desert driveby

On a road trip to Las Vegas, driving through the Nevada desert, I was reminded of Brian Cox's character's line from 25th Hour:

Every man, woman, and child alive should see the desert one time before they die. Nothin' at all for miles around. Nothin' but sand and rocks and cactus and blue sky. Not a soul in sight. No sirens. No car alarms. Nobody honkin' atcha. No madmen cursin' or pissin' in the streets. You find the silence out there, you find the peace. You can find God.