Middlegate NV

Today was a good day, a very good day. We made 114 miles, from Carson City NV to Middlegate NV. Middlegate NV is one of the old Pony Express stations, so there is quite a bit of lore. Interestingly the Pony Express only existed for 18 months, and ended when the telegraph was invented. Nonetheless we got a good feeling for how hard it must have been to ride the distance on a horse. As painful to admit as it is, the pony express probably made better time than us, but they definitely had less fun. There is a bar here and a few trailers, and that is about it. The main mode of transportation other an cars is dune buggies. We managed to pass a bombing range while on 50 that is evidently quite active due to the stories of several folks going up the mountains and watching the explosions when they can. We are traveling along Route 50, or the Lincoln Highway. The Lincoln Highway was he first paved road across the United States. It also has the knickname as the loneliest road in America, which we can attest to. After we got rough Fallon cars were pretty uncommon, and the temperature broke 100 degrees. Anyway all in all it was a very good day.