2019 loneliest road – part 8, Fallon: a fort, a stagecoach station, and the longest ride
As we’re exploring west along Hwy. 50, we’re ready for a fort around the time of the Pony Express, a stagecoach stop on the Carson River, and one look at...
2019 loneliest road – part 9, Fallon: a museum’s unusual displays
On our last morning in Fallon, we parked the truck and RV on the street and spent a few hours going through Churchill County Museum, a real find! Previous posts...
2019 loneliest road – part 10, Fallon: shoe tree
As we drove out of Fallon, our first stop was at the shoe tree. What is it? At some point of time and for some reason, people started leaving their...
2019 loneliest road – part 11, Austin: oldest hotel in Nevada, a castle, and a swarm of crickets
Leaving Fallon, we started experiencing the highs and lows of Great Basin that we had read about. We’d reach a summit or pass of around 7000 feet and drive into...
2019 loneliest road – part 12, Austin: Nevada Central Railroad
While we didn’t actually see the railroad in Austin because it had stopped running in 1938 and the rails were pulled up during WWII, sold, and used for the war...