Lonely Road to the Black Rock Desert

Northern Nevada. Beautiful, desolate, unnervingly quiet. If you stop along the road, the utter lack of sound presses on your ears. No humans for miles. It looks empty, but looking closer you see the jackrabbits, the sagebrush, the small hardy plants clinging to life awaiting the rain. There's a secret reservoir to swim in, cold and perfect. Did you bring your towel?