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Author: Thomas M Baurley

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Extraterrestrial Highway of Nevada
Area 51 Spring Break Trip 2026 - Extraterrestrial highway, rachel, Nevada. https://technowanderer.com/?p=8308 Adventures of Thomas and Cian, April 17, 2026. https://technotink.net/adventures/ No use of photos or media without permission (c) 2026 Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink media www.technotink.com. All rights reserved.

Extraterrestrial Highway of Nevada

From to Tonopah Area 51 on the Open Road A lonely desert road can do strange things to the mind. The sky feels bigger, the silence feels heavier, and every…

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Area 51

Area 51

If you're into UFO lore, aliens, and hidden military sites, this stop has a strange pull. It's one of the best-known roadside viewpoints for Area 51 watchers, yet it is not open to the public. To understand why it matters, you have to look at five pieces of the puzzle: the base, the gate, Rachel, the Extraterrestrial Highway, and the stories that refuse to die.

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Ash Springs / Crystal Springs

Ash Springs / Crystal Springs

At a glance, both names sound interchangeable, as if they were two doors to the same desert pool. They are not. Ash Springs is the one most travelers picture when they talk about soaking, warm, clear water, reeds, shade, and that improbable oasis mood that makes the Mojave seem briefly tender. Crystal Springs is more tied to the larger spring system, old travel routes, and local history.

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Old Tonopah Cemetery

Old Tonopah Cemetery

The Weight of Haunted History Walk through Old Tonopah Cemetery in Tonopah, Nevada and the first thing you notice is the ground itself. The graves look weather-beaten, a little off-balance,…

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Holiday Inn Express – Ely, Nevada

Holiday Inn Express – Ely, Nevada

We had mostly camping money left, plus a small stash of hotel points, so Holiday Inn Express Ely became our practical little mercy at the edge of evening. If you're a roadtripper, long-haul driver, miner, or rockhound looking for solid lodging before dark, this place fits the bill. What follows is an honest take, with the dust still on the boots. Ely makes sense as a stopping point because it sits where Highway 93 and the wider eastern Nevada crossing route meet up in a useful, no-nonsense way. If you're coming back from the lonely reaches of "Area 51 country," or simply cutting across Nevada on Route 50 and nearby highways, a decent bed starts to look like a grand civilizing force.

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Black Canyon National Park, Colorado
Black Canyon National Park - Delta, Colorado. Adventures of Sir Thomas Oisin Rhymour. Photo copyright by Techno Tink Photography www.technotink.net/photography. (c) 2024: Thomas Baurley.

Black Canyon National Park, Colorado

The snow started as a rumor in the wind, bright specks drifting sideways across the rim, as if someone sifted sugar over a dark cake and then wandered off to watch. We had just wrapped up a long stint of archaeological fieldwork in Delta, Colorado, feeling chilled but content, and slipped away after the project was done for a half-day to Black Canyon National Park in Colorado before trekking home to Washington State. That first look over the edge made my stomach drop in the best possible way, like a roller coaster that never quite ends.

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