Scotty's Castle and Kaleidoscope Canyon

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Back in the day one used to be able to get gas at Scotty’s Castle. I paid $1.44 per gallon in 1996.

Is the gas station you're referring to? 

I don’t really remember details, it was after dark. It was a tiny building. If that upright object at the right is an antique pump, then no I don’t think so; I don’t recall the pump being anything other that common for the period. I think I remember that it was within the parking area before the main building complex.

I remember the price because of another thread about high gas prices and I checked my field notes for gas prices in the past and found where I noted my visit and the price. I had just bought a new 4x4 pickup and had come in from Big Pine and spent the day concentrated on the northern end of the valley and Racetrack Valley. I wanted to return home to Big Pine via the paved highways (out to US95, in via NV266 and CA168) and wanted to make sure I had enough gas to make it.