More ET Highway Promotion

From: Ken MacGray 
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 97 21:17:09 -0500
Subject: More ET Highway Promotion

I'm not sure if this site has been covered yet, but the Nevada Commission
on Tourism's Official Online Travel Guide has a section devoted to the ET
Highway <http://www.travelnevada.com/ethighway/index.html>, with all of
the usual tourism propaganda, such as this nugget from the "Safety First"
page:

"...your camera may be confiscated."

Not to mention that you might get shot. 8) Following is a blurb from the
front page of the section...  -Ken

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"There are Unidentified Flying Objects in the skies of south central
Nevada. No question about it.

There is a question, however, about their origin. Some people believe
that the strange lights and oddly-shaped craft that are frequently seen
out there are not of this earth. Nonsense, say others. The UFOs are
simply military aircraft operating on the top-secret Air Force base
adjacent to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

That base, known popularly as Area 51, is part of Nellis Air Force Base.
And it is so secret that the military has refused to acknowledge its
existence until recently. Why? Perhaps it's because the Air Force has
tested super-secret aircraft -- such as the U-2, SR-71 and the F-117
Stealth Fighter -- out there. Or perhaps they're attempting to rebuild
and fly crashed alien spacecraft. Or perhaps they're keeping aliens in
captivity...

If a dozen cars traverse the 98-mile stretch of U.S. 375 in a day, it
qualifies as rush-hour traffic. The unobstructed natural landscape and
the complete silence provide the food of fantasy. A glint of light off a
shiny desert rock becomes a signal from The Mothership. (Nice touch, but
unfortunately all too true for some folks...  -Ken) Joshua Trees, with
their arms reaching to the sky, become giant aliens on the march. (Uh,
yeah.  -Ken)


Two loop tours are possible, one originating in the north, the other in
the south. From Las Vegas, take I-15 and U.S. 93 to the ET Highway, then
return via U.S. Highways 6 and 95. From Reno, take I-80 to Alternate
U.S. Highway 50. Go south on U.S. 95 to U.S. 6, then east to the ET
Highway. Return the same way or extend your trip down to Las Vegas and
back up via U.S. Highway 95. Depending on route choice and pace, the
loop tour takes 2-6 days. An out and back trip can be done from Las
Vegas in a day. And while the main attraction out there is watching for
those elusive things that go whoosh in the night, it's not the only one.
Here are some points of interest along the route."

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