2021-03-08, 10:52 AM
I considered Beatty, but complicating everything was I'd just discovered a rear differential leak and figured if I was going to be stranded anywhere on the way back home I'd rather be on 395 versus 95. Being stuck in Bishop for 24 hours sounded a lot more appealing than Tonopah or Hawthorne! Also would rather limp home on a four lane highway versus the two lane game of chicken that is 95. In the end it all worked out fine, but I'm still a little confused by the Park having zero gas for an entire day when the shutoff was supposedly only 4 hours and I saw plenty of folks walking in and out of the buildings at Furnace Creek and Stovepipe as well.