Loneliest Road in America Road Trip: 3 Days Driving Highway 50 Through Nevada
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- Highway 50, through Northern Nevada, was named the loneliest road in America by Life Magazine. Since then, it has become an unofficial tourist attraction in the state and a fun road trip if you are looking to experience Nevada's raw beauty. This drive follows the old Pony Express route and the Lincoln Highway as it traverses across the state. My dad and I set out to drive the route over 3 days, and here is our road trip that includes ghost towns, rail yards, ancient trees, and haunted hotels.
Have you driven the route? Let me know what your favorite spot was in the comments.
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0:00 - Intro
1:16 - Day 1 - Carson City
4:05 - Day 2 - Carson City to Eureka
27:21 - Day 3 Eureka to Great Basin
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I wish I could take that trip with my Dad,,, your so lucky.. Enjoy your Dad every day.....
No doubt. I just lost mine. Been rough
@Sean Kelly thank you that means a lot. God bless yall as well. Much love
@@caseyjones7139 POO P+
David Gould, very true. I’m the youngest of 7, 3 older brothers & on each of their 18th Birthdays my Dad took them out for their first official legal drink, I never had that privilege as I lost my Dad 2 weeks shy of turning 14. Always treasure your parents as we just don’t know how long we’ll have them in our lives. I lost my Mam in 2012 & it still hurts today. Casey & Sean, so sorry for your loss too🙏
I miss my dad...died in 2016
To still have your dad around is a true blessing from God. To actually be able to do road trips with him are memories for a lifetime. My dad is gone and we never got a chance to do this. If anyone is reading this you just don't know how important it is to do this. Honor your mother and your father and you will live a long life. You will also be thankful and at peace with a treasure trove of stories and memories to share. Nothing can replace the time spent with your parents so don't waste or ignore it. Make them a priority in your life. Thank you for this video. Seeing you and your dad melts my heart. This was a real blessing and a joy to me. I miss you dad.
@Bill Thompson
May God richly bless you in all your days here on earth and in heaven!
I drove truck and ran team all over the US and Canada with my dad, I hunted with him and my uncles we were close harder then losing my dad is hes 95 now in a home with bad dementia seeing him like he is and not k owing me is hell all his brothers and sisters are gone this BS covid I'm not allowed to visit him...
I don't have my Dad he has been in Heaven for 15 years.
@@tacbear I'm sorry but seeing my dad the way he is he would probably be better off .if I was in the shape hes in I'd rather be dead ,hes 95 has real bad dementia and in a home with this covid BS were not allowed to visit
@@dewaynemiguel3349 I know how you feel...my wife's Mother (91 years old) has been living with us for 2 years, she has Dementia and we can no longer care for her. She will be going into a Home soon!
As "they" say - "Your Daddy raised you right." Seems like it would be great to have a Dad like this man.
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And the memories made and preserved.
I went down this road on a motorcycle by myself at night. It was pretty eerie but awesome. I even stopped in the middle of a 90 mile stretch with no services for a while. Every car (about 4) that drove by stopped to ask if I needed help. I was just admiring the scenery with a long range flashlight I had on me. I'm from Illinois so the vast openness is very awe inspiring!
I’m jealous man 😢
The best part of the video is the relationship between father and son
Yes it is. We can only wish and hope that our kids want to spend time with us when they grow up.. haven't seen mine but a few times this year and they live 2 streets away .. they think I'm crazy because i take all the precautions to keep covid away, and they won't wear a mask if they visit or I go there. So.. it's really sad 😥
Yeah that's a thing that the Democrats have been working to obliterate for decades.
@@SailingSarah Merry Christmas!
Yes!!!!!
You're so right about that👍👍
As a truck driver. Don’t recommend driving at night. May pass a car every 10 min and it’s so dark you definitely will feel like your seeing things that aren’t really there.
That is extremely interesting. I actually thought I hit a jack-rabbit on a lonely road, in the middle of the night. My son and I were going to Reno for the air races. I was driving and very tired. There was absolutely no damage, nor blood, nor fur on the front of the car. It had to be an illusion...but it sure seemed very, very real.
NICK S...GREAT Advice. Always respected Most Truckers...Very Cool folks.
You mean ghosts? Serious question. If so I want to drive once.
I'm a truck driver too out of Indianapolis, I don't go past Kansas city, omaha, Tulsa. going west & don't go past I81 through Pennsylvania, upstate newyork never past Syracuse & Hagerstown, Maryland going east. I started team driving 6.5 yrs ago so I got to experience all over the lower 48. I would be spook to drive that lonely route they are on 😆😆😆😆 i swear I86 from erie, PA all the way to Binghamton, NY. Is the loneliest highway in the east & very dark with not many trusted areas to over night 10hr break. Stay safe driver
I have driven this road at night many times in my 18 wheeler, and I couldn't believe some of the things I would see in the night every time I drove across on this road. Then on one trip across, with it being a particularly dark night, I didn't see any of the unusual things that always appeared on this stretch of road. That's the last time I forget my weed at home.
My dad loved road trips, and my mom and he were always travelling to see different places. After he passed away, Mom was still able to get out on the road for a while. So, we did a bunch of road trips together. Every time that I would go down a side road to explore or investigate some signed attraction, she would exclaim, "You are just like your dad with that: That's what he would always do. Sadly, her health does not permit her getting around much nowadays, but she still has great memories of all those trips and adventures.
Hope your mother will getting healthier day by day. Hope she will have a happier, great, calm and safe day everyday.
@Ron Charles HAHA I love how you brought back memories of your Dad for you Mom! Also glad you have had some memorable trips with her.
Great Comment. 😁 Made Me smile , I really enjoyed the imagery it gave Me. 👋
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Wonderful you are spending time with your mother hats off to you 🤠
I am from Yemen, and I love America, the most beautiful spot on the face of the earth. I envy its people. I wish I were one of its residents. I find comfort in exploring and seeing the beauty of its land on UA-cam. ❤❤❤
You'll get here one day, hopefully..
@@jkuku1 I hope so, even though it is difficult
I cried watching this, I grew up in Reno and my Dad sold industrial equipment. I loved going with him on trips to Austin, Ely, Tonopah, and exploring the great smoky valley, the Reese River valley and central northern Nevada in general. Miss you Dad.
Damon LaFargo did u see any ufos
I grew up in Susanville. I had the feels too.
Thanks for the comment, so glad you liked the video and that it brought back some good memories for you!
@@wakeup7874 No, but I saw quite a few fighter jets.
@Hello Damon how are you doing
When I was young, around 60 years ago, my grandfather had some mining property by Baker Nevada and times I would go with him. We left home between 10 pm and midnight and being a kid would fall asleep during the trip. I would wake in the morning still in the car right at the Welcome to Utah sign. We would go in the cafe there at state line had have breakfast before heading into the mountains.
@RoyBeckstead What a great story!
How cool!
Baker has the best night sky in America.
the memory of this traveling (son and dad) will last forever. like this very much. GBU
The main reason for the Pony Express stations being fenced off is due to people taking some rocks as souvenirs and others knocking rocks out of the walls just because they could. To preserve the remaining walls intact they have to be protected from visitors. If you look closely at these places you will notice that the walls are not exactly left the way they were when they were first closed. Meaning; People were gradually dismantling the formed structure into nothing more than a pile of rubble.
Who knows what would happen to Stokes Castle if it wasn't fenced.
"My dad and I..."
That's the win, right there.
Powerful!
Exactly. Apparently many of us had the same thought.
It's cool you take road trips with your Dad. I did too. I took several road trips with my Dad but sadly lost him just over a year ago but I still have my many great memories.
Bruce, I’m so very sorry for your loss. I too did a similar thing with my mom who had a rare dementia and was also handicapped. It was challenging but SO worth it! I’m glad you guys had those cool experiences together. I’m sure you guys had many epic trips: so happy for you. 🙌🏻👏🏻❤️✨🙏🏻🎄🍾 Happy Holidays!
I also lost my dad this year he taught me the adventure of travel and we road tripped often I sure miss him
@@stevenreine5272 so sorry for your loss. Road trips with my mom were the best. I love a road trip. Blessings to you and your family. ❤️🙏🏻✨🤗
Bruce: We have an old b/w picture my dad took of the old "Bucket of Blood Saloon" sign 7:03. I was too young to remember the trip. He liked to travel as a family. Dad also passed away a few years ago, we miss him.
Sorry for your loss. I lost my dad way too early and didn't have the chance to do something like this. My mom got sick and I did have the chance to go on a road trip with her. We drove from Miami to Los Angeles - Las Vegas and back to Miami. We took about a month for the whole drive.. stopping at different places. Definitely the most amazing memories.
I discovered your videos recently and they really brighten my day and relax me. Great job on editing and audio. The videos just have such a good vibe and it's heartwarming to see you and your dad spend this time together. We need more of this in the world right now! Definitely inspires me to take more short trips to unexplored areas near me.
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You guys are the best. Knowledgeable, nothing forced, easy going, just sharing what you do. Perfect.
The Love of a father and son is beautiful.
I rode the entire Rt 50 on my Bicycle in 1983...solo! The only "support" I had, was anything I could carry on my bike-tent, tire repair kit etc... My favorite town was Austin, I wish I could have spent more time site seeing! Great Video!
Hey Bob, I shared part of your adventure in 1981 on my way to San Francisco from Huntington, WV. I still have so many wonderful memories of the people and places I visited. I rode on Rt 60 to Louisville, Ky then from there I took Rt 150 to pick up Rt 50 in English, IN. I ended my trip in Salt Lake and hopped a freight to Nevada and then a trucker gave me a ride to a town east of Sacramento and I finished my ride from there riding across the Golden Gate Bridge on my scheduled arrival date. I stayed mostly in fire station but also some private homes of complete strangers. It was a wonderful experience.
Lovely trip. Hwy 6 just to the south is far far lonelier. One city. Tonopah. Just saying.
Mauro Talini was a solo bike rider affected by T1Diabetes and in 2013 was riding his "One bike, a 1000 hopes 2013 - From the South to the North of the World” trail, from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) to Prudhoe bay, Alaska. Over 25.000 Km, in 210 days to help the children od the AIPK Mission in Bolivia and to rise awareness about Diabetes, which can't be a limit to anyone. Fatally, on May 13, 2013 while riding on Mexico2 highway between Santa Ana and Altar, Sonora, he was hit by a truck after 16142 Km and 132 days. His 8 Italian and 2 Mexican friends are currently riding over the same tracks and are reaching the US border. 2 of them, T1Diabetics riders, will be in Nevada on Highway 50 by mid May 2022. Coming from Mexico through S.Diego, L.A.,Monterey, S.Francisco, South Lake Tahoe and entering Nevada in Silver Springs, Middlegate Station, Austin, Eureka, Ely, West Wendower etc. all the way to Salt Lake City. Then other 2 will go through Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana to Calgary, Canada where the last 2 will ride the remaining 2558 miles to reach Alaska and Prudhoe bay, on the Arctic Ocean. You may follow their GPs signal on trackleaders.com/hopemessage22, or view their Pics & Video on facebook.com/MauroTalini or ua-cam.com/users/TaliniMauro to ride with them and support our Road Safety, Diabetes awareness, Solidarity and Planet Safeguarding objectives, if you wish. Thanks!!
@@CaptDave-md6ft been there , done that !
@@WV25701MW I guess you know how darned lucky you were to pull that off. In 1981 there was still a little bit of love left in the fabric of the country. Now, everything is so polarized and ready to pop with hate from race relations to antifa to mgtow to WWIII threatening to begin... I miss 1981. Bad. General Lee on TV evening news was still normal and Bugs, Daffy, Taz and Elmer were still creating laughs on Saturday morning
Excellent tour, BUT the best part is experiencing the lovely relationship you and your Dad have with one another! THANKS!!!!!
This is the 3rd video I've watched from you two. You guys have a knack for making nice relaxing, yet informative videos. Great job. Hope you two make more in the future.
My dad who was my best friend died in May of this year. He loved road trips but road trips through the desert especially. Thank you for sharing. This video made a lot of us think of our dads🤗
agree, like this video.. but .. just because i remember how nice and peaceful life with parents were .. such a too much good time.. what happend right now ? The Opposite of Everything rule my life .. same for all the rest of us
Sorry for your loss. I hope your dad had lots of fun doing all those road trips!
So true. That’s exactly what I thought. How lucky you guys to do it together. I wish my dad was alive, we loved going on road trips together.
I lost my dad too at the start of this year and, like you, I have so many happy memories of family trips to the desert and camp fires and starry nights.
Condolences Zari, for your loss!
May we see our Fathers again in a World made new (John 11:25).
Do it while you can, you might not get a second chance
This was Awesome.
You are blessed to have your dad, traveling and making memories together. 🙏🏼💜
Thats true!!
yup, theres nothing like road trips with family and friends!
I'm really happy on this comment 💕
No one better than your dad. This warming to my heart.
The father & son duo. Wow! Heartwarming. ❤
Your dad seems like a great guy. I’m envious of the obvious great relationship you guys have. Great video!
Never trust anyone that wears a t-shirt with "Seek Justice" printed on it.
Indeed. My kids were taken to another country 10 years ago by their mother when they were 2, 5 and 12 years old and I now have no relationships with them.
Pops would have made a great cowboy.
@@elelegidoriginal this makes me so sad. I can only imagine how you feel. I pray that someday things work out so that you can know your children and they can know you too.
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The best part is traveling with the fittest and happiest dad 👍👍👍
Time you get to spend with your dad is such a gift thanks for the video!
When I want to get away from everyone and everything I come to these videos. They are so peacefull
What a great father/son road trip through a byway of forgotten Americana. I love it!. 👏
Just discovered your channel and I enjoy it. Your dad seems like a chill and fun guy. It makes me miss my dad. Enjoy these moments while they last and please keep filming
I miss my dad, too, and my mom. After 60 years of marriage, they died six weeks apart six years ago (a lot of sixes I know).
I remember taking the 395 to HWY 50 back in the early 2000's. From Ridgecrest, CA to Fallon and Sparks, NV. It was a lonely but angelic ride.
I love your shows and watch them whenever you put them out. You are so lucky to have your father not only alive but sharing your adventures. GOD bless the two of you.
When I was 14 years old in 1956 me & my buddies would drive up to Virginia city from Reno
to drink & play the slots at the saloon, no tourist then, no people at all. Life was really free then.
78 yo
LOL At 14 I could drive to the store and not a single cop would stop me. They had to know I was too young . I wasnt even 5 foot tall in 1964. A pillow under me and 1 behind so I could reach the pedals and see over the dash.
My buddy and I drove this incredibly beautiful stretch of Highway back in 1993. We were coming back from a 4-wheel drive adventure in Moab Utah. Great times, great trip! There were periods where we didn't pass a single car coming East for over two hours! It can be lonely!
Agree. But, honestly, you
don't need to see what a
long empty stretch let's
a driver get into. Picking
noses, for example, was
a little finger pushed in
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up to catch the careless.
Thank you soo much for the drive boys!
This road trip was awesome and I loved all the museums.
So much history to be discovered right here in America.
This was so nice to see a father and son take this trip together and discover lots of history.
Thanks also for pointing out some super facts and land marks along the way.
Just loved and enjoyed this remarkable video.
Thanks boys!⁵
I drove West through Nevada for the first time almost a year ago. Quite memorable was some of the best stargazing I’ve ever experienced in my life. Long stretches of highway with no lights offer a view of the sky you never get to see most places. Also, more mountains than I expected to see. Beautiful state!
I truly enjoyed this.... it is awesome that you and your dad have such a great relationship and enjoy traveling together like you do..
ok, here's my story of Route 50.
I'm from the UK and 3 friends and I all flew into San Fran to hire Harleys and take a 1800 mile road trip taking in Fortuna, the Redwoods, Route 50, Lake Tahoe, a couple of National Parks, down to Monument Valley and finally into Vegas where we were going to fly back from.
Day 2 of our trip was the part where we took Route 50, and trust me this place is BLEAK. Stunning landscapes but nothing apart from distant mountains, scrub and (probably) snakes.
With the highway being so empy we took turns in blasting out in front of the rest of the pack (4 of us in all) without our helmets on and enjoying the sun whilst various rock classics blasted out of the bike's stereos.
Who wouldn't???
The guy who "organised" the trip mentioned in passing where we were heading motel name wise, but nothing more and didn't inform the other members of the party either. Great thinking huh?
Our phones weren't compatible in the US and even if they were I seriously doubt you'd manage anything resembling a signal out there.
So when I went blasting on ahead I must have gone straight past our turning which I think (with hindsight) was the 379.
After a while when they hadn't caught me up I pulled to the side of the road and waited for the guys.
And waited.
And waited.
After an hour I realised they weren't coming.
Now, if you aren't aware of it Harleys are huge gas guzzlers so in the middle of nowhere with only a third of a tank of gas and no map nor sat nav on my phone, I had no choice but to aim for the nearest town. This was Ely. There i would fill the bike up and ask if they knew where the motel was! Sound thinking.
Luckily managed to remember the name of the motel when the "organiser" mentioned it earlier in the day.
When I got to Ely I pulled into the first gas station on fumes and asked if they knew where the motel "whatever" it was called was. They did!!!!!....... but they also said I was about 100 miles away from it and it's near some old mine. They gave me some basic directions so I set off again back the way I came, it was now getting dark.
And cold.
VERY cold. :/
As I rode back along the 50 I saw a sign warning travellers of hitchhikers and that due to a maximum security penitentiary being in the area that hikers could be escaped criminals. This just keeps on getting better!
I kept on going getting more and more tired and nervous as I went.
I was now freezing cold and pitch black. I only had jeans, a t-shirt and a lightweight non-waterproof coat on.
Now, this was 2014 or 15 and the year of torrential rain and flash floods throughout Nevada and as I turned onto the 379 the heavens opened. The storm was wild!
Torrential rain, thunder and probably the most violent lightning I'd ever experienced! The rain was coming at me horizontally and at force. My helmet was open faced so I was getting blinded by the rain as it hit my eyes with enough force to make them bloodshot. I had no riding goggles only sunglasses and they'd be useless now it was fully dark.
I could barely see but there was nowhere to stop and it was getting colder. The lack of vision meant I could only do 15mph maximum as I was riding blind, with either scrub at one side of the very narrow road or huge drops on the other! This I did for a couple of hours. 😳 😳 😳
I was seriously thinking of giving up and potentially sleeping rough somewhere but EVERYWHERE was under half a foot of rainwater!!!
In the total pitch black I saw some distant lights behind me. As they got closer I realised it was a state trooper in a large 4x4! I'm saved!!
As he pulled me over he asked me my name and said that my friends had rang the Police as I had gone missing 5 or 6 hours earlier. He said he knew where they where staying and if I followed him we'd be there in about 20 minutes.
So I set off again. The cop didn't realise I could barely see and shot off ahead at about 60mph, he stopped for me and asked why I was going so slowly, I explained and he apologised but added that 20 minutes would be about an hour at my pace, or lack of. He shone a torch in my eyes and could see my eyes were bloodied.
I finally arrived at the motel (a weird soul-less faux retro 50's style thing, with a chequered floor and red seating near the mine) sometime around midnight. (If anyone knows this motel please let me know the name of it so I can look it up!)
I was freezing cold, soaked to the skin, could barely see and was absolutely exhausted. On reflection I could have easily died out there that night, as the tempertaures drop dramatically in the desert and the ensuing storm didn't exactly help.
The morale of the story is if you are travelling this Route MAKE SURE all your party know EXACTLY what the route is - oh, and get a better organiser as a friend! ;)
Great story. 👍
1968spikey.... Your lucky you didn't die out there...punch up on Google satellite view of The Great Basin ..
I've driven all through Nevada on 50 on past Utah.... THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE! you really get the picture better when you fly over it...ITS DAUNTING....I think id rather have a plane crash into the ocean than out there....if that tells you anything! I really enjoyed your story! Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High school California
@@ericunderwood8080 thanks Eric, I'm looking it up right now.
You gotta stick together out there man especially on bikes. I followed the same group of bikers the whole route
@@Zaque-TV luckily I lived to tell the tale. :D
Thanks for your videos Josh and Pops. Brings a tear to my eye watching these videos and wishing I had more time to spend with my own pops before we lost him. Cherish every moment. Great friendship between you both. Big love ❤️
@Tee H Great advice!!
Your Dad and you are like two cool close friends.. You are lucky to have a father like him.. I lost my Dad when i was really young but still remember every moment i spent with him.. its like a beautiful dream remembering him and his beautiful smile and hug.. by the way I really like your videos, your clear narration and explanation. Hats off all the way from Saudi Arabia 🎩🎩🎓🎓🇸🇦🇺🇸
Having done this drive a couple times now, it is easily one of the most underrated routes in the whole country. It is filled with breathtaking & otherworldly like scenes!
I agree it is a really beautiful! I am glad you have gotten to experience it!
@@ThroughMyLens likewise my friend!!
"I been everywhere man"....(johnny cash). I literally have, and this route is EPIC!
I’ve ridden across Hwy 50 many times on my motorcycle. A lot of cool things to see. The Nevada Outback is some of the best exploration in the West.
How was that? I’m riding route 50 cross country in a few weeks
I ride us 50 to get to school but the part in Virginia
Love the bond you have with your dad.
Hi Josh & Pops, Thanks again for lettin' me tag along on yet another fun and informative journey. Hope I didn't take up to much room! -Godspeed
You two make a good team, I wish I would have spent more time traveling with my father.
You two are wonderful! Been stuck at home with a fractured knee, Found you two at week eight. You have the best trips I have ever seen. Good Job.!
Thank you so much and I hope your knee heals fast!
Great video. Rural Nevada always gets crapped on for being nothing but desert, but I love the quiet, the old ghost towns and cemeteries and cool old mines.
Wish my dad was around still. Love you Dad!
You do a terrific, comprehensive job of showing us so much of what made/makes this country such a wonderful place. I hope you keep it up. Thank you for your time and effort. Chris
Guys you will never forget this trip...not for the scenery but for the company...
What a great trip and to experience it with your Dad is really something special.
Imagine running out of gas when traveling through this area.
What a great register of a lovely moemnt between you and your old man. I wish I had the opportunity to share more moments with my recently deceased dad.
I planned many things to do with him but the lack of money and "time" were against it.
Keep enjoying your dad and all the moments together.
Make them happen!
I’m a native Nevadan,loved your video,makes me want to drive 50😉You did an excellent video of the gems that are here in my state...👍👍thank you
Thanks for taking us on this trip guys. The bond you two have for each other is truly an inspiration.
Thanks for the comment! We do love hanging out with each other!
Josh thanks for always having positive content. I've probably watched this over 100 times.
Beautiful. You guys bring spots on the map to life for us. I can't wait to return to Nevada.
I love your video because you promote not just the place you cover and filming but most of all the relationship that you have with your father... your awesome man...You and your dad is perfect team up...
So thankful I have my father around as he is my best friend as well as my hero, has helped me through the hardest time in my life recently as my girlfriend of 6 years recently left me. we love to take trips to new areas when we can and it’s always fun, watching this makes me realize that and how I need to start recording these great times together.
What an incredible road trip! Interesting, informative, and entertaining along with wonderful commentary. You made me want to plan a trip like this myself. I hope to be able to do that sometime just by watching this. The best part is that you shared the trip with your pops. What fabulous memories you'll always have of spending time together like this. I subscribed to your channel about halfway through because I was enjoying it so much and couldn't wait to see the rest of it. You made me feel like I was right there with you too. Absolutely marvelous all the way through. Thanks for uploading this as I'll be checking out your other road trips as well.
So cool you and your father are doing these road trips together!!! Fun to watch your dad is very very cool! 👍
Here I am at almost 60 and have never been more than 300 miles from Washougal, WA. I'm going to see the country through your eyes if you don't mind.
Sir I am 70 and my wife and I still do long road trips. Some over 5000 miles in 14-17 days camping mostly . So if your still able, get out there and follow your hood ornament . It'll give you memories for your old age.
@@mastrofnone8025 I've got a hood for my 1950 Mercury in Coy, Alabama and as soon as the weather gets better I'm hitting the road. I had parts in New Jersey but my friend died and his wife is in a nursing home now. I lost those parts and a good friend.
I love the father and son bonding on a great road trip, making memories!
Wonderful photography, great travel lore, and really love you sharing the fun with your dad!
Your papa is the best trip partner. I love his enthusiasm and energy. Boy I miss my father. XOXO
I think the coolest thing about your trip is that your dad was around to take it with you
“Pops” did a great job taking a bite from the Monster Burger
Got me Hungry!!
That burger was big, but I was more surprised at how good it was!
You probably don't know how much your "pops" loves that you call him that. All of my boys do it from time to time, and it makes me feel great.
After your BY FAR THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN Route 66 video (and I've seen many, including VHS and DVD releases), I'm really looking forward to this one. I've driven most of 66 in pre-pandemic times, but not 50. BTW, I made sure to drive down 666 while I was in the area and am glad I did because they've now renumbered it.
Thanks for that comment, very kind of you! We tried to do Route 66 justice and just give a picture of what the route was like in 2019 for people! Hope you enjoy this one as well
I’m the converse of you. My dog is 14 years old and has driven the west coast wi me 15 times. We come back by way of Highway 50. Now that I’m retired I have seriously been considering Route 66. Is it still worth it?
At night is the best on this highway, the stars go on forever. People need to unplug from social media and get out and do what you did. Appreciate what you have around you.
Love watching you two spend time together.
Time spent with Father is the best 🥰🥰🥰
I drove from Ely to Tonopah with my dad. I drove his car when I was 14 because there was no real chance of being caught. It was also at night.
What a lovely trip, spending time with your dad. Love the video. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I love your videos! I especially enjoy the time you and your dad are sharing. You'll remember forever! Thank you for sharing!
I was born and raised in Fallon, NV on the loneliest road in America. My first field trip was to the museum in Fallon and my grandpa still works on the naval base, which is where Top Gun was filmed! If you didnt stop for burgers at Middle Gate on the way to Sand Mountain then YOU MISSED OUT! 💕💞
Edit: Yay! You got the burgers. Middle Gate is awesome.
hot does one get to RENO or did we pass it
t is no where near 'w'
@@alexshatzko1381 Reno isn't on Route 50. Its on I-80. You would follow Route 50 west through Fernley and get on I-80 West there. Then your next stop would be Reno.
Ashley. Was Top gun filmed at Fallon or Mirramar nr SanDiego ? I definitely need to do this trip again
@@Chris1966- I'm sorry I should have said it was partially filmed there. The scenes with aircraft and flying aircraft were filmed at the Naval Airstation Base in Fallon 👍🏻
JUST 5-MINUTES INTO THIS VIDEO, AND I SEEN RIGHT OFF THAT IT IS LITERALLY ANOTHER MASTER PIECE !!!
Love this❤ I remember taking long road trips with my dad from Los Angeles to Idaho (Couer'd Aleine) then the Leroy Saskatchewan. Many miles covered sights seen, talks had. Thanks for sharing guys
A great blessing indeed; having your dad with you.
The best thing about this video not only how greatly you made it, but, that how you took your father with you on this journey, the love, the friendship and surely the respect, i hope others can do the same 🖖
So fun watching you and your Dad explore! Making memories never stops. What a great trip. Your narration is really nice. Calm & happy. Great job
You do a great job of documenting your adventures! I really enjoy watching your videos. Thank you!!
amazing man! enjoy watching you and your father's road trips! thanks!
You are blessed to have this time with your father, so remember to enjoy every minute. As usual, another great video. THANKS!!!
Doc Boyle
A father and his son spending precious time together. Who the hell gives this a thumbs down, what's gone wrong with this world. Amazing video guys.
You should see their Route 66 video. Me and my dad take vacations and I really would like to take this trip with my dad.
Today is Dec 8, 2021, and I don't see any "thumbs down" above. I only see 28K "thumbs up".
It is really great that you had a nice trip with your Dad...This trip you can remember for a long time. May God bless both of you.
I really like your narration. And also I like the ones where your dad comes along because I'm at his same level of ability and adrange. So it's nice to see what he is able to do because I know what I will be able to do.
I so much enjoyed this adventure! I am from BC Canada, I lost my dear old pops in 2017 at 87, he was prone to many adventures for all his life, several of which I was a part of, I wish that I had the tech then to document our trips, we always had so much fun, and saw so many things that few would ever see or understand, some of my best times in life.
When I watch videos like this I tend to get a bit maudlin, a tear or two, and such a flood of memories.
Please do more vids, I am subbing too, now off to finish watching this travel log :)
Cheers and all the very best, stay wise, stay healthy, stay as happy as can be all things considered!
Thank You very much!
Beautiful video, thank you. We live in Dayton Nevada. We love Nevada. “Homes means Nevada”
Best part of this video and your Route 66 video is watching your time spent with your dad, enjoying each other's company. Priceless!
Thank you for making this video. I am considering taking a solo drive on Highway 50 as part of my journey from Northern California to Denver Colorado. During my research of Highway 50, I stumbled onto your video and thoroughly enjoyed watching it. I am so glad you were able to share this road trip with your father. I am sure it was an adventure you both will remember for many years to come. I rarely ever write comments online, however, I felt your video was so informative, entertaining and warming to see the bond between father and son, that I had to compliment you on your work. I am hoping to take a road trip on Highway 50 with my son in the near future, as you did with your Pops. Great job!
My gran in Finland had one of those washing machines as well..Lol..what a memory trip 50 plus yrs in time suddenly.
I've driven the highway about six times. I still can't get enough of this road. It's amazing. Just thinking about it brings tears to me eyes. Very nice video. Thanks.
I love your videos. It's great that you and your father travel so much together. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
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Love watching you and your dad. I drove Highway 50 about 25 years ago Didn't realize there was so much to see. Thanks.
As someone who’s lived in Nevada their whole life, I quite enjoyed this video... a lot
You guys are great! Inspiring! And Motivating! I will be making the drive up Highway 50 because of both of YOU! GOD Bless you and your Dad! I love your road trip adventures!
Loved your video - really made me feel like being there with you, and it's especially nice to see you with your dad!
Great video! Beautiful scenery. What was really amazing about the the video was being on a road trip with your father. You are very blessed.
I've driven Hwy 50 a few times over the years. Still learned a lot form your video, makes me want to go back and see all the sites you showed us. Thanks!
What a great trip! We went through Ely two years ago and caught the last train ride before winter set in, we had a blast!!! Try to make it north to Wendover and the Bonneville Salt Flats next time! Thanks for sharing....