1996 | Toward Pahrump, Nevada
When I see an interesting line on a map, I like to go there to exchange the aerial schematic view for the ground truth.
Southeast of Death Valley, ahead of me, this road goes straight east-northeast for two miles, then turns north-northeast for a straight five, and then due east for seven more straight miles before crossing an imaginary line into Nevada; there it gets a new name, turns northeast, straight again for seven more, then ‘tees’ into Nevada 160, a divided four-lane highway.