Desert Wind

by Donna Kennedy

Title

Desert Wind

Artist

Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography and Digital Artwork by Donna Kennedy..

Windmills and a Full Moon setting over the desert and Higway 50, named the loneliest road in America.
You have to be on watch for wildlife and domestic animals due to Open Range for miles and miles. No cell phone service for most of the route in Nevada, a scenic drive but would not want to have car trouble! Somewhere near Ely, Nevada..May 2015

Some facts...
One of the best ways to truly experience Nevada is to travel the Loneliest Road. The Loneliest Road roughly parallels the Pony Express Trail, which goes from Silver Springs through Fallon and along the towns across Highway 50. Remnants of the Pony Express Route are visible for much of the way. Stretching the width of Nevada, the Loneliest Road is a fascinating scenic and historic corridor through a land seemingly untouched by man. The road travels through snow-mantled mountains that reach summits of more than 11,000 feet.

There are many things to stop and do along the way, travelers can easily access ghost town sites and historical cemeteries. They can visit the elk viewing areas and camping and picnicking places abound. There are many off-road, hiking, snowmobiling and skiing trails. Historical markers point out where significant sites are located.

The magnificent Great Basin National Park is found just a short distance off Highway 50. The Great Basin National Park has several sites listed in the National Registry of Historic Places.

The Loneliest Road winds through high mountain desert blanketed with sagebrush. Many species of flora can be identified. Travelers find warm or hot days and cool nights in the summer. Bands of sheep with their herders and working sheepdogs can often be spotted. Small bands of wild horses can be seen across the plain as deer doze in the shade of pinion pine trees. Other wildlife and birds of prey are often seen close to the road.

Travelers are well rewarded by the almost surrealistic intensity of the wild western landscape. Deep blue skies and jagged stone tower above the bone white desert floor. The hypnotic rhythm of telephone poles march single file, a solemn procession beside the road.The Loneliest Road in America, Highway 50 is really one of the most beautiful and interesting drives you'll ever take.

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