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Title: Traveling America's Loneliest Road: A Geologic and Natural History Tour through Nevada along U.S. Highway 50 by Joseph V. Tingley, Kris Ann Pizarro ISBN: 1-888035-05-6 Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology Pub. Date: August, 2000 Format: Spiral-bound Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Special Publication 26
Comment: I am seriously addicted to these Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology books. They lead you by milepost on such wonderful tours. You'll want to grab your camera, rock hammer and pocket protector, and hit the road with this one.
There are a lot of excellent maps in this spiral-bound book. The Great Basin offers many surprises to those who leave the Interstate. Enjoy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Long Overdue
Comment: I have a confession to make. When I live in a place that has ice and snow on the ground for twenty-something days; the temperature hovers around the cold mark (anything below 50 degrees Fahrenheit;)and my home heating bills are larger than my mortage payment, I frequently contract cabin fever. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, looking at maps, howling at the moon (when available), chasing parked cars, and reading travel books. I know, I know, it's only the beginning of winter and readers are typically not standing in line to get tickets for their summer vacations. However, to my surprise I find that a number of libraries have very popular travel programs that start in January. Could it be that others are afflicted with this seemingly incurable malaise? Thus, you can imagine my delight in finding a copy of this wonderful travel book. My wife and I traveled U.S. Highway 50, christened "The Loneliest Road in America" by Time magazine, across Nevada a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, while we had a number of obligatory travel books of this region, this one was not available. I can't believe how much we missed! Since it was published by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, it is a specialized travel book. But don't let that fool you. While it is chock full of information on the geology, flora, and fauna of the region it is so much more. In addition to being highly readable it has 70 color photos, 170 black & white photos and an abundance of illustrations, maps, and sketches. The book takes the traveler along this historic Lincoln Highway from Carson City to Baker and introduces you to a unique Nevada adventure complete with national forests, deserts, and a National Park, Great Basin, that many travelers don't even know exists. About the only thing you will miss is the diesel fume spewing monsters pulling full grown homes and bumper-to-bumper traffic at every milepost. During our visit to Great Basin National Park we encountered perhaps a dozen cars. The book has a helpful road log keyed to highway markers. The trip will take you from ghost towns to Pony Express stations and so many side trips into areas of pristine beauty that you will be hard pressed to believe you are in Nevada, which is, after all just a lot of desert, right? You might even visit a lake that produces some of the best trout fishing in the State and stop for a picnic lunch under aspens that will take your breath away. How about stopping in Fallon and visiting the Naval Air Station and Strike and Air Warfare Center, the Navy's Top Gun training center. Riding the "Ghost Train" from Ely is a trip you won't forget. We discovered the works of Nevada poet Kirk Robertson in a small bookshop in Eureka, which has a beaufifully restored historic courthouse. Kind of a special two for one deal. If you are looking for the fastest way to traverse Nevada complete with four lanes of pavement, interchanges, and fast food stops, Highway 50 is not for you. On the other hand, if you have just a touch of adventure in your soul and don't mind beautiful scenery, historic ambiance, and lots of space, this is worth your time. I would not make this the only travel guide to take on such a trip but I would not leave home without it. Take heart fellow sufferers, spring and summer is coming and this book will remind you why the wait is worth it.
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Title: Geology Underfoot in Central Nevada (Yes, Geology Underfoot) by Richard L. Orndorff, Robert W. Wieder, Harry F. Filkorn ISBN: 0878424180 Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Geology of the Great Basin (Max C. Fleischmann Series in Great Basin Natural History) by Bill Fiero ISBN: 0874170842 Publisher: University of Nevada Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1986 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin (Max C. Fleischmann Series in Great Basin Natural History.) by Stephen Trimble, Jennifer Dewey ISBN: 0874173434 Publisher: University of Nevada Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Benchmark Nevada Road & Recreation Atlas ISBN: 092959181X Publisher: Rand McNally & Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Roadside History of Nevada (Roadside History) by Richard Moreno ISBN: 0878424105 Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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