… to beat the storm to the Border Inn … where a beer awaits me.
faster, faster …
Nevada
shelter in the outback …
… an old outbuilding on the Winecup ranch along the Wilkins-Montello Road in northeastern Nevada.
out West …
… road kill = steak.
the scarcity of water …
… defines the character of the American West.
empty …
… an old water tank along Snake Bite Road in rural Nevada.
social distancing …
… in the desert of western Utah.
storybook …
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… on the side of a 160-year-old, once-upon-a-time Pony Express station.
anger …
… in the desert skies in the Nevada outback.
framing …
… in a former Pony Express station in the Nevada outback.
‘riders on the storm’ …
Dark, ominous clouds hover over the remains of a Pony Express station (built circa 1860) in eastern Nevada …
another long driveway …
… in the Nevada outback off Route 93.
’tis the season …
… really? I’ve passed this artificial tree next to Route 233 in Nevada four of the past five springs. Each time, more has been added to it.
a little seasoning …
… graffiti on an abandoned propane tank; behind is a remnant of a Pony Express station constructed in 1860 in eastern Nevada.
Box 33623 …
… along a dirt road in the Nevada outback.
Henry …
… on the side of a defunct motel along Route 93 in eastern Nevada.
storm ahead …
… on Robinson Summit (7,559 feet) in eastern Nevada along Route 50.
what won the West …
… the railroad. Here, along Route 233 in northeastern Nevada.
caution …
… at first, this outback road in northeastern Nevada looked passable.
bark …
… a posterized look at the bark of a tree on the Nevada-Oregon border.
a storm descends …
… over “the loneliest road in America,” Route 50 in Nevada.
the state flower …
… of Wyoming, insists Google. This specimen sits on the Nevada-Oregon border along Route 140 near Antelope Butte.
