Gas At Last
Or so it seemed once upon a time when Bishop was a spot in the middle of nowhere after a long stretch of driving through the deserts from three directions – or coming off the mountain from the fourth.
The western end of US6 – the longest continuous numbered highway in the US; this is a gas station in Bishop, California near the junction of US6 and US395. The gas station still exists but Bishop has been “discovered” since I was last there. Seems Giggle Springs has been discovered as well; the outfit has gotten fancy and there are several of these convenience stores now – including one in Tonopah..
Why is it “discovery” always seems to ruin a place?
May be a type of ‘innocence lost’. We humans seem to have to mess around with stuff instead of just letting it be and in the process oftentimes just ruin it. That reads a little more disheartening than I would like but there it is.