With all the craziness that was the 2022 SEMA Show behind us, Cindy and I were in desperate need of getting out and doing a little winding down. And as luck would have it, my birthday was coming up and that was enough of an excuse to do just that. Fortunately for us, our good friends Tony and Steph were able to join us for the well needed R&R fun and as the title states, most of our time was spent exploring the vast Nevada desert surrounding the Extraterrestrial Highway. While we didn't take a whole lot of pics, the following few highlight a bit of what we did.
Here we are getting ready to head out across one of the most desolate stretches of the Nevada desert.
In spite of this being a well maintained highway, the only real traffic we saw were these ladies.
We soon found ourselves off the pavement and working our way up a canyon that looked pretty and just because.
Above the canyon, the scenery and terrain changed quite a bit.
It was chilly out but the rock formations that we came across just begged us to get out and explore them up close.
On the move again, the views from this trail were truly amazing.
Working our way across the valley and heading to the next mountain range we wanted to explore.
As luck would have it, we found a nice canyon through the mountains.
About half way through the well forested canyon we found ourselves in, we came across an opening that begged us to stop and check out.
As we would later come to find, this was the site of an old historic stage stop.
Turns out there's even stories of this site being haunted with souls of natives who were massacred here.
One of several springs that can be found.
Off the trail and back in civilization, we made a stop at one of our favorite Nevada watering holes - the Little A' Le' Inn.
And this my friends, is a Vulcan Mind Meld - SUPER TASTY!
Happy Birthday to Me!
After a delicious lunch and a drink or two, we made our way back out across the desert and to visit what we like to call, 'Dead Town'.
This is the remains of a mine that ceased operation in modern times. As in, a lot of what you see looks and feels like the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse.
It'd been a while since Cindy and I had last been here and it was sad to see just how much worse of a condition it is in today. I'll never understand what possesses people to just destroy everything they see and can get their hands on.
Around every corner, you half expect to see dead people.
Old magazines on the floor date back to just 1999
Here we are after driving up to the main mine shaft itself and as the sun was going down.
The actual mine itself is ENORMOUS! I've gone back a long ways and still haven't found it's end.
Unfortunately, it was freezing inside the tunnel and cave ins like this didn't help to instill much confidence in going further forward on this trip.
Back down from the mine, we pulled into the remains of the massive mill house.
Back on the highway, we made sure to stop over at the Mailbox.
I think this is maybe where all the mail in ballots get sent.
And finally, our trek across the Extraterrestrial Highway came to an end at the old Area 51 Alien Research Center.
And that my friends is how I got to spend my birthday. Hope you enjoyed the few pics we took from our well needed epic R&R trip.
Here we are getting ready to head out across one of the most desolate stretches of the Nevada desert.
In spite of this being a well maintained highway, the only real traffic we saw were these ladies.
We soon found ourselves off the pavement and working our way up a canyon that looked pretty and just because.
Above the canyon, the scenery and terrain changed quite a bit.
It was chilly out but the rock formations that we came across just begged us to get out and explore them up close.
On the move again, the views from this trail were truly amazing.
Working our way across the valley and heading to the next mountain range we wanted to explore.
As luck would have it, we found a nice canyon through the mountains.
About half way through the well forested canyon we found ourselves in, we came across an opening that begged us to stop and check out.
As we would later come to find, this was the site of an old historic stage stop.
Turns out there's even stories of this site being haunted with souls of natives who were massacred here.
One of several springs that can be found.
Off the trail and back in civilization, we made a stop at one of our favorite Nevada watering holes - the Little A' Le' Inn.
And this my friends, is a Vulcan Mind Meld - SUPER TASTY!
Happy Birthday to Me!
After a delicious lunch and a drink or two, we made our way back out across the desert and to visit what we like to call, 'Dead Town'.
This is the remains of a mine that ceased operation in modern times. As in, a lot of what you see looks and feels like the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse.
It'd been a while since Cindy and I had last been here and it was sad to see just how much worse of a condition it is in today. I'll never understand what possesses people to just destroy everything they see and can get their hands on.
Around every corner, you half expect to see dead people.
Old magazines on the floor date back to just 1999
Here we are after driving up to the main mine shaft itself and as the sun was going down.
The actual mine itself is ENORMOUS! I've gone back a long ways and still haven't found it's end.
Unfortunately, it was freezing inside the tunnel and cave ins like this didn't help to instill much confidence in going further forward on this trip.
Back down from the mine, we pulled into the remains of the massive mill house.
Back on the highway, we made sure to stop over at the Mailbox.
I think this is maybe where all the mail in ballots get sent.
And finally, our trek across the Extraterrestrial Highway came to an end at the old Area 51 Alien Research Center.
And that my friends is how I got to spend my birthday. Hope you enjoyed the few pics we took from our well needed epic R&R trip.
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