The road went over several passes and across a desert or two without a soul in site. The only thing that seemed alive that day was a wildfire taking the top off a mountain some 10 miles in the distance. My map said it was in the Cherry Creek Range. Now it was just as quiet on U.S. 6. Part of it is this whole thing with Nevada.
Nobody actually lives in the Nevada interior.
Instead, the locals live on the borders with other states like Utah and California. That way they can operate giant casinos at every border crossing. When I went into the Holiday Inn restaurant for breakfast, I had to go through the casino. U.S. 6 continues south across the Hot Creek Range for almost 200 miles to Warm Springs. That's where you turn onto State Road 375.