The Dark Rangers of the Loneliest Road in America Conor Knighton
In July 1986,
Underneath a single depressing photo, the magazine featured this description of the two-lane highway:
“It’s totally empty,” says an AAA counselor. “There are no points of interest. We don’t recommend it.” The 287-mile stretch of U.S. 50, running from Ely to Fernley, Nev., passes nine towns, two abandoned mining camps, a few gas pumps and an occasional coyote. “We warn all motorists not to drive there,” says the AAA rep, “unless they’re confident of their survival skills.”
It was a colossal diss, but Nevada tourism officials couldn’t have been happier. All of a sudden,
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State-Protected Dark Skies Could Change Astrotourism Forever Julia Eskins © Getty
The Milky Way has inspired humans for centuries. But with light pollution making it more difficult to figure out where to go stargazing, more states are taking action to protect the future of their night skies.
Last month, Nevada’s Senate passed a bill recognizing the state’s “dark sky places,” where views of the galaxies draw thousands of visitors per year. If made law, Bill 52 will create a program to help locations navigate the process of earning a new state-level “dark sky” designation and in turn, support environmental conservation and the local economy.