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Day 17 - July 15 - LAST DAY
Ely, NV to Reno, NV
Miles traveled: 332
Local Music:
The Kimberly Trip. They sound like Garbage. In a good way.
A AAA spokesperson once described the State Highway 50 route through Nevada thusly; "It's totally empty. There are no points of interest. We don't recommend it. We warn all motorists not to drive there unless they're confident of their survival skills." This may be a slight exaggeration, but it is possible to drive for over an hour without seeing another car (or place to turn, or roadsign, or anything else.)
To combat this reputation, the White Pine County Chamber of Commerce in Ely suggested calling highway 50 "The loneliest road in America." and the Nevada State Tourism Commission developed the now popular "Route 50 Survival Kit." Get it stamped in each of the five small towns you pass through on your way to civilization, and you can send it in to the state dept of tourist for free Hwy 50 swag. Can't wait to see what I get.
I do want to mention one thing that I saw along Hwy 50 though. In Ely in the Economony Drug Store is a real, old-fashioned Pharmacy sode fountain. Like the re-creations they had in the '57 museum in Branson, but real. This soda shop has been in operation for over 50 years and the pharmacist who works in the drug store here is third generation, in the same store. I didn;t think places like this existed any more.
