Been down this highway several times working for uship. Desolate and beautiful plus I found it peaceful having zero traffic to battle. Drove it on moonless night heading east and the stars were magnificent. Safe travels.
It is a good thing you pulled over to take your cat nap. That is why those rumpled strips or whatever they are called are there. It catches drivers when they fall asleep at the wheel. These straight roads are boring and easy to get hypnotized. You were relaxed as to few of issues and just wide open road. I mentioned to you before my sister died on a road like this near Battle Moutain. Be safe.
How long have you been in the driving business? I'm a bus driver and its been 3yrs for me. I've been laid off since this pandemic started and I'm kinda leery. But, you're all by yourself. Do you ever get scared at night?? #safetravels
I've been on highway 50, it's really dark with hardly any traffic and sometimes when you go over a pass with trees, you'll more likely see eyes glowing from behind a tree.
Great Basin National Park, just to the west of the border, has been designated as an international dark sky park. The National Park Service claims it has the best view of the Milky Way in the lower 48 states. Wish my wife and I had enough time to check it out when we visited Lehman Cave.
I drove that highway a bunch of times when I was working on the construction of those windmills. We stayed in Ely and drove out every day. Thanks for the views.
Just take lots of food, water and warm blankets with you. By the morning when it's light someone will pass and you can flag them down. 50 is quiet but someone will eventually pass by.
It's a good idea to get off the road before sunset. There's no point in rushing through it and driving into the night. You can't see and enjoy the views after dark, and starting about dusk and continuing into the night is when your risk of hitting a deer or something larger increase substantially . I've also seen elk out there and free range cattle along the roadside and actually in the roadway, and you really don't want to hit either of those. Take your time, plan on hitting a town and a motel by about dusk, and enjoy a relaxing drive. An auto club membership and cell phone is a good idea too. I didn't pay much attention to my phone when I made that trip by motorcycle but, depending on your carrier, I don't think there are many places along US 50 in Nevada these days that that you wouldn't have cell service and a town with roadside assistance within reasonable distance.
I used to haul corn to a ranch at Baker NV. it was called Baker Ranch . You can see it from Hiway 50 straight east of Baker about a mile.I hauled it from Greeley Co.
My wife and I went down Hwy 50 back during the pseduo gas shortage of the 70's. I drove more than one hundred miles without seeing another car or truck. It was wonderful.
Watching your video makes you feel like your riding in the truck and seeing the countryside. I've never see that part of the country so it's very fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
You are right about I-80 Mike. That freeway is so heavily travelled and has a lot of ruts in the right lane. As you know, Donner pass can be a pain during storms too. Thanks for sharing vids with us!
I drove my semi all the way from Idaho Falls to Las Vegas on Hwy 93, just as lonely and scary in the night time, too many narrows and curves, I was glad when it was over, don't want to do it again though!
What a wonderful place to see. Thanks for taking me along. I was wondering do you ever get sleepy on a road like that? Well got my answer you take a nap. God Bless you and your family safe travels. Thanks for a nice quite drive. Love your channel.♥️🇺🇸🤩
Wonderful! Although I'm a Londoner I've driven the whole of Highway 50, Ocean City to Sacramento also Highway 1 Fort Kent to Key West...gotta luv a USA Roadtrip!!
Always fun to see the roads I once traveled again. I did them much like you except in a service van. This was before cell phones, so one had to be prepared for anything and usually take care of it by yourself. First took Hwy 50 in a U-Haul heading East and I was on fumes. Thrilling!
Middle of nowhere works for me every time. I'll be in Nevada and Arizona in about a week for camping/kayaking fun !! My 13th year of paid retirement.....Awesome!!
The pioneers on the California Trail avoided this specific route like the plague. Instead, they took the route laid out by present day I-80. The reason? The Humboldt River. Look at the dozens of miles of barren country he traverses between mountain ranges and ask yourself where oxen would find a drink.
Another beautiful drive through the neighborhood! HWY-50 in January is a much more gray-sky and dreary landscape compared to the same trip back at the end of April 2019. That spring trip was green and lush, this winter one was gray and dry. (But for the remnant snow along the roadside and in the high mountains.) If the passes are about 6500 feet, what do you think the mountain tops are? 12,000+ feet? That driver in the car ahead of you who was slowing and speeding, slowing and speeding, may have had a bad case of "the drowsey's" like you got after Ely. I'm now 63 years old and I can get a bad case of post-meal drowsiness an hour or more after eating. As I learn more about my diabetes (measuring blood sugar after meals), you come to recognize the effects of the blood sugar levels on your cognitive state of awareness. Maybe you had a lot of carbohydrates in Ely, and it took an hour or so to process. At that point your blood sugars drop quickly and boom, you're ready for nap time. It's an old geezer thing; embrace it. HA! A power nap is the right thing to do, as it allows time for the blood sugars to normalize back to a constant level; it doesn't take too long. (It over-shoots on the down side I think.) Your insulin response to food may get spotty as you age, but you certainly have the wisdom of age to recognize and deal with it properly. The example you laid out concerning the dangers of the e-log is quite compelling. There really should be consideration given to amending and/or rewriting the rules to account for the realities of the road. No political-hack or policy wonk can know the issue as well as experienced drivers themselves. It could be an easy, common sense fix and the trucking lobby should be on board with it. It takes some time and an experienced driver to see the issues in the regulations as written. These laws should be refined as needed with a simple amendment. That and a software update to the computer would enhance safety for not only truckers, but all on the roads! This western driving is really awesome. The huge, expansive valleys and the mountain ranges that surround them are spectacular. Going up and over the passes and then seeing the great expanses of the next low, flat valley never gets old. Thanks again for another great ride and tour of the byways. America at it's finest! ...
The more i watch videos from different US drivers i see everyone has an issue with the log. And i get it, people work differently with their energy, and there's obvious issues with the how the timer works. You waste time in the yard not doing anything, you have to stop in places where you can't etc etc. I put some thought in trying to see how that could be fixed and the issue that arise in my view ( i'm not a trucker obviously so take that however you want ), is that the log isn't only meant as a "anti sleep at the wheel" system. It forces shippers to take into consideration mandatory rest time to set deadlines for individual jobs right ? If you were to remove the log completely, could you end up in a system where the shippers set unreasonable deadlines to drivers, and thus creating a bigger problem, with people not being able to rest as much as they need to meet obligations. Especially if the delay penalties are paid by the driver as opposed to the company. Would it work if the elog was removed, and the shippers instead were forced to set deadlines that fit into the current rest/work quota ? In a unregulated market, you could assume that a shipper that sets unreasonable expectations to its workers would lose it's workforce eventually. But hat is assuming people are always free to move around and that there is always an alternative that's better. In the real world it seems there is always someone who will undercut the others at the expense of the worker.
That was exactly how it was done ,the shippers would tell you to make that 8 hour drive in 5 ,no if and or buts about it and if you didn't get it on time you just didn't get paid
Shippers don't care. It's another load out of mind. I could fix a bunch also. Places to part legally not woke a lot and noone tosses 1/2 milk bottles. People made trucking hard. All old left and its free for all
Great video, amazing contrasts of views. Those mountain views just mesmerising but I don't envy you those long, long straight roads regarding maintaining vigilance, respect to you.
To STOP the DROWSINESS instantly : Chew something crunchy -- such as small pretzels. Works for me every time, instantly. I know you're a professional, but I just offer this solution. I have no idea why it works. (Obviously digesting a big meal makes you sleepy.) Another beautiful ride - thank you.
Yep. I chew crunchy snacks if I start to get drowsy. Never heard anybody else recommend it. I also slap myself a few times to make my cheeks sting. It's like rebooting the brain. I've also pulled over and done the 30-minute power nap. It all helps, depending on the situation.
I have driven this road to far East as Eureka. On my simulator, I have flown it's entire length. It starts from Sacramento and terminates on the Atlantic. I am on that flight "US 50". I am just East of St Louis East Bound. I fly with the auto pilot set for 2000 feet above the ground. I tweak the heading bug to stay on track. And there is Old 66. It has been paved over by the Interstates. I think of "The Grapes of Wrath" and how many bones that were dug up.
Where this video starts out going through the cut in the rocks I think that is at the top of the hill near the UT-NV state line. One night late in the winter I had a small herd of Elk cross the hiway in front of me and it scared the crap out of me but it sure woke me up.
Hey MMM, not saying this is your problem with dozing but when it happens you should notate what altitude you are at. I believe you said you use to smoke which will effect your oxygen flow to your brain. When your brain feels less oxygen it will make you real sleepy. Again, not saying that's you but just keep that in mind. I'm a life long smoker and had the same problem in Hawthorne Nv. and had to go to Mt. Grant hospital for oxygen. Doctor said my oxygen stats were very low which is why I kept falling asleep. I doesn't effect me all the time but I use caution when in high altitudes. Anyway, food for thought.
@51:30 I wonder how they decide which side of the highway you get buried in... Protestants in the north side, Catholics in the south? Democrats in the north, Republicans in the south? Saints in the north, sinners in the south? rofl
I was thinking: "Wow! Must have sharp eyes to read a grave marker from the roadside, at driving speed." But, the Find-A-Grave website says: "...her grave has been lost through the deterioration of her wooden marker and the recycling of graves."
Sir Mike !! Is this video after you got stuck in traffic on I-70 going to Denver where you lost the 2.5 hrs driving time on the ''ELD"" ,,if it is then you are still 2.5 hrs later than you should be and its taken the time away on your delivery appointment in CA. ,,which means the nap you took ,,will put you in NOT making the delivery on time !! See how it works for your viewers to understand why there are MORE truck wrecks with fatigued drivers on the road like you stated in this video !!!Anyhows,,Great video & THANKS for sharing !!!""KEEP IT SAFE """ !!
Thanks for the videos. Thanks for allowing me to ride shotgun. I'm from Fairbanks Alaska and have never had a CDL or driven freight but I've spent a lot of time on the rode in Alaska, Canada, and the Lower 48. I'm 76 and really enjoy your videos. Thanks also, for keeping away from political comments.
I live in Reno and go deer and antelope hunting around Austin, NV. I had to laugh when you noticed a road in the distance and wanted to see what was up there. I do that all the time. I drove the dirt road from Austin to Tonopah once. Cant wait to do it again 100 miles of dirt. I just watched an hour of Hwy 50 driving. I love that drive. Thank you.
Great to see from the truck. I have ridden that road twice on USA Tours on my motorbike, stayed in that little town of Jackson. Did you know that part of the movie with Steve McQueen I think it was called Vanishing Point was filmed there. So many of the roads you do I have been lucky enough to ride but there is a hell of a lot I havn't. Great videos. I am a Kiwi Trucker, own business, and always wondered about doing some Interstate work
try the alaska highway . there is no traffic past ft nelson . you might see a vehicle 2 to 4 hours in a 12 hour drive to whitehorse and this was the busy season
Gorgeous scenery! I’ll have to do that road sometime. The weather looked very cold, and made the area look even more desolate and far from anywhere, somehow.
Another great video. Beautiful country and love hearing your stories. Being drowsy after eating?? Maybe too many carbs will make you sleepy. Just a thought. Be safe and healthy. 👍
Nice ride, isn't it? You are an able driver too! Very dangerous roads but amazing views at all,anyway I enjoy sightseeings that you show us,thanks for sharing!
The first time I went through Austin Nevada was 1981 and it stuck with me because the way it's built on the side of the highway the last time I went through that town was 93 thanks for the ride along
Very interesting scenery and terrain. Thanks for sharing it. Also you've been so positive about Utah and nice to us in comments about our state. Much appreciated.
I am watching your video now. My internet off for a day or two. I wanted to share (I guess TH-cam don't allow that) a pic I took of our traffic jam today headed into Napa, CA. There was two beautiful balloons showing up in the sky.....well I guess someone got distracted watching this....not good. Now seeing Eureka, NV....what a cute town. Back at you later after viewing rest.
This is certainly an ugly, lonely drive somewhere between no place and someplace else. But the snow really adds its on wonderful beauty for sure. The snow on the peaks is so beautiful.
Hi Mountain Man Mike. Check out purple.com. They sell mattress and seat pads. My biorhythm clock is 3pm and 3am. That is when I get tired. I have dosed off on my motorcycle. Very scary. Have you had the breathing sleep test? I found out I have to use a bi-pap machine for better sleep. I traveled on 50 back in the 90’s. I came thru at night. A little eerie.
Wow scary on a bike.. no I haven't had the test.. it only happens like 3-5 times a year so I haven't pushed it much.. but if it keeps happening I will talk to my Dr about it . Thanks Taz
Good old hiway 50 enjoyed it as much as the last time. Seems like a good smooth road, not too many rough spots. Scenery is certainly beautiful. Hope you have a safe trip rest of the way. Thank you for the ride. Edward
As others have said, I think that long, straight, flat, lonely highway had a lot to do with your drowsiness today! There is nothing happening to keep the brain active. That is why they cut those grooves - they know it happens!
Could WE $PIN the Planet at will ?...DUE WEST, Canada also has VERY LONG DUE WEST HWY , if WE were to line up 4X4's put them in BULL LOW and $tepped on it altogether.....NOW ?
I took II took Rt. 50 back in 2012 on a trip to the Left Coast. For some reason I saw Austin, Nev. on a map when I was in 5th grade and wanted to see what it was like. Left Wendover, Utah, and headed west. Got to Austin and LOVED it!! Didn't want to leave. Wife went ballistic. Said she'd hitchhike to Carson City and fly home and I could stay. She won that argument. Damn city girl. I still believe there's lonelier roads in Mississippi. I watched the vid for over 22 minutes so I could see if Austin looked the same only to see y'all skipped it. Boo! Guess I'll have to go back and see. Leave city girl home and take my old cat this time.
Thank you for the ride. I imagine you are the driver of that semi that past the man walking along a dusty Winnemuca road while toting a high top canvas covered load. You stopped and the song was written. Be safe.
@@ridingshotgun1251 I sit, entranced, by your videos. The good Lord, in all his wisdom, made a gorgeous planet for us to be on for a short while. I remodel homes and am bound by the dictates of my chosen profession. No complaints but sure is nice to see sectuons of the gorgeous planet through your windshield.
Been down this highway several times working for uship. Desolate and beautiful plus I found it peaceful having zero traffic to battle. Drove it on moonless night heading east and the stars were magnificent. Safe travels.
Beautiful but hypnotizing. I need a nap.
It is a good thing you pulled over to take your cat nap. That is why those rumpled strips or whatever they are called are there. It catches drivers when they fall asleep at the wheel. These straight roads are boring and easy to get hypnotized. You were relaxed as to few of issues and just wide open road. I mentioned to you before my sister died on a road like this near Battle Moutain. Be safe.
How long have you been in the driving business? I'm a bus driver and its been 3yrs for me. I've been laid off since this pandemic started and I'm kinda leery. But, you're all by yourself. Do you ever get scared at night?? #safetravels
I love that long, lonely highway. Wide open spaces. I would really like to see the night sky out there, I'll bet it's amazing.
Yes it is beautiful out there luv that sagebrush smell
I've been on highway 50, it's really dark with hardly any traffic and sometimes when you go over a pass with trees, you'll more likely see eyes glowing from behind a tree.
Great Basin National Park, just to the west of the border, has been designated as an international dark sky park. The National Park Service claims it has the best view of the Milky Way in the lower 48 states. Wish my wife and I had enough time to check it out when we visited Lehman Cave.
Frederick Martine eyes from?
@@TheLocalLt : glowing eyes from a cryptid like Bigfoot, Dogman or even an Elk.
I drove that highway a bunch of times when I was working on the construction of those windmills. We stayed in Ely and drove out every day. Thanks for the views.
I would love to drive this route but my biggest nightmare would be breaking down, in the middle of the night.
Just take lots of food, water and warm blankets with you. By the morning when it's light someone will pass and you can flag them down. 50 is quiet but someone will eventually pass by.
It's a good idea to get off the road before sunset. There's no point in rushing through it and driving into the night. You can't see and enjoy the views after dark, and starting about dusk and continuing into the night is when your risk of hitting a deer or something larger increase substantially . I've also seen elk out there and free range cattle along the roadside and actually in the roadway, and you really don't want to hit either of those. Take your time, plan on hitting a town and a motel by about dusk, and enjoy a relaxing drive. An auto club membership and cell phone is a good idea too. I didn't pay much attention to my phone when I made that trip by motorcycle but, depending on your carrier, I don't think there are many places along US 50 in Nevada these days that that you wouldn't have cell service and a town with roadside assistance within reasonable distance.
Nightmare always happens at night in your sleep 😁
Your becoming sleepy on that road is called “ highway hypnosis “
Happens a lot on long open stretches ..
I used to haul corn to a ranch at Baker NV. it was called Baker Ranch . You can see it from Hiway 50 straight east of Baker about a mile.I hauled it from Greeley Co.
Did you ever get a chance to visit the cave above the town of Baker.
My wife and I went down Hwy 50 back during the pseduo gas shortage of the 70's. I drove more than one hundred miles without seeing another car or truck. It was wonderful.
I know you probable know this, don't go over the speed limit going thru those little Nevada Towns. It's their only source of money.
If you don't count the meth cookers.
Mcgill
Watching your video makes you feel like your riding in the truck and seeing the countryside. I've never see that part of the country so it's very fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
You are right about I-80 Mike. That freeway is so heavily travelled and has a lot of ruts in the right lane. As you know, Donner pass can be a pain during storms too. Thanks for sharing vids with us!
It would be interesting to know the stories of the people who own the land and occasional homes/ranches you passed on this route.
What wonderful majesty from our creator. I don't think I could go to sleep with all of that surrounding me. Thank you for your great video!
Mother Nature and Father Time thank you.
I love this scenery.
You see the sky?? Anyone see the sky?? No wonder it's so cold.
That rode looks dark and spooky at night. My Freightliner had these dim headlights, hated them.
I drove my semi all the way from Idaho Falls to Las Vegas on Hwy 93, just as lonely and scary in the night time, too many narrows and curves, I was glad when it was over, don't want to do it again though!
I used to drive from Boise to Vegas 84/93/6/93. Wasn’t a semi, but I loved being so alone for 9-10 hours. I love Nevada.
What a wonderful place to see. Thanks for taking me along.
I was wondering do you ever get sleepy on a road like that? Well got my answer you take a nap.
God Bless you and your family safe travels. Thanks for a nice quite drive. Love your channel.♥️🇺🇸🤩
Wonderful! Although I'm a Londoner I've driven the whole of Highway 50, Ocean City to Sacramento also Highway 1 Fort Kent to Key West...gotta luv a USA Roadtrip!!
Peaceful out there, thanks for letting me ride shotgun.
Ran that highway some in the early 80s hauled mt soda cans from richmond ca. To Denver double trailers windy days were interesting lol
I bet.. the wind can be fun when light.. lol
I enjoy your videos very much, but I wish you would give your location more often. Especially after cuts.
There's only one location between Delta Utah and Ely Nevada and that's desert, you pretty much didn't miss anything.
Me too!
He says where he's at just open your ears.i was scared for him coming down the mountain.
@@nashvilleslim Let me guess? 6th Grade?
@@CosmicStargoat come on man at least give me a 7th grade education.
Just found your channel and WOW! So much fun riding shotgun!! Love seeing all these places I could never get to in person! Great job!! God bless!
Thank you Amy.. and thanks for watching ☮️
Me too
Make that me too as well.
The ELD is for the few that ruin it for the many.
As an introvert, this is on top of my wishlist
Always fun to see the roads I once traveled again. I did them much like you except in a service van. This was before cell phones, so one had to be prepared for anything and usually take care of it by yourself. First took Hwy 50 in a U-Haul heading East and I was on fumes. Thrilling!
I love your lonely highway! Of course from the safety of my house!!!! Stay safe and thank you for your videos!
Wow, that's a real Southern American Gals name!, sorry I'm in Newzealand Lol
maybe the car driver wants to experience of being on the Loneliest highway in America and when he sees you in the rear view, it's no longer lonely
I've done this on a motorcycle...the open range and cattle made it no problem to not doze off...
Don't wanna end up like superman!
A clock reminds of time reminds of eternity and asks for the meaning of life in a beautiful creation on one road with two directions. Peace, bro.
OMG middle ‘o nowhere! Beautiful!
Middle of nowhere works for me every time. I'll be in Nevada and Arizona in about a week for camping/kayaking fun !! My 13th year of paid retirement.....Awesome!!
@@kennyc388 Awesome. Enjoy life to the fullest!
This was the first time I saw your video on Highway 50 in 2019. I really like all of your videos.
awesome to basically see the same thing the pioneers saw coming out west. only difference? they walked the whole way.
i would love to see their Facebook :)
Wrong, the horses walked, they rode! 🤪
The pioneers on the California Trail avoided this specific route like the plague. Instead, they took the route laid out by present day I-80. The reason? The Humboldt River. Look at the dozens of miles of barren country he traverses between mountain ranges and ask yourself where oxen would find a drink.
Went cross country from Klamath falls to Winnemucca once, that’s pretty desolate road too. Your video reminded me of that.👍
A driver once told me his secret to stay awake safely when he felt drowsy was to chug a warm coke
The urge to pee will keep you awake all right.
Whenever you get drowsy stop an take a dump! you feel like a killion afterward!
Another beautiful drive through the neighborhood!
HWY-50 in January is a much more gray-sky and dreary landscape compared to the same trip back at the end of April 2019. That spring trip was green and lush, this winter one was gray and dry. (But for the remnant snow along the roadside and in the high mountains.) If the passes are about 6500 feet, what do you think the mountain tops are? 12,000+ feet?
That driver in the car ahead of you who was slowing and speeding, slowing and speeding, may have had a bad case of "the drowsey's" like you got after Ely. I'm now 63 years old and I can get a bad case of post-meal drowsiness an hour or more after eating. As I learn more about my diabetes (measuring blood sugar after meals), you come to recognize the effects of the blood sugar levels on your cognitive state of awareness. Maybe you had a lot of carbohydrates in Ely, and it took an hour or so to process. At that point your blood sugars drop quickly and boom, you're ready for nap time. It's an old geezer thing; embrace it. HA!
A power nap is the right thing to do, as it allows time for the blood sugars to normalize back to a constant level; it doesn't take too long. (It over-shoots on the down side I think.) Your insulin response to food may get spotty as you age, but you certainly have the wisdom of age to recognize and deal with it properly.
The example you laid out concerning the dangers of the e-log is quite compelling. There really should be consideration given to amending and/or rewriting the rules to account for the realities of the road. No political-hack or policy wonk can know the issue as well as experienced drivers themselves. It could be an easy, common sense fix and the trucking lobby should be on board with it. It takes some time and an experienced driver to see the issues in the regulations as written. These laws should be refined as needed with a simple amendment. That and a software update to the computer would enhance safety for not only truckers, but all on the roads!
This western driving is really awesome. The huge, expansive valleys and the mountain ranges that surround them are spectacular. Going up and over the passes and then seeing the great expanses of the next low, flat valley never gets old.
Thanks again for another great ride and tour of the byways. America at it's finest!
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Which part of the highway are the passes on? If its nevada, then its mostly gonna be 8-10k ft
Lonely, but beautiful.
The more i watch videos from different US drivers i see everyone has an issue with the log. And i get it, people work differently with their energy, and there's obvious issues with the how the timer works. You waste time in the yard not doing anything, you have to stop in places where you can't etc etc. I put some thought in trying to see how that could be fixed and the issue that arise in my view ( i'm not a trucker obviously so take that however you want ), is that the log isn't only meant as a "anti sleep at the wheel" system. It forces shippers to take into consideration mandatory rest time to set deadlines for individual jobs right ?
If you were to remove the log completely, could you end up in a system where the shippers set unreasonable deadlines to drivers, and thus creating a bigger problem, with people not being able to rest as much as they need to meet obligations. Especially if the delay penalties are paid by the driver as opposed to the company. Would it work if the elog was removed, and the shippers instead were forced to set deadlines that fit into the current rest/work quota ?
In a unregulated market, you could assume that a shipper that sets unreasonable expectations to its workers would lose it's workforce eventually. But hat is assuming people are always free to move around and that there is always an alternative that's better. In the real world it seems there is always someone who will undercut the others at the expense of the worker.
That was exactly how it was done ,the shippers would tell you to make that 8 hour drive in 5 ,no if and or buts about it and if you didn't get it on time you just didn't get paid
Shippers don't care. It's another load out of mind. I could fix a bunch also. Places to part legally not woke a lot and noone tosses 1/2 milk bottles. People made trucking hard. All old left and its free for all
Beautiful nice straight roads mate good morning have a great day Jim and bernadette new Zealand
Pick me up, I'll ride with ya! Got lots of stories to keep you awake! 😆 stay safe dude!
Great video, amazing contrasts of views. Those mountain views just mesmerising but I don't envy you those long, long straight roads regarding maintaining vigilance, respect to you.
Beautiful drive. I love desert scenery, but mesmerizing to put one to sleep.
Absolutely.. have to slap myself awake a few times.. lol
To STOP the DROWSINESS instantly : Chew something crunchy -- such as small pretzels. Works for me every time, instantly.
I know you're a professional, but I just offer this solution. I have no idea why it works. (Obviously digesting a big meal makes you sleepy.)
Another beautiful ride - thank you.
Yep. I chew crunchy snacks if I start to get drowsy. Never heard anybody else recommend it. I also slap myself a few times to make my cheeks sting. It's like rebooting the brain. I've also pulled over and done the 30-minute power nap. It all helps, depending on the situation.
I find your vlogs mesmerising keep it up mate
Great video Mike ! About how many hours / miles is that first stretch of highway 50 til see a town ?
Luv all your videos .. Ridn with ya bro my grandpa livs in carson city . luv the channel such a relief from a ll the garbage
Love freefallen down highway 50. Thanks Mike
Would love to do this road in my Corvette!
I have driven this road to far East as Eureka. On my simulator, I have flown it's entire length. It starts from Sacramento and terminates on the Atlantic. I am on that flight "US 50". I am just East of St Louis East Bound. I fly with the auto pilot set for 2000 feet above the ground. I tweak the heading bug to stay on track. And there is Old 66. It has been paved over by the Interstates. I think of "The Grapes of Wrath" and how many bones that were dug up.
Thanks Mike cool hwy. Not much traffic and cool scenery. My son lives in Folsom he likes it but misses Wisc. Peace!!!
I used to travel hi way 50 a lot when I would load Mag-Ox at Gabbs NV. for return load back to UT, MT and Colo.
Nice Loren.. I take it as much as possible.. thanks for watching ☮️
Where this video starts out going through the cut in the rocks I think that is at the top of the hill near the UT-NV state line. One night late in the winter I had a small herd of Elk cross the hiway in front of me and it scared the crap out of me but it sure woke me up.
Thanks for calling out where you are, it allows me to track on google map your path!
At 38:08 ....AWWWW those Mountains. The sierra Nevada's are gorgeous. Thank you, Thank you.
Awesome Brenda . Glad you enjoyed it . Thanks for watching ☮️
E-Log or not.
Shut down when you get tired. Period, end of discussion.
Just saying.
Your right . In the end it's better to shut it down. ☮️
My grandfather was a car hauler in the 1930's. Both him and his partner fell asleep. Be careful!!
Hey MMM, not saying this is your problem with dozing but when it happens you should notate what altitude you are at. I believe you said you use to smoke which will effect your oxygen flow to your brain. When your brain feels less oxygen it will make you real sleepy. Again, not saying that's you but just keep that in mind. I'm a life long smoker and had the same problem in Hawthorne Nv. and had to go to Mt. Grant hospital for oxygen. Doctor said my oxygen stats were very low which is why I kept falling asleep. I doesn't effect me all the time but I use caution when in high altitudes. Anyway, food for thought.
Enjoyed the ride, Thanks!!
Right on Two B.. thank you and thanks for watching ☮️
"obama clock"...haha! Yep.
what's the speed limit on this highway?
@51:30 I wonder how they decide which side of the highway you get buried in... Protestants in the north side, Catholics in the south? Democrats in the north, Republicans in the south? Saints in the north, sinners in the south? rofl
The south part would be overflowing!
51:50 Buried here. Pvt Loretta Jeneta Velasquez, Female Confederate Soldier, Spy, and Author.
I was thinking: "Wow! Must have sharp eyes to read a grave marker from the roadside, at driving speed." But, the Find-A-Grave website says: "...her grave has been lost through the deterioration of her wooden marker and the recycling of graves."
@@kenc2257 Earlier I downloaded one of her books off Amazon for a cost of a little over $2.
Opening shot is epic. Like a John Ford western.
Sir Mike !! Is this video after you got stuck in traffic on I-70 going to Denver where you lost the 2.5 hrs driving time on the ''ELD"" ,,if it is then you are still 2.5 hrs later than you should be and its taken the time away on your delivery appointment in CA. ,,which means the nap you took ,,will put you in NOT making the delivery on time !! See how it works for your viewers to understand why there are MORE truck wrecks with fatigued drivers on the road like you stated in this video !!!Anyhows,,Great video & THANKS for sharing !!!""KEEP IT SAFE """ !!
Thanks for the videos. Thanks for allowing me to ride shotgun. I'm from Fairbanks Alaska and have never had a CDL or driven freight but I've spent a lot of time on the rode in Alaska, Canada, and the Lower 48. I'm 76 and really enjoy your videos. Thanks also, for keeping away from political comments.
I live in Reno and go deer and antelope hunting around Austin, NV. I had to laugh when you noticed a road in the distance and wanted to see what was up there. I do that all the time. I drove the dirt road from Austin to Tonopah once. Cant wait to do it again 100 miles of dirt. I just watched an hour of Hwy 50 driving. I love that drive. Thank you.
Great to see from the truck. I have ridden that road twice on USA Tours on my motorbike, stayed in that little town of Jackson. Did you know that part of the movie with Steve McQueen I think it was called Vanishing Point was filmed there. So many of the roads you do I have been lucky enough to ride but there is a hell of a lot I havn't. Great videos. I am a Kiwi Trucker, own business, and always wondered about doing some Interstate work
Vanishing Point (the original one) starred Barry Newman.
try the alaska highway . there is no traffic past ft nelson . you might see a vehicle 2 to 4 hours in a 12 hour drive to whitehorse and this was the busy season
Gorgeous scenery! I’ll have to do that road sometime. The weather looked very cold, and made the area look even more desolate and far from anywhere, somehow.
Another great video. Beautiful country and love hearing your stories.
Being drowsy after eating??
Maybe too many carbs will make you sleepy. Just a thought.
Be safe and healthy. 👍
That was incredible, very cool ride across Colorado and west on Hwy 50. I don't know how those little towns survive but I'm glad they do.
Nice ride, isn't it?
You are an able driver too!
Very dangerous roads but amazing views at all,anyway I enjoy sightseeings that you show us,thanks for sharing!
The first time I went through Austin Nevada was 1981 and it stuck with me because the way it's built on the side of the highway the last time I went through that town was 93 thanks for the ride along
Good mornin Mike. thankyou for sharing another brilliant trip. :)
All I think of is the movie vanishing point filmed out on 50
Very interesting scenery and terrain. Thanks for sharing it.
Also you've been so positive about Utah and nice to us in comments about our state. Much appreciated.
I bought an Atlas just because and to see these hwys visually. Its really does say loneliest rd.
I am watching your video now. My internet off for a day or two. I wanted to share (I guess TH-cam don't allow that) a pic I took of our traffic jam today headed into Napa, CA. There was two beautiful balloons showing up in the sky.....well I guess someone got distracted watching this....not good.
Now seeing Eureka, NV....what a cute town. Back at you later after viewing rest.
Mike on long straight roads its your view as its the same and dosen't change much your eyes it use to and start to get bored and fall asleep.
This is certainly an ugly, lonely drive somewhere between no place and someplace else. But the snow really adds its on wonderful beauty for sure. The snow on the peaks is so beautiful.
Been along this section numerous times. Lehman Caves is at the border. Stayed in Baker numerous times. Its a nice run.
Hi Mountain Man Mike. Check out purple.com. They sell mattress and seat pads. My biorhythm clock is 3pm and 3am. That is when I get tired. I have dosed off on my motorcycle. Very scary. Have you had the breathing sleep test? I found out I have to use a bi-pap machine for better sleep. I traveled on 50 back in the 90’s. I came thru at night. A little eerie.
Wow scary on a bike.. no I haven't had the test.. it only happens like 3-5 times a year so I haven't pushed it much.. but if it keeps happening I will talk to my Dr about it . Thanks Taz
You filmed this video on my birthday. Stay safe driver. Absolutely beautiful driver that view of the mountain range. He loves that caddy.
Good old hiway 50 enjoyed it as much as the last time. Seems like a good smooth road, not too many rough spots. Scenery is certainly beautiful. Hope you have a safe trip rest of the way. Thank you for the ride. Edward
As others have said, I think that long, straight, flat, lonely highway had a lot to do with your drowsiness today! There is nothing happening to keep the brain active. That is why they cut those grooves - they know it happens!
Carry a snack to nibble on when you get drowsy. Pretzels, etc. does help.
These pretzels are making me thirsty
@@ostreds
Pace yourself ......... ;)
Thats a place where u can push ur car to its limit.
Good road for a sports car. One day I'll get out west. :)
Next time olease stop at that road restaurant so we can see how it looks like what menu they have. Very nice video
25:13, open framing high on the right... snow roof? the building looks a bit rough, it's hard to tell.
Thanks for the ride Mike! Great backstreet route which I prefer.
Beautiful ride Mike 👏, stay safe 👍🤜!
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO 😍❤😍❤😍❤
Boy, that highway would hypnotise anyone..take care Mike.
What a great video! Very beautiful and relaxing!
Whenever you get drowsy stop an take a dump! you feel like a killion afterward!
I CALL SHOTGUN!!
Another great ride. Thank you MMM
Could WE $PIN the Planet at will ?...DUE WEST, Canada also has VERY LONG DUE WEST HWY , if WE were to line up 4X4's put them in BULL LOW and $tepped on it altogether.....NOW ?
Nice footage of Austin. I've never been through there when there was snow on the ground in town.
I took
II took Rt. 50 back in 2012 on a trip to the Left Coast. For some reason I saw Austin, Nev. on a map when I was in 5th grade and wanted to see what it was like. Left Wendover, Utah, and headed west. Got to Austin and LOVED it!! Didn't want to leave. Wife went ballistic. Said she'd hitchhike to Carson City and fly home and I could stay. She won that argument. Damn city girl. I still believe there's lonelier roads in Mississippi. I watched the vid for over 22 minutes so I could see if Austin looked the same only to see y'all skipped it. Boo! Guess I'll have to go back and see. Leave city girl home and take my old cat this time.
Thank you for the ride. I imagine you are the driver of that semi that past the man walking along a dusty Winnemuca road while toting a high top canvas covered load. You stopped and the song was written. Be safe.
Nice.. thanks.. great imagery.. ☮️
@@ridingshotgun1251 I sit, entranced, by your videos. The good Lord, in all his wisdom, made a gorgeous planet for us to be on for a short while. I remodel homes and am bound by the dictates of my chosen profession. No complaints but sure is nice to see sectuons of the gorgeous planet through your windshield.