Of all the videos from you, HWY 50 is my favorite. Your videos are so relaxing, and I get to see landscapes even a lot of Americans don't know. Thank you.
thought your knees had you out of service, had not seen nothing new, well i retire weds 30sep20 31 years with airline in 3rd world city of miami, will soon be back riding around the highways i use to truck, been a while since i been on us 50, thxs for another good ride mike
Facebook targets the most frequent posts of socially targeted pond scum. And then the ones who actually have some common sense get booted. the only way to get back at them is to make a Facebook account that constantly brings up only one subject how excellent the tacos at taco Bell are would be a good example
Well Mountain Man Mike, thanks for the ride along on USHwy 50 in Nevada again. I've always loved that highway and I was surprised to see so much traffic in the area too, but it could be some late travelers getting it in before winter starts up. I think you looking for a Jeep is a great ideal, mainly during the winter months and fishing trips. Glad to hear your youngest son is doing great and when you chat with him, please tell him that I am proud of him and thank him for his service so far too and keep up the great work! Happy trucking trails and always stay safe!
Thank you very much for this wonderful channel that made me see the nature and beauty of your country, the United States of America. I am one of the channel followers. Accept my regards.
The rabbit and the hare?! I know you meant the tortoise and the hare but i had to chuckle when you said that. Thanks for the tour of Ely. I've been there several times but not for a while. Matt's Off Road makes some very interesting videos. It's surprising what he can do with that Jeep and a Yankum kinetic rope.
I agree with your policy of always checking out the road and surroundings. I especially keep an eye out for the police cruisers hiding by the side of a road around some corner. It used to be easy to spot the blue domes way ahead, but most of the domes have now been replaced with a low profile flat light. They further hide the light inside those roof racks that come with the 4-Runner Toyotas (the police vehicle of choice in 4-wheel country in Hawaii's Big Island). I now have to slow down if I see any newer 4-Runner way ahead. They love to give out tickets over here to fill their quotas. I enjoy watching your videos.
Enjoyed every minute of this video Thank you so much Nevada is absolutely beautiful my favourite State cannot wait to one day visit and go and see the desert and mountains Once again Thank you so much Just subscribed Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧
Facebook sucks, Matt is awsome, and Jeeps are a pain in the ass. Im constantly working on mine lol. My daily driver is a Tundra. Best vehicle I have ever owned. Keep on truckin✌
From Minot North Dakota, I haven't seen you for a while. Thanks for letting me ride along. Totally enjoy your videos. Places I haven't seen and wouldn't otherwise.
went from ely to sacramento on 50 in my van a few years ago and a great ride only meet maybe 20 cars and maybe 10 trucks, stopped and watch the jets practice fighting which was cool and went to the sand dunes, 50 is also the old Lincoln Highway, got kick off facebook 2 times so went to google got kicked off in about 6 months and that was 6 years ago and like the nfl nba baseball and nascar i dont need them to live but they need us to live
Know this area all too well. It's my home town! Though I no longer live there, I have family there. It's exciting to see you record this trip. Many blessing to you and yours
Love that highway. But wife said not again lol. Took our motorhome back to Colorado from Cali. Btw, if you buy a Jeep, go 1997 or newer for XJ. That was the newer body style with high output 4.0. Best family vehicle we ever owned. Great for off- roading as well.
So happy to see you are making more videos. I recently found your channel and have been binge watching as many of your older videos that I can find. I am with you on some drivers. The ones that pass you, then slow down, speed up, and won't maintain a steady speed when conditions are great. I always set my cruise control on my van to get the gas mileage possible, so I really get irritated when an accordion (as my husband would call them) speed up and slow down continuously. My hub and I are the same way, we try to have patience but eventually floor it to get around them and leave them as far behind as possible. I had never heard of Highway 50 until now. I really like it and will plan a road trip. Thank you for sharing your trips with us. Stay safe out there!!!
Spent 2 days in Ely in 2014 and drove the 50. I walked those very sidewalks downtown... I have digital pictures somewhere. I remember playing some poker at the Hotel Nevada. It was a tiny room with basic accommodations. Felt like playing poker in the old west. Fantastic.
Hello, You are my HERO truck driver, I wish that you were my trainer. I live in us and will be driving soon. your videos are amazing and real. God Bless you and your family.
I drove US 50 for the first time in 1979 driving a '78 International Transtar, from California to Kansas. Saw more cows in the road than cars. And the Navy bombers in Nevada missed and blew up the road making me think they were trying to bomb me.
My first time on rt50, I came down rt278 from west of Elko. Turned left to go into Eureka, and immediately got pulled over by the county sheriff. Got a ticket. In Austin, I stopped for a late breakfast. It was November. They were having their annual Christmas craft bazaar. So much fun. A real Western small town experience.
I busted out laughing when you said fecal matter SF!! You’re so right. Brisbane is a cool tiny town tucked right into the side of the hill. Love your videos!
Thank YOU Mike, as always splendid, enjoyed the old towns so much, wish I could jump in the pickup and drive to see . Fuel 8.00 tailors a gallon. Haha that pretty well tell you not much travel this year, another way to nail our foot to the floor. Again thanks , keep putting the rubber down.see ya.🤗
I drove that road in 1975 en route to Squaw Valley in a 10 yr old ford 1/2 ton with my horse in the back. When we got there she had 1/2 inches of dust on her head. I was the only one there with an open pickup. Even after that she carried me all the way to Auburn in 19 hrs.
Wow, the last time I saw Ely, Nevada was in June 2019 when I was moving back to Arizona. Shopko had closed down during that time and in this video, it shows it is now Cal-Ranch. I could say alot but thanks for posting this video. The road that went to my work place is right past where those cows are at. We finished the construction project at one of the mines out there last year. Good to see Ely again..👍🇺🇸
Mountain Man Mike, You just put this up today. I have been enjoying your videos for about the last year or so. You have taken me to places that I have been to before and fondly remember (Glenwood Canyon on I-70 comes to mind), and also to places that I would like to drive through some time. I know that it can be a lonely existence out there, but I'm glad you're out there, I really enjoy your commentaries and photography, it's like I really am "riding shotgun" with you. And I bet you are a really nice guy. Truck on, take care, thanks for what you do, and hope to hear from you again soon! John in Montrose, PA
Glad to see you're back, Mike!! Hope you are staying safe and healthy! Thanks to your videos, my sister and I are going to be driving some of the hiways you have recorded to Ohio!! Then I'll be flying back to Maine from there (in California since June to help a relative after surgery)!!
Jan 15,2022 Tsunami California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Glad to be riding shotgun with you as it takes my mind off other problems. See some beautiful country.
I did drive the Loneliest Highway myself a couple of years ago. With it being lonely I figured that it would be okay to drive it at 80 mph. Well, I lasted about 10 minutes outside Ely before the cops pulled me over, but let me off with a warning. It is a spectacular road and can be made into a great road trip. I came in at Vegas, rented a car and drove north up Nevada 93, then US 50 (Loneliest highway). You can drive into the Tahoe area and then drive South down the East side of the Sierras down 395. Head back to Vegas, via Death Valley. It is a great trip with tons of stuff to see and do along the way.
Hi Mike I love to watch ur videos and get a chance to view some of the country that I have not seen as of yet. And Facebook doesn't care what color u are im a black woman and they blocked me as well for a couple of days. And I think blacks feel the same as u when it becomes to the color of our skin. I also feel as though the country is so divided and has always been divided even more so now since Trump been in office. And black people have been called a lot of names. I think we have called each other names also. I was raised with white people in Texas but I don't feel or has ever felt that color should be an issue. America is beautiful it really is. And im not one of those sissies that one of ur viewers commented in this video. However keep up the great work that u do sir.
Hey there Mountainman Mike, i so enjoy riding shotgun thru-out all the Hi-ways and By-ways of the U S with you, my name is Turx Rangiawha all the way from Hamilton New Zealand here in the South Pacific...I've seen the majority of your vids and have seen places that will never ever see in real life so i thank you so much for that...Keep on trucking my friend and i'm sure that many of us will keep on riding shotgun ....Churr bro...Turx.Rangiawha....NZ.
I thought your joke was funny! Lol! Fowl taste 😂 I watch Matt too. Great recoveries in that yellow banana! I enjoy hearing your stories. My honey and I use to truck long haul. I rode shotgun for a little over 5 years. Miss those days. R.I.P. Ernie. Darn Cigarettes got him. Had some good times traveling back and forth across the country. Never really got to stop and smell the roses much, but good talks and saw lots of beautiful country. Safe Travels!
Ely - Navada, middle of nowhere that place. They even got the state prison located a few miles to the west, which I'm sure a lot of the town either work in or indirectly rely on. Nice upload. Cheers.
Thanks for the video. I live just north of highway 50 on the east side of Illinois. I have driven 50 east to the Atlantic. Taking it to the Pacific is on my bucket list. I am also a fan of Matt's off road recovery.
Hi Mountain Man Mike. Glad your son is doing so well in the service. Hope he stays safe. I enjoy your videos because I get to see roads I haven’t been on and those I have. I like turning on playback 2X when you go down hill on curves. Riding motorcycles on those roads you have to keep your wits about you. That was a nice Cam-Am Spyder that passed you.
Nice Trucking Videos Mike Watching From Brisbane Queensland Australia also nice Drone Footage in the Birds Eye To Looking Forward To watching more of you on the Road Too Drive Safe Take Care Mate
Love the Yellow Banana, Matt, Ed and now Lizzy too! I just did the Highway 50 drive coming home from Denver area on Monday. I much prefer that route (50 and I-70) over I-80. It did take me longer than the 58 minutes you did in this video! :) One note to truck drivers and more so, big RV drivers: if there is a car behind you move to the right side of the lane when it is clear to pass. So many hug the center line making it hard to see around them. XJ's are awesome! They are cheap to buy, cheap and easy to modify and the 4.0 is bulletproof.
At Austin summit the dirt road going up the hill you showed, is the road to the microwave radio tower I use to maintain. During the winter we would park the company truck where the fifth wheel is parked to unload the snow-cat. One night we got off the mountain about 0200, loaded the snow-cat on the trailer and headed back into Austin to drop the trailer and head back to Hawthorne. My dual wheel enclosed utility bed truck was in four wheel drive. As we came to the International Hotel/cafe/bar I turned right to go up the hill. About half way up the hill our forward movement stopped and the snow-cat trailer started dragging me back down the ice covered road. My coworker, a very religious grabbed the Oh Sh** handle and started repeating "OH SH**", over and over. I eased off the gas, but never touched the brake so I still had forward movement on the tires.. As we started to get to the highway I turned to take the trailer back out onto the highway, the exact way we came down. Andy looked at me and said he had never seen such good backing in his life. Thank goodness it was near 0300 by the time we got into Austin. The horseshoe turn just before you get into town, two days in a row big rigs have flipped there. The big rig tow truck driver in Ely has said the best thing for him is GPS, he is, at least twice a week towing a big rig out of somewhere he should not have been, but was because the GPS showed he was suppose to go that way. Also next time you go through Ely, you need to show the mural on the AT&T building right there by the park in Ely.
It's great to watch this masterpiece. People who can afford watching distant beautiful landscapes of mother earth through arm chair travelling would not hesitate to appreciate your efforts. Always stay Safe. Might be my second attempt to watch your channelI. Shall pursue other uploads. Watching from a Coastal City Kakinada, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India, this mountenous terrain is vast and beyond human eye. Excellent Enterprising Endeavour 🙏
