From Carson City to Salina, Utah, we completed our gifting of US Highway 50 today, the loneliest road in America.
There was only light DOR in the morning which was transmuting quickly. There were very few "planes" all day on the entire drive and they were all struggling, with short trails, some curving and breaking. There were areas where there had been recent rain in Nevada, and even green grass in some places.
As we got closer to Utah, we saw very defined stumps of ancient silicon trees. The destruction was very complete here. The land was open and desolate this whole trip. There were few towns and they were over an hour apart at times. There were also few cell towers, but what there were are gifted now, and many more towerbusters were thrown in between.
The road was relentless, with one summit and wide valley after another and the several hundred miles seeming to last forever. The towns we passed through were weathered old west towns which maintained their history in the bleak landscape. The land will transform and re-green this winter and spring, with snow and new lakes forming following this gifting.
Now, I know you have no intention to add any more LIs to game, but, if you could indulge me a little bit...
If Salina and Romanus were romantically involved, what would her relationship status be like?
The descriptions you give are so so good that I can't help but wonder
I'd love to indulge you but, honestly, it's very hard for me to imagine Salina being romantically involved with Romanus! She's an older woman, late thirties to early forties, and she just wouldn't see you as someone to date — you're too young for her taste. 😄
Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California, 2023.
A few weeks ago this normally dry salina was flooded by heavy rain, the remnants of Hurricane Hilary. Would have liked to see it flooded, but Death Valley is too far away for a quick trip, and, in any case, the Park was closed due to road damage from the intense rainfall. Many roads in the park are currently closed.