World Class Hugs

By Rachel Puryear

If you love to drive but hate traffic and congestion, here’s a drive for a future road trip for you: Highway 50 between (roughly) Sparks, Nevada and Ely, Nevada. (However, Highway 50 from Ely onto Delta, Utah was more sparsely populated than the Nevada part.) It’s also dubbed the Loneliest Road in America.

This wistful name refers to this stretch of highway being among the least-frequently traveled in the USA back in 1986 when Life Magazine dubbed it with the name, and having infrequent stops (or even turnouts) along the way. Towns along the route to this day owned the name rather than shying away from it, and their gas station shops sell souvenirs accordingly.

It’s more of a route than a destination on its own, but if you’re coming through that region anyway and want to steer clear of the more crowded freeways, this is an alternative route that allows you to just drive and have time to yourself to think.

Tips: If you do come this route, preparation is essential due to long distances between services, and minimal stopping points along this several hundred mile stretch (almost 300 miles) of highway.

The climate along this route can be cold and heavily snowy in Winter (with chains often being required), and scorching hot and dry in the Summer (each person and pet needs lots of water).

Never let your gas tank/electric charge run low, stop to fuel up/charge up where you can. When you stop for fuel/charge, use the bathrooms and get snacks and drinks at the stores, too. And stretch and move, as there are very limited turnouts to do so along the way.

Nevada towns with services (gas, food, lodging) along this Highway 50 route include (from West to East) Fallon, Austin, Eureka, and Ely. You might want to plan to take advantage of those when they come up.

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