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I don't know if anyone on the forum spends any time in NV, probably not. But if you do, you may want to give the NV road department time to repair this springs road damage.
My wife and I took our Ram TRX to eastern NV today to do some exploring. We turned north off of hwy 56 just before the NV state line and went north on Gold Springs Road. We made it to Gold Springs but had to cross two very difficult washouts. Good thing the TRX has a ton of suspension travel and super flexy suspension, with a rear locker. We actually had to walk the last half mile due to an even worse washout. So, unable to find a route east from there we backtracked and crossed into NV and continued north to the abandoned ghost town of Deer Lodge. A road connects Deer Lodge, NV to Hamblin Valley, UT, but it too was washed out with no bypass. Backtracking again to Eagle Valley Rd, in NV again, we continued north to Deer Camp, NV, where another road connects to Hamblin Valley, in UT, via Coyote Canyon. That road was also washed out with a 8' deep vertical cut through the road and a 10' gap to the other side, and no way around it. So, backtrack again, this time to NV State Hwy 322 (dirt road). Farther north we tried to take another road east to Hamlin Valley, in UT again. That road was also washed out. There was an ATV width line around the drop off into the wash, but the TRX is the same width as dually pickup truck, so that was a no go. Backtracking again to NV State Hwy 322, we continued north, and west this time, trying to complete the "Wilson Mountain Scenic Hwy", which goes to Hwy 93. But this route was also washed out, with no bypass.
So in the end we backtracked all the way to Panaca, NV and took Hwy 56 home again. A 400 mile trip, and every route from Hwy 93, east to UT that we tried was washed out. I've been coming to this area for a couple of decades now. Maybe one time before I have encountered a washed out road that couldn't be bypassed. This year is a different year when it comes to runoff though.
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