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| "Truck Cab in the Desert" by Osie Turner (2014) |
Abandoned vehicles are a common sight
on the backroads of Nevada. This classic truck cab was a great, unexpected find.
I found it alongside Nevada State Route 375, also known as the “Extraterrestrial
Highway” because of its proximity to Area 51, near the turnoff from US Route 6.
The remains of this truck were too nondescript
for me to identify much about it; I don’t know what type of truck it was, what
year it is from, or much else. I would guess that it is from about the 1960s or
so, but that is, of course, just a guess.
What I do know is that this rusting
old shell has sat there, a short walk off the highway, for so long that it has
become a part of the landscape. It was probably used by some rancher back in
the day until it stopped running—possibly where it lies today.
I also know that this is not just
some lump of slowly decomposing metal; this truck has a story—of that I am
certain. How many miles was it driven before it ended up here? Where was it
driven to; was it driven around the country or did it spend its entire truck
life in the Nevada desert? What arguments transpired inside this very cab? Perhaps
someone received their first kiss in the now missing passenger seat? We may
never know, but this cab does—and will forever hold its secrets inside it.
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