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Category Archives: Lonliest Highway
Nevada Magazine – Lincoln Highway Article
Welcome to those who have just found me as a result of my article in Nevada Magazine. To catch up on the Lincoln Highway you should go back to the blogs in 2011 and read forward from there. Start here … Continue reading
The Great Basin near Austin, Nevada
I would like to solicit your opinion. This is a reworked version of the scene I posted recently. What do you think? Is it “over the top” or simply “rather neat”? Obviously I did a lot of processing in Photoshop … Continue reading
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Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – What’s Happening and Why Isn’t It?
It’s been quiet in part because my magazine article is due to come out any day and I have an agreement that the photographs in that article can’t be shown until publication – a “first use” issue. Also frankly it’s … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – The Old vs. The New – On To Ibapah
Let’s review the object of this Salt Lake Desert route: it was to bypass the salt flats and travel on relatively hard ground from Dugway to Ibapah. Look at this sketch of the area. Click on it to enlarge – … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Callao, Utah
Approaching from the east, near Boyd’s Station, Callao looks like a thin, green oasis against the impressive and often snow covered heights of the Deep Creek Range. It is an oasis of sorts, a small farming community whose pioneer history … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Simpson Springs
Captain James Simpson is an important figure because he defined the major wagon and Pony Express route through central Nevada. Much of this became the Lincoln Highway. The definitive book on his journey is his own report: This book is … Continue reading
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Tagged dugway range, pony express monument, transportation, Travel
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Lincoln Highway – What Now?
Dear Readers, I haven’t forgotten you. I’m preparing for an extended trip to Austin and environs for some further research. I’ll be traveling to and photographing Ford’s Defeat amongst other places on the old road. I’m trying to get all … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Ely to Antelope Valley
This chapter covers the old road north from Ely, through McGill, over Schellbourne Pass to the Stone House in Spring Valley. Recently I covered Ely and East Ely. A short ride north of East Ely will bring you to – … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Jakes Summit and Environs
Jakes Summit, which leads into Jakes Valley (no apostrophe) allowed passage from Ely and the Ruth Mining District to Hamilton and the west, long before the new road over Robinson Summit was completed in the twenties. Let’s first have an … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Eureka, Nevada and Ford’s Defeat
There are several reference works everyone should have when playing along the Lincoln Highway, and today’s recommendation is a book that is available online: Effie Price Gladding’s Across The Continent by The Lincoln Highway written after her epic journey in … Continue reading
