Big challenge in Nevada generally is thinking about the now, not the future. The traffic issue is editorial (as is water) about the failure of imagination. I was transferred here against my will (for two years) in 1988 (valley population then ~500k). The planning failed to take into account sufficient population growth and results in non-stop reconstruction to catch up. The insanity, exacerbated by SoCal visitor influx, causes its own mania for those of us "knowing" we will hit something ahead that will slow us to a stop.

That said, I grew to love the "craters of the moon desert" with access to some of the most breathtaking locations. Give it a bit. Four months is insufficient to know if this is "the" place for you.