There is unforgiving place everywhere, at this point its natural selection, if you get stranded in the middle of nowhere this would likely be the outcome regardless of the location of course there is places more forgiving then others... If you don't go visit all the places where people have die you wouldn't go anywhere. I will go check out death valley this summer but guess what I wont go in mid day and wont go rock climbing in a rental minivan.
We will be flying in on a Monday, and coming back the following Friday. I believe the weekend is going to be an event planed on our end to get away from the pace as far as possible and perhaps do some overnighters somewhere else. May also spend the night closer to Sacramento. Depending on the weather during our stay, I figure if we can have a Tuesday through Thursday (3 days) in Yosemite, we should be good.
To each their own
In most western locations, refilling with a half tank will usually get you to the next fuel location. But there are long stretches across Nevada where I wouldn’t go without a full tank.To each their own
That said, during July and August, going to one of the hottest places on earth is probably one of the least forgiving places on earth. Common sense (which I'm certain you have) dictates you have plenty of gas and water, and I would only stay on paved roads. Biggest concern would be cell phone service in case of bad luck and you break down. End of the day, rental vehicles are generally driven like wanna be NASCAR drivers who figure it's not their vehicle, so if they "beat it up a little" driving, who cares? Needless to say, daily tire and fluid checks would be mandatory IMO. Someplace like that area I'd really rather be with a local and know all the in's and out's of the area.
Funny, I took some rental SUV's from Vegas where I probably shouldn't have gone in Utah. Seems like the rental companies are catching on.
This is a dumb general question to those who live out in the area. If I stay with a minimum 1/2 tank of gas and always refill at that point, would I be ok? I know whenever I drove out west to paddle or flew out west to hike , I would always have at least 5 gallons of spare gas with me. I never needed it on all my visits adhering to that half tank rule, and I assume if I adhere to this rule I should be fine.
Nope
You need the GasBuddy app to show where the gas stations are. But don't rely on it being perfectly up to date for the more remote parts of Nevada.
As you approach Las Vegas from the north, is there still that crashed WWII fighter jet off in the bushes and illuminated to make it visible?
Were you planning on camping in a tent?
No I wont, I am planning to simply go for a drive to check it out... I see that you are right but I thought it would get colder then that at night ...
