeple up on the hillside on the right.
Been there, drove that, on my way back from my Route 66 trip in April of 18. Great drive... people have NO idea how big this country really is until they take a trip like that. I can't imagine what would would have been like to cross this country on horseback or in a wagon.
I enjoyed watching your video, it brings back memories to me. I used to be stationed in at NAS Fallon. I remember driving to Austin one day when I was bored. Anyway be safe out there!
As a truck driver I went thru this road and I have never been so terrified and scared of breaking down or having an accident or running out of gas in my life. Thank God it was daytime because I could've never made it driving thru it at night
Aloha from Hawaii, I really loved this run...so peaceful and i like the long cruise... GoPros and other similar type of cameras sometimes overheat and just shut off.
Rode my Triumph end to end on 50 a few years ago. Wasn't quite prepared for Nevada and Utah - somewhat different than Virginia. absolutely spectacular.
Basin and Range topography. The mountain ranges all run north - south with large basins between them. I think the same tectonic forces that formed the Sierra Nevada.
I watch JBG as well as your channel, the country side the two of you enjoy is completely different. Johnny runs thru green rolling landscape interspersed with cities, your neck of the woods is more like New Zealand's South Island. High country tundra with beautiful snow capped mountain ranges. Our North Island is more like Johnny's scenery. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
I have actually been to Tonopah and stayed there overnight a few years back (I am Canadian and I live north-east of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada... it's a long story!). I am very interested in Geology and I could have happily spent months in Nevada with my rock hammer and camera.
My husband came to meet me for lunch at CalTrans HQ on 27th St, Sacramento (next to Business 80) back in 2001. We walked over to the Whole Food Store and I see his bobtail truck parallel parked between two cars. There were several CalTrans Engineers standing there in amazement looking at it. My husband told me they watched him do it in one attempt. Funny. Ok, now for the CalTrans jokes.
Was driving east to west on this road, back in 1998. I could see another car going the same way, it was far in front of me. I had the windows and sunroof open...... in a zoned out mind. All of a sudden a loud noise, I thought I blew up the car.....I slowed down trying to figure out what happened. I then saw a air force jet buzz the car way out in front of me and it shot straight up after. Looking up I saw the other one, who buzzed me, way above me trying to get away......our tax dollars at work😂😂😂
Yes I drove this route coming back from California in 2017 in December in order to see the area!! Completely different area with it being I think 4000 feet on a plateau!!! Miss the trees since I am from the east coast!!
Your going over railroad pass and down into the Reese River Valley. (I caught a 16 inch brown trout out of the Reese River on a willow pole in 1946) We ice skated there in winter. There are beautiful places in the mountains with a spring or stream in every canyon and native fish. Iguana
We drove Highway 50 from Sacramento, CA to Pueblo, CO. We liked Northern Nevada so much, we now live half a mile from Highway 50 East of Carson City. Besides the views, there is history (Kit Carson, Pony Express, stagecoach routes, mining, etc. CAUTION: for most of Nevada, the highway passes through open range. Be alert for wild horses, cattle, deer, coyotes and other animals especially at dusk, dawn and during the night. Hitting one will ruin the day for you and the animal.
When we drove through there in 76, that campground where the petroglyphs are, was unimproved and you could walk right up to them. I suspect by now they are fenced off and hopefully vandals have not ruined them.
If you have hours of video I'd prefer to see the uncut version. You can name it "The Loneliest Highway in America.. Hwy 50 Through Nevada - Uncut" Thanks
I drove Hwy 50 west to east in the summer of '95. No green dessert in July. Didn't see another vehicle the whole time. Promised myself if I ever owned a high-performace car I would bring it to Hwy 50. ( think that's where James Dean was headed in his Porsche Spyder when he was killed in a crash.) 1st rule; Do NOT run out of gas.
When we traveled that road in 2012, we saw 1 whote pick up truck until we hit Austin. After filling up in Austin we drove to Ely where we only saw 4 cars lmao
My wife and I road this highway on our Harleys. We road for hours without seeing any other vehicles. If you ever ride this on a motorcycle fill up at every town even if you think you don't need too. Towns are few and far between.
Technically, the region of US-50 from where it exits the Wasatch to the Sierra Nevada, is referred to in geology as the Basin and Range Province. As a geologist, I have explored the Basin and Range at different times for wildly different targets over a 45 year period. I, too, love the B&R. Eight of the 9 mountain building events that have affected western North America are represented in the B&R making it one of the more fascinating places on earth for a geologist. The latest stage of its evolution is still progressing and that is extension. The B&R is being stretched by the change in Pacific plate motions beginning 45 million or so years ago. Since that time the crust has been gradually thinning as it is pulled apart. Basically Salt Lake City and Reno have slid apart along vast listric normal faults over 50 miles in the last 5 million years. That's speed-demon fast in geological terms. Let me know if you want the full geological workup I did for the whole B&R from an oil exploration perspective 35 years ago.
What are those sticks on the side of the road that go on forever? Are you not allowed to park anyway on this highway? It is all private property except the road?
Very interesting, that is a stretch that I have not seen. Two States I have not been to are 1)Maine, and 2) that one with an 'H' that I cannot drive to or ever remember how to spell correctly ... 🙄 I did drive the route between Winnemucca and Klamath Falls, OR to deliver a vendors trailer ... out there where the wild cattle and jackasses roam. The Doherty rim got interesting, as the big R.V. that was so hot to pass me on top of the hat must have panicked, suddenly he wouldn't go over 20 mph all the way to the bottom. I had to drop my T-case to the low side to find a range where I didn't have the engine wound too tight, yet had enough drag from it so I didn't have to ride the brakes to stay off of him. No problem, I was amused to see someone get his come-uppence after he tailgated me for 25 miles. He'd finally passed me, about 3 miles before starting down the rim, and disappeared in a high rate of hurry, probably having no idea what he was coming up to.
I wouldn't drive an old car no matter how reliable and well taken care of. Things are just more likely to break down with all those miles. I love old cars but would prefer a new rental to driving my own 2009 in such remote lands
haha... I watched this just to see the footage going over Austin pass.... the one segment your video quit on! I've driven 50 all the way across Nevada, but in various segments. Never expected to encounter the switchbacks leaving Austin for Eureka.... hated that part of the drive! But I hate all mountain driving pretty much..... you're a brave soul! And doing it in a big rig??? I'm the little old lady in front of you driving 5mph over those passes :)
When I drove Hwy 50 I saw an old man walking along. He wasn't hitchhiking and he was completely unprepared....no backpack, no water bottles. It was very strange.
@@lennyp4782 Have you ever driven Hwy 50? I will never, ever drive that again by myself. Strangest stretch of road ever. Miles and miles and miles of desert. Very little visible life. Occasional car driving the opposite direction. Apparently not even the truckers take that route because I don't recall seeing even one. Lots of time I was completely alone and it was creepy af. Then, to see an old man hobbling along out of nowhere. No car nearby. No gear. Looking down while he walked. Later, out of nowhere a car came off a side road and started following me closely. I stressed my Honda Accord to the limit, close to 100mph, and he was doing the same, trying to keep up with me. It took about 20 minutes but I finally got away from him. Very weird experience.
Reasons to pass a semi truck. Spitting up rocks and debris that ruins my wind shield. Diesel fuel spewing all over my windshield. Can't see ahead through your truck. Reasons to follow a truck. Pretty hard to get into a head on with an ass hole who is texting while driving towards you. Following trucks saves fuel due to the lowered and constant speed. People behind me hate me because I make it harder for them to pass being that they want to pass both of us.
Im disabled from back injuries,thanks for letting me ride along.awesome hwy.my dad was a airforce commander and i miss the road trips from base to base.
Sitting on my sofa with my little dog Angus and letting you do the driving while I enjoy the scenery. Thanks for the video my friend! I have been on 50 from Austin to Fallon.....love those wide open spaces.
Thx for taking us along for the ride. As u were approaching a vehicle from behind I was reminded of the movie Duel.
Frank Cannon 💕 that movie
Frank Cannon great movie! Just wish he had run over Dennis Weaver. Squish!
Looks like a awesome road to me. Right exactly where I would want to be. Thanks for the ride along
Beautiful drive through Nevada. Thanks for doing these videos Mike.
My fave road trip on the planet. Make sure your vehicle is in good working order, though. Great vid, bro.
Yeah, that would be a tough place to break down. As I recall cell service was pretty spotty.
I like roads like this.zero traffic, and great scenery.
no wonder a lot of UFO sightings in Nevada.
Did this once in both directions. Have been west/east and back in previous years
but usually further south. Slept in the back of my new Ford 150 when tired. Just
pulled over where the shoulder was firm, flat, and wide. Had no people problems.
Recommend carry of extra fuel, oil, and water. A/C helpful but I liked the heat.
Would start off on an early dawn with the heater on feeling happy every day.
Highway 50 does indeed have little traffic. Slow moving large trucks are often
easily passed. I did take time out for walking the empty places seeking relics.
Found a big tarnished brass button stamped "US", a hunting knife, and 2 boxes
of .38 pistol ammunition once at different walks. Two of that trio went into a
garbage can at fuel stop.
No worries about the lost footage,stuff happens.. this vid is priceless!! Always wanted to cruise hwy US 50, still on the bucket list. Kudo's
Awesome Tom.. thx. Yeah definitely hit this hwy.. it's fabulous and it has Verizon 4G 70% of the trip.. ☮️
Riding Shotgun Thanks for this. What a brilliant idea! Keeps you alert and gives you the opportunity to share your journey. My wife and I made several trips from MN to CA. Of course we took 80. We love traveling across this beautiful country. Such a treat. If one travels enough, they begin to see the beauty in the varieties of terrain. Thanks to you, next time we will be taking this route.
Perfect Cruising stretch of highway Thanks for the Ride Mike
I was dipspatched on us 50 from co springs to grand junction, absolutely beautiful scenery, I’m just glad the road was dry. Wouldn’t want to do it in the snow & ice. I like your toy boat horn!
I'm a sales rep, mostly out on the road here in the UK in my car.
Hwy 50 looks an amazing road to drive along. I really enjoy your video's and would love the opportunity, when I retire to take a month away and drive the routes you show on your videos.
Bring more pub ale. Yanks tend to keep it too cold.
Warmest greetings from Belarus, you are my best friend for the past 2 weeks, I am watching all your videos every day and I enjoy the ride and your driving style, I was owner of trucking company with 62 semi trucks in Africa till 2014, I enjoy your comments and stories, I came back from PortlandI Oregon last xmas to see the family in Belarus and I got stuck. I would like to join you one day with one of your trips. I wanted to drive semi truck in the States but for some reasons I was unable, maybe one day. Kind regards from Hussein.
Stumbled across your video on Nov 18 / 20. At 1:30 am here in Toronto, during this C19 event. Thanks much, stunning scenery! All the best to you and your family.
I can't stop riding along along with you----so enjoy all your videos. PEACE
I'm love"n the the spectacular views. Awesome clouds, very beautiful sky. Love your zoom in feature. The mountains are amazing. One looks snow covered, the other lush greenery. Be it forest or just landscape of fields and trees. I had to laugh when you said the road was busy. Not sure what happened to that truck. That must have been when your camera was off. It's like a shock to the system hearing about a snow storm. But I guess you're pretty used to seeing snow in the summer. Is that why you're called Mountain Man Mike. Those yellow bug's must be a pain in the ass. But the view can't be beat. I am really enjoying that view. With or without Aliens. What no peace sign? Hope your day gets netter darlin. God Bless you.
8:40 Old school America : Open desert, snow mountains and a old chevrolet.
Those snow-capped mountains in the distance!
the complete inclusive journey from A to B rewards the traveller with universal spirit and knowledge to a greater extent than anything that destination B can provide.... thanks for uploading this fine fine fine video travelogue.... the small towns passed through remind me of that 1960's movie 'Vanishing Point'.... greetings from Tasmania
Thank you once again for this, I just loved it. Sorry you lost some of the footage you wanted to include but I'll be happy to watch it next time. It must be quite hard to watch the road sometimes with all that magnificent scenery around you.
Mike, boy howdy, you said it about Hwy 50! I've driven that hwy many of times and loved being out there pretty much all by myself, see a few 4 wheelers and semis but far between miles seeing other vehicles and those old towns are still out of sight to see! You sure brought back some great memories and thanks for allowing my safety class today and myself riding along! Happy trails and peace!
Right on Les.. thx for watching!
Funny thing.. I loved that drive so much that here I sit on a friday night watching your video of you making that drive. I've taken the drive a few times and it meant a lot to me.. Loved every minute of it.
Yes, there are quite a few Petroglyphs at that park you passed.
Too bad about your camera letting you down and missing the footage from Austin.. Pretty little town in that canyon.. Loved driving through it. Always amazed by the big church and steeple up on the hillside on the right.
This is why i want to visit the US, BIG Country scenery, small towns, tour driving at my pace rather than big city chaos :)
It's a stunning road, bro. Do it. Fly into Reno and head East.
I did 7.5 years cross country driving and I loved the Western Eleven, which are the eleven most western states!!
You need to come to the USA...The Western states from the Pacific Ocean to the Mid West have some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.
Been there, drove that, on my way back from my Route 66 trip in April of 18. Great drive... people have NO idea how big this country really is until they take a trip like that. I can't imagine what would would have been like to cross this country on horseback or in a wagon.
I enjoyed watching your video, it brings back memories to me. I used to be stationed in at NAS Fallon. I remember driving to Austin one day when I was bored. Anyway be safe out there!
These kind roads are the best part of trucking for me
As a truck driver I went thru this road and I have never been so terrified and scared of breaking down or having an accident or running out of gas in my life. Thank God it was daytime because I could've never made it driving thru it at night
calin acöstă just the kind of person that shouldn’t be driving a truck.
@spam lite I didn't have a Qualcomm in my truck
I really enjoyed the ride and seeing all the beautiful sights Thank you for the ride along.
Im a french truck driver. I see this video after a day in Paris hell. I want be american truck driver now. 😂
It's even better in person. Not many croissants, though.
I am french too ...from Flanders countryside..so its not Paris traffic jam...but i would like to be on that deserted road on holidays...
Ooh-la-la!
Until you gotta go into NYC or Jersey...
Okay, but only in Montana and Wyoming, as so few of France are seen there.
Drove this route back in 1985 from Sacramento CA to Grand Junction CO awesome emptiness has not changed much.
Aloha from Hawaii, I really loved this run...so peaceful and i like the long cruise...
GoPros and other similar type of cameras sometimes overheat and just shut off.
Rode my Triumph end to end on 50 a few years ago. Wasn't quite prepared for Nevada and Utah - somewhat different than Virginia. absolutely spectacular.
This video remind me Argentinan route, snow montain, semi desert and long and long road. Beautiful. Keep it up. Congratulations!!!
Looks exactly like northern Mexico too.
Basin and Range topography. The mountain ranges all run north - south with large basins between them. I think the same tectonic forces that formed the Sierra Nevada.
I watch JBG as well as your channel, the country side the two of you enjoy is completely different. Johnny runs thru green rolling landscape interspersed with cities, your neck of the woods is more like New Zealand's South Island. High country tundra with beautiful snow capped mountain ranges. Our North Island is more like Johnny's scenery. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
I have actually been to Tonopah and stayed there overnight a few years back (I am Canadian and I live north-east of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada... it's a long story!). I am very interested in Geology and I could have happily spent months in Nevada with my rock hammer and camera.
Really enjoyed your video, thanks for posting.
My husband came to meet me for lunch at CalTrans HQ on 27th St, Sacramento (next to Business 80) back in 2001. We walked over to the Whole Food Store and I see his bobtail truck parallel parked between two cars. There were several CalTrans Engineers standing there in amazement looking at it. My husband told me they watched him do it in one attempt. Funny. Ok, now for the CalTrans jokes.
Great run across R 50 the VOLVO has a real turbo wine at 80 NICE take care be SAFE PEACE
One of my favorite roads in America. Along with US 93 in Nevada.
Thanks Mike cool highway peace!!!
I love this..God Bless America :)
Magic, thanks mate
nice ride, cant wait for the rest.
I love America! Great video!
"Crapamento". Thanks for the heartfelt laugh to go along with the cruise 💪👮
Was driving east to west on this road, back in 1998. I could see another car going the same way, it was far in front of me. I had the windows and sunroof open...... in a zoned out mind. All of a sudden a loud noise, I thought I blew up the car.....I slowed down trying to figure out what happened. I then saw a air force jet buzz the car way out in front of me and it shot straight up after. Looking up I saw the other one, who buzzed me, way above me trying to get away......our tax dollars at work😂😂😂
Those would be Navy aircraft.
Colonel was at it again 😆
We did this Hwy on a Harley back in the 80s. Spectacular. Could have more curves though.
Yes I drove this route coming back from California in 2017 in December in order to see the area!! Completely different area with it being I think 4000 feet on a plateau!!! Miss the trees since I am from the east coast!!
Your going over railroad pass and down into the Reese River Valley. (I caught a 16 inch brown trout out of the Reese River on a willow pole in 1946) We ice skated there in winter. There are beautiful places in the mountains with a spring or stream in every canyon and native fish.
Iguana
stunning wow us is one big country hello from ireland
Solch leere Straßen findest du hier in Stuttgart nie, phantastisch! Gerne würde ich dort mal fahren!
What an amazing country you have there
An iconic scene at 11:00 - coasting the desert plains with the Toiyabe Range hiding the horizon.....
Really enjoy riding along with you.
We drove Highway 50 from Sacramento, CA to Pueblo, CO. We liked Northern Nevada so much, we now live half a mile from Highway 50 East of Carson City. Besides the views, there is history (Kit Carson, Pony Express, stagecoach routes, mining, etc. CAUTION: for most of Nevada, the highway passes through open range. Be alert for wild horses, cattle, deer, coyotes and other animals especially at dusk, dawn and during the night. Hitting one will ruin the day for you and the animal.
When we drove through there in 76, that campground where the petroglyphs are, was unimproved and you could walk right up to them. I suspect by now they are fenced off and hopefully vandals have not ruined them.
No Highway Patrol, no cops in the air go like hell without a care.
If you have hours of video I'd prefer to see the uncut version. You can name it "The Loneliest Highway in America.. Hwy 50 Through Nevada - Uncut" Thanks
I drove Hwy 50 west to east in the summer of '95. No green dessert in July. Didn't see another vehicle the whole time. Promised myself if I ever owned a high-performace car I would bring it to Hwy 50. ( think that's where James Dean was headed in his Porsche Spyder when he was killed in a crash.)
1st rule; Do NOT run out of gas.
He was killed in cali..out of paso robles. I think it was hwy 41??
Thanks!!! Love these!
Beautiful scenery
I think on my next vacation, I'm going to rent a car and travel as many roads like this as I can.
Wow , you have overtake a 4*4 , amazing @10:04
When we traveled that road in 2012, we saw 1 whote pick up truck until we hit Austin. After filling up in Austin we drove to Ely where we only saw 4 cars lmao
I wonder if you could put the camera in manual focus mode & just lock it in so you don't have focus issues?
Nice view except for the suicide bug.
Would really like to take my Vette down that road. No reason 😉
Love the bugs. Real World
good spot for a quicky Mart,gas station,etc
Well if you're looking for a place to dump a dead body then now you know.
I'm going to have to put a 🚩🚩🚩on you🤔🤨😱😒
Didn’t Highway 50 used to be a non-truck route over the mountains into Sacramento? Has it changed or did you pull onto I-80 to go over Donner Pass?
My wife and I road this highway on our Harleys.
We road for hours without seeing any other vehicles.
If you ever ride this on a motorcycle fill up at every town even if you think you don't need too. Towns are few and far between.
Nice Ride. What kind of dash camera do you have?
You have a lot more horses than the pony express had
That's so pretty
What part on the Navajo Nation are you talking about sir?
Zero traffic. Very beautiful highway.
Hi from Australia.
What type of camera are you using?
I'm from Nevada. The reason the trees are cleared by the highway is you don't want a surprise visit from big daddy elk coming out of those trees!!
"LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE HIHGWAY TODAY."..SINCERELY ?:)
Damn, that kamikaze bug on my side spoiled my view
Better traveled during day than night... spooky! Probably run into alien hitchhikers......
Open ranges...D Mac...cattle hard to see at night!! I know. First time I drove was at night..Almost got me a BIG bull.
Don’t be pissed off. Now I know 👏🏾😎🇺🇸👏🏾 I enjoy the shotgun seat.
Technically, the region of US-50 from where it exits the Wasatch to the Sierra Nevada, is referred to in geology as the Basin and Range Province. As a geologist, I have explored the Basin and Range at different times for wildly different targets over a 45 year period. I, too, love the B&R. Eight of the 9 mountain building events that have affected western North America are represented in the B&R making it one of the more fascinating places on earth for a geologist. The latest stage of its evolution is still progressing and that is extension. The B&R is being stretched by the change in Pacific plate motions beginning 45 million or so years ago. Since that time the crust has been gradually thinning as it is pulled apart. Basically Salt Lake City and Reno have slid apart along vast listric normal faults over 50 miles in the last 5 million years. That's speed-demon fast in geological terms. Let me know if you want the full geological workup I did for the whole B&R from an oil exploration perspective 35 years ago.
Ha,,,,,,, kind of ironic, I take Hwy 50 to avoid all you truckers on 80,,,,,, but thanks for these clips. you sit higher! lol
What are those sticks on the side of the road that go on forever? Are you not allowed to park anyway on this highway? It is all private property except the road?
Haven’t heard any, what’s you 10-4 good buddy?
Very interesting, that is a stretch that I have not seen. Two States I have not been to are 1)Maine, and 2) that one with an 'H' that I cannot drive to or ever remember how to spell correctly ... 🙄
I did drive the route between Winnemucca and Klamath Falls, OR to deliver a vendors trailer ... out there where the wild cattle and jackasses roam. The Doherty rim got interesting, as the big R.V. that was so hot to pass me on top of the hat must have panicked, suddenly he wouldn't go over 20 mph all the way to the bottom. I had to drop my T-case to the low side to find a range where I didn't have the engine wound too tight, yet had enough drag from it so I didn't have to ride the brakes to stay off of him. No problem, I was amused to see someone get his come-uppence after he tailgated me for 25 miles. He'd finally passed me, about 3 miles before starting down the rim, and disappeared in a high rate of hurry, probably having no idea what he was coming up to.
Sure would hate to break down out there !!!!!
I wouldn't drive an old car no matter how reliable and well taken care of. Things are just more likely to break down with all those miles. I love old cars but would prefer a new rental to driving my own 2009 in such remote lands
So Sorry you missed Austin and the Courthouse!
haha... I watched this just to see the footage going over Austin pass.... the one segment your video quit on! I've driven 50 all the way across Nevada, but in various segments. Never expected to encounter the switchbacks leaving Austin for Eureka.... hated that part of the drive! But I hate all mountain driving pretty much..... you're a brave soul! And doing it in a big rig??? I'm the little old lady in front of you driving 5mph over those passes :)
That was weird to see a guy walking in the middle of nowhere.
When I drove Hwy 50 I saw an old man walking along. He wasn't hitchhiking and he was completely unprepared....no backpack, no water bottles. It was very strange.
@@populistparty2010 might've been a 👻👻👻 . 😉😲😨🤭🤭🤭
@@lennyp4782 Have you ever driven Hwy 50? I will never, ever drive that again by myself. Strangest stretch of road ever. Miles and miles and miles of desert. Very little visible life. Occasional car driving the opposite direction. Apparently not even the truckers take that route because I don't recall seeing even one. Lots of time I was completely alone and it was creepy af. Then, to see an old man hobbling along out of nowhere. No car nearby. No gear. Looking down while he walked. Later, out of nowhere a car came off a side road and started following me closely. I stressed my Honda Accord to the limit, close to 100mph, and he was doing the same, trying to keep up with me. It took about 20 minutes but I finally got away from him. Very weird experience.
"Ya catch up to them and they're doing the same speed as you." Yup... that's the way it is with the living_dead.
Lot of traffic.
So... what if you break down on 50? Do they drone you in a mechanic?
You,ve got poop on the windsheild 2 keep U company , put some music on a usb cd or tape , Happy Trails !
Any much out there !! 👍
What kind of wildlife is out there? Any bears?
Just the occasional T-Rex.
Reasons to pass a semi truck. Spitting up rocks and debris that ruins my wind shield. Diesel fuel spewing all over my windshield. Can't see ahead through your truck. Reasons to follow a truck. Pretty hard to get into a head on with an ass hole who is texting while driving towards you. Following trucks saves fuel due to the lowered and constant speed. People behind me hate me because I make it harder for them to pass being that they want to pass both of us.
100 Million People could fit in these valleys. Forget Mars. I'm going to NEV