More BA/Las Vegas Route Opinions

In planning my spring trip to LV, I'm thinking of coming back 395,
rather than over Walker Pass/Lake Isabella, which is my route down
there.

It will be mid-March, so all of the passes, other than 88 and 50 should
be closed, but I love 395, and would hate to miss it, so I'll probably
come back that way.

A couple of questions for those who have experience with these routes:

1. Is 88 between Douglas, NV and Hwy 89 really as straight and boring
as it looks on the map (and if so, should I just go up over 50)?

2. On a separate issue, I was thinking of going 95 north out of LV and
taking Hwy 6 to Hwy 120 through Humbolt-Toiyabe Nat'l Forest to get to
395. Is that route a very nice ride?

As always, any opinions and experiences much appreciated.

EJ

 

Paul,

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, it looks like that portion of 120
will likely be closed when I pass through. It wasn't on the CalTrans
"Winter Closures" page, but when I punched up specific road info on
120, it was listed as closed for the winter.

Oh, well. I'll just have to think of another excuse to go to Vegas
when the weather is better!

Thanks again.

EJ