henry …
Route 93
framing …
… in a former Pony Express station in the Nevada outback.
it’s a long way …
… to Jimmy Lee’s Triple L ranch in eastern Nevada.
no name …
… a shot-out sign of an abandoned motel and bar in rural Nevada.
‘riders on the storm’ …
Dark, ominous clouds hover over the remains of a Pony Express station (built circa 1860) in eastern Nevada …
artist unknown …
… a still life on the side of Pony Express building constructed before the Civil War north of Ely, Nevada.
blink …
… at a dilapidated motel along Route 93 in the Nevada outback.
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.
end of the road …
… along White Pine County Road in the Nevada outback.
turn here …
In the Nevada outback, some driveways are really long and anonymous. Hence the flagging, it seems.
rising …
… a gathering storm along Route 93 south of Wells, Nevada.
don’t bug me …
Google tells me this is the western fence lizard.
tired …
an old pickup along Route 93 in Nevada, USA, near a once-upon-a-time Pony Express station …
emptiness …
… at a defunct bar and motel at the site of a former Pony Express station along Route 93 between Ely and Wells, Nevada.
no gas …
… on Route 93, halfway between Ely and Wells, Nevada.
outpost …
… along Route 93 in northeastern Nevada at a former Pony Express station.
the storm …
Sometimes when you’re driving in the West, you see a thunderstorm. It’s far off, still nascent, an indistinct dark smudge on the horizon perhaps a hundred miles away.
In the East, you don’t see a storm so far ahead. That’s because you can’t see the fullness of the storm until it’s literally over your head. In the East, the sky is smaller — topography, tall buildings, and trees obscure the horizon.
In the West, you keep driving toward that still-small gray mass. You look to the side through the driver’s window and see blue sky dotted with puffy cumulus clouds. You look out the passenger window; you see the same pastoral placidity. There’s psychological comfort in those little white pearls floating in the blue sky beside you. But in front of you?
towering …
… over Wilkins, Nevada, off Route 93.
open range …
… on Route 93 south of Wells, Nevada.
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