Four Wheeling in Death Valley

You never know what you're going to find up the unpaved roads in Death Valley National Park!  This is one of the surprise finds we made on a scouting day before our workshop a couple of weeks ago.

This rental car made it a few miles up a road rated for four wheel drive vehicles.  The road was about to get worse just a few yards later, so we advised the driver to turn around.  A tow can cost $1000 in remote areas in Death Valley.  In most cases it's probably cheaper to rent a Jeep for a day than it is to have a rental car agency charge you for damages.  Even with the best case and most common breakdown scenario on Death Valley's unpaved roads, a flat tire, can you imagine getting back out a rough road with those tiny pretend tires most rental cars come with?  

There's one thing guaranteed with this approach: an adventure, and some good stories to tell when you get back.  Hopefully acquiring those stories won't be too expensive, or life-threatening.  

Coming across this guy way up a dry wash was good for a hearty laugh… unlike the rental car a couple of days later which came careening around a blind curve at top speed on the one-way Titus Canyon Road, traveling the wrong way!

You never know what you’re going to find up the unpaved roads in Death Valley National Park! This is one of the surprise finds we made on a scouting day before our workshop a couple of weeks ago. This rental car made it a few miles up a road rated for four wheel drive vehicles. The road was about to get worse just a few yards later, so we advised the driver to turn around. A tow can cost $1000 in remote areas in Death Valley. In most cases it’s probably cheaper to rent a Jeep for a day than it is to have a rental car agency charge you for damages. Even with the best case and most common breakdown scenario on Death Valley’s unpaved roads, a flat tire, can you imagine getting back out a rough road with those tiny pretend tires most rental cars come with? But there’s one thing guaranteed with this approach: an adventure, and some good stories to tell when you get back. Hopefully acquiring those stories won’t be too expensive, or life-threatening.

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