I’m still mapping and routing. As of yesterday, I’m just entering Nevada on US Route 50. It’s been dubbed “The Loneliest Road” because you’re usually the only car (or in my case, scooter) on it.

While mapping, I don’t usually do a lot of research on the places I’ll be trip-trapping through. I save that for after I have my route planned (which seems backwards, now that I think of it, but it keeps me from getting *too* distracted).

While plotting my trek across the Nevada high desert via Route 50, I came across a webpage for Austin, NV, an old town I’ll be spending the night in.

That page has a bit on driving US 50 through their charming state. Keep in mind that the “proper” way to drive Route 50 is east to west (like Route 66). Both articles on that page describe the route in such a direction. I’ll be driving it “backwards.”

Route 50, however, sounds wonderful. Of course they’re going to make it sound like the bee’s knees since that’s their job, but still, I’m psyched.

After a bit more searching, I found that Route 50 had been rerouted and that I could ride an older alignment of it. I’m a sucker for older alignments (yawn), so that just made my day.

You can read about the older alignment (with pics) here. Again, it goes east to west, I’ll be riding backwards.

I wasn’t really looking forward to the trip back, but now I am. We’ll see what I discover after SLC.

This is the map for that day… (you’ll have to zoom out a bit to see it all)

View Map

I’m still mapping and routing. As of yesterday, I’m just entering Nevada on US Route 50. It’s been dubbed “The Loneliest Road” because you’re usually the only car (or in my case, scooter) on it.

While mapping, I don’t usually do a lot of research on the places I’ll be trip-trapping through. I save that for after I have my route planned (which seems backwards, now that I think of it, but it keeps me from getting *too* distracted).

While plotting my trek across the Nevada high desert via Route 50, I came across a webpage for Austin, NV, an old town I’ll be spending the night in.

That page has a bit on driving US 50 through their charming state. Keep in mind that the “proper” way to drive Route 50 is east to west (like Route 66). Both articles on that page describe the route in such a direction. I’ll be driving it “backwards.”

Route 50, however, sounds wonderful. Of course they’re going to make it sound like the bee’s knees since that’s their job, but still, I’m psyched.

After a bit more searching, I found that Route 50 had been rerouted and that I could ride an older alignment of it. I’m a sucker for older alignments (yawn), so that just made my day.

You can read about the older alignment (with pics) here. Again, it goes east to west, I’ll be riding backwards.

I wasn’t really looking forward to the trip back, but now I am. We’ll see what I discover after SLC.

This is the map for that day… (you’ll have to zoom out a bit to see it all)
View Map