Past Issue
» Feature “lonely” perspectives
March/April 2011
It was 25 years ago that Life magazine, in its July 1986 issue, designated U.S. Highway 50 across central Nevada “The Loneliest Road in America.” An AAA representative said, “It’s totally empty. There are no points of interest. We don’t recommend it.”
» Feature pony express territory towns
March/April 2011
The path that was plagued by hellacious weather and violent bandits and natives more than 150 years ago is today beset by unique towns and friendly locals, making it feel like a pointedly un-lonely place.
» Wide Open parks and recreation
March/April 2011
Nevada’s U.S. Highway 50 corridor is dotted with a diverse arrangement of nationally and state-protected sites from Great Basin National Park in the east to Dayton State Park in the west.
» Wide Open off the beaten path
March/April 2011
If the words silence and solitude ever come up during your vacation planning, Nevada’s Pony Express Territory and its off-the-beaten-path attractions should be your next destination.
» History kennecott copper corporation
March/April 2011
Kennecott Copper Corporation and Consolidated Coppermines Company, two famous names in Nevada’s mining register, have been identified with the Ely district for decades, mining ore from deep pits and producing blister copper in enormous volume.
» Events Spotlight central nevada by the dozen
March/April 2011
It’s a new year, which for many means a new start. To us, it means a clean slate of central Nevada events. Use this story to plan a couple—perhaps 12—trips to central Nevada in 2011.
» Shows Spotlight nevada’s grand ol’ opries
March/April 2011
The Eureka Opera House is one place that may have been torn down had it been located in any state other than Nevada. A few hours west on U.S. Highway 50, in Fallon, is another unexpected venue dedicated to the arts—the Oats Park Art Center.
» People
Paul Sebesta
Almost four years ago, Paul Sebesta decided to get to know Nevada a little better—OK, a lot better. To accomplish this, he set out to visit every historic marker in the state—all 267 of them.
From easy-to-find markers such as number seven in Dayton and number 30 near the courthouse in downtown Reno, to off-the-beaten-track markers such as number 158 on State Route 266 at the site of the former mining camp of Palmetto, Sebesta would eventually see them all.
