I had forgotten about the light until you mentioned it. Driving back to Las
Vegas, you could see the city lights and the Luxor for many miles. Hell, if
you were on Mars you could probably see the Luxor ;) I kept thinking I was
almost there but actually had a long way to go.
An interesting side note, if anyone is planning to use their GPS units out
there they apparently don't work. Mine didn't, and I heard it was due to
A51 but who knows. Several miles down the road it just started tracking.
Not that it would really be needed due to how the roads are laid out. You
can't really get lost.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: therealdmcvegas [mailto:dmcvegas@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 5:33 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DMCForum] Re: DMCH open house...
YES! The silent landscape is one of the most beautiful things ever.
Especially on a warm day, when you can smell the sweet pollen of the
sagebrush in the breeze.
Night time on the highways in Nevada are spectaular as well. Away from
the umbrella of light pollution in the sky, at night you can see all
the galaxies in space. Especially after it's been raining, and the sky
is clear. Having grown up in Los Angeles, seeing the big dipper was
amazing. To now see simple things like satellites pass over the earth
always leaves me in a sense of awe (but I always carried a battery
powered black light to find scorpions too).
To anyone who wants to see some more live-action shots of this
landscape in Nevada that we're talking about, check out the original
movie, "Vanishing Point". Trust me, only the gas stations in shots of
Tonopah have changed. Goldfield still looks the same, save for new curbs.
BTTF is alright, for nostalgia. But the VP soundtrack is one that
consistantly stays in the D's CD changer, along with Audioslave.
-Robert
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> The most I have ever driven non-stop was about twenty-two hours, but
I was a
> lot younger then and more tolerant. I was really ripe, and my eyes felt
> like they were covered in Scotch Tape.
>
> That link you mentioned, http://www.pashnit.com/roads/Nevada/Hwy50.htm , was
> amazing! I did something similar, though not on a bike. I did go
through
> one area he mentioned, Ely. Those pictures are dead on when you see
those
> roads out there. They go straight as far as you can see.
>
> One thing that was really cool, is make sure you stop and get out of
the car
> at some point. Shut the engine off and just stand there for a few
minutes
> and let your ears adjust and if there is no wind then even better.
I did
> that and it was so quiet it was nothing short of amazing, and very
relaxing.
> To say the silence was deafening was spot on.
>
> If I ever get out there again, I will do it all over.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: therealdmcvegas [mailto:dmcvegas@xxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 1:31 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: DMCH open house...
>
>
>
>
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> > You gonna drive your De Lorean? How many hours would that be?
> >
> > Greg
> <SNIP>
>
> Don't really know. If I stop to sleep, it'll prolly take me a couple
> of days. If I drive the speed limit... But Mapquest tells me that
> it'll be about a 24 hour drive, so I'll have to stock up on engergy
> drinks, and go comatose for sleep the night before.
>
> Except for when I drove the car back to Vegas from Los Angeles, it's
> only left the valley here a couple of times. Other than that, it's
> never been out of state since. So, I figure it's about time we hit the
> highway. I got a salary increase, I now technicly have 4 weeks
> vacation a year, it's time to hit the highway in my car like I always
> dreamed to. I never wanted to own a DeLorean, because I thought it'd
> be cool to have. I knew it'd be cool to drive.
>
> Aside from DMCH, two things I'd like to work in this summer are
> finally traversing Highway 50...
>
> http://www.pashnit.com/roads/Nevada/Hwy50.htm
>
> ...and perhaps participating in a race I always wanted to.
>
> http://moloch.org/cannonball/
>
> I just need to think of a costume. I like BTTF, but my hearts just not
> into being Doc. I'm thinking either Hunter S. Thompson, or Frank Booth
> from "Blue Velvet".
>
> -Robert
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