My extended DV stay

[DeathValleyDazed]

So the biggest risk right now seems to be the possibility of being stranded in bumper-to-bumper gridlock traffic between the Golden Canyon parking lot and Furnace Creek

Agreed and while I drove through the area the last weekend in March 2023 I slowed way down because Badwater Road was lined on both sides by parked vehicles overflowing from the limited Golden Canyon parking lot. No way did I want to run over a child darting out from a vehicle or a dog off leash. I literally thought it's just a matter of time until we hear of a lethal accident of some kind in this area due to dangerous congestion of people, vehicles, and glorious geology. 

Badwater Parking was overflowed to the point I believe more vehicles were along side the road than inside the parking area. This is another headache for Mike Reynolds, DEVA supervisor to solve. Poor guy is faced with one disaster after another but he seems capable of the challenges.