Asphalt Stars

That graveyard was weird. It wasn’t worth sticking around to see what adventure might occur.

You have since been driving for several hours since leaving Tonopah; you didn’t really care that the same road that brought you in would only continue further into the desert terrain… so long as you could shake off the foreboding feeling of being anywhere near that old cemetery.

Before bedding down for the night, you enjoy the moon’s reflection on all the reflective bits of quartz (mica?) embedded in the asphalt; It almost mirrors the starry sky.

By noon tomorrow you should make it to Luning, Nevada. Hopefully there’s less creepiness there.

Towards Tonopah

The road that leads out to Tonopah doesn’t look that different from the one that got you to Rhyolite… have you actually been driving in a circle?

Oh, right. Your map is decent, but faded. After studying it for a bit, you realize that this really is the same highway. It starts to sink in just how easy it is to get lost out in the open desert expanse; so many landmarks look so similar, almost like being on the open ocean. 

You glance down another dirt road heading east off this road… but quickly get over the idea. Sticking to these highways is much better than trying to detangle yourself from the spiderweb of dirt roads that lead off in every direction. You’ve given a few of those dusty roads a thought, but this map of yours would be almost useless out there. 

You get back in and drive. The mile markers slowly tick down the highway miles as you persist deep into the heart of Nevada.

The road to anywhere

Just recently returned from a really fun project that involved driving over 3500 miles through the Nevada “outback”. More images on the way!