Driving the stretch of pavement in Nevada that claims to be “America’s loneliest road,” Route 50, near Fallon, there’s an archeological site known as Grimes Point. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Driving the stretch of pavement in Nevada that claims to be “America’s loneliest road,” Route 50, near Fallon, there’s an archeological site known as Grimes Point. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Opinion Driving the stretch of pavement in Nevada that claims to be “America’s loneliest road,” Route 50, near Fallon, there’s an archeological site known as Grimes Point.
It’s an inclined plain filled with basalt boulders, the stones marked with petroglyphs pounded into the rock in pointillist patterns, marks made as far back as 8,000 years. At times in the past, the desert in that area had been the bottom of a massive lake, Lake Lahontan, and the petroglyphs were on the edge of it, marking routes and directions and detailing possible prey. Russel Wangersky / Free Press ‘Don’ was just one of hundreds of people who saw the need to leave their near-permanent mark on a pristine alkali lake in Nevada.
They provided useful information, in a time when shared information was in short supply. If only the information sharing was so scant and difficult now. From the petroglyphs heading east and south, the road is two thin lanes, with both sides boasting the beautiful empty as f.
