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I am almost afraid to ask, but what are current gas prices in Bridgeport and Lee Vining? Have they gone north of $6? Yikes!!! I always have to remember to fill up in Carson City or Bishop for a slightly lower price.

Scott

DV was $6/gal for premium two weeks ago. Mostly around $4.30/gal around here. Indy Casino is still lowest by about another $.10/gal.

Furnace Creek last week:



They say it's hard to get the Techron to remain stable below sea level, thus the increased cost.

and with that Ethanol added in you'll not only pay lots of money per gallon, you'll get fewer mpg.

Bob Burd wrote:Furnace Creek last week:



They say it's hard to get the Techron to remain stable below sea level, thus the increased cost.

I remember being there in '98 and it was $1.75 which seem equally as high then as the pic above. Bridgeport to my knowledge is the highest in the eastern Sierra. Usually about a dollar pg more than the cheepest stations in the central valley.

When I lived in the central valley (near Fresno) in the mid-1990's, the gas was reasonable and didn't cost an arm and a leg.

In 1989, I was going through Bridgeport and really got "SOCKED" with the insane price of gas and lodging ... my, my ...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqE30fWUUYw[/youtube]

Noondueler wrote:

Bob Burd wrote:Furnace Creek last week:



They say it's hard to get the Techron to remain stable below sea level, thus the increased cost.

I remember being there in '98 and it was $1.75 which seem equally as high then as the pic above. Bridgeport to my knowledge is the highest in the eastern Sierra. Usually about a dollar pg more than the cheepest stations in the central valley.

Yep, for the Eastern Sierra coming from the north, get your fuel somewhere between Reno and Gardnerville along the 395 and try to avoid getting fuel again until Bishop. Coming from the west/Central Valley, when the passes are open, top off in the lower foothills. Generally, Bridgeport will be most expensive with better prices the farther south one travels.

http://www.gasbuddy.com/

As far as Death Valley, top off in Ridgecest (and/or possibly elsewhere along 395 if heading in from farther north; no fuel in Trona right now). Fill up in Beatty, NV if you have reason to be anywhere near it (e.g. Titus Canyon area) and are doing a lot of driving in DVNP. Compared to buying fuel inside the park, I saved enough money on fuel in Beatty last month to pay for the only sit down restaurant meal of the trip (family of four). BTW, rumor has it that sometimes Stovepipe Wells is cash only (credit card system was down recently). Similarly, buy fuel near the Nevada border if heading to the eastern edges of Mojave National Preserve.

We traveled to DV and back 4-5 weeks ago while prices were rising most quickly. I'm hoping it will only be a bit more costly if we go back for spring break. It was fun to see then, and now, that I would pay less per gallon for diesel than for gasoline at Furnace Creek. I haven't seen that situation much, if at all, over the past few years anywhere I've been. At the same time, I avoided buying diesel there. I've been paying attention to this stuff because our method of travel on long family trips uses 3 times the amount of fuel as my more efficient sedan, but has allowed us to visit and hike in places we wouldn't have otherwise experienced.

All this talk of travel and diesel reminds me of a song:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTHRg_iSWzM[/youtube]

SeanReedy wrote:
All this talk of travel and diesel reminds me of a song:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsIqEq9OFxE[/youtube]

The cheapest gas I know of between Carson City and Bishop is at the Topaz Lake casino.

Kerstin wrote:The cheapest gas I know of between Carson City and Bishop is at the Topaz Lake casino.

Incorrect, AM/PM in Gardnerville (either one) and a few other g-ville places have cheaper gas than Topaz. Gas up there and you will cruise into Bishop to enjoy the Paiute Palace's relatively cheap gas.

I was curious about Topaz Lake (figured it would be much cheaper than the Bridgeport area). I may end up taking a short detour to get fuel there if coming over Monitor Pass from 88, 50, or 4, especially if heading back home via Monitor, Sonora, or Tioga instead of continuing to points south.

SeanReedy wrote:

Noondueler wrote:

Bob Burd wrote:Furnace Creek last week:



They say it's hard to get the Techron to remain stable below sea level, thus the increased cost.

I remember being there in '98 and it was $1.75 which seem equally as high then as the pic above. Bridgeport to my knowledge is the highest in the eastern Sierra. Usually about a dollar pg more than the cheepest stations in the central valley.

Yep, for the Eastern Sierra coming from the north, get your fuel somewhere between Reno and Gardnerville along the 395 and try to avoid getting fuel again until Bishop. Coming from the west/Central Valley, when the passes are open, top off in the lower foothills. Generally, Bridgeport will be most expensive with better prices the farther south one travels.

http://www.gasbuddy.com/

As far as Death Valley, top off in Ridgecest (and/or possibly elsewhere along 395 if heading in from farther north; no fuel in Trona right now). Fill up in Beatty, NV if you have reason to be anywhere near it (e.g. Titus Canyon area) and are doing a lot of driving in DVNP. Compared to buying fuel inside the park, I saved enough money on fuel in Beatty last month to pay for the only sit down restaurant meal of the trip (family of four). BTW, rumor has it that sometimes Stovepipe Wells is cash only (credit card system was down recently). Similarly, buy fuel near the Nevada border if heading to the eastern edges of Mojave National Preserve.

We traveled to DV and back 4-5 weeks ago while prices were rising most quickly. I'm hoping it will only be a bit more costly if we go back for spring break. It was fun to see then, and now, that I would pay less per gallon for diesel than for gasoline at Furnace Creek. I haven't seen that situation much, if at all, over the past few years anywhere I've been. At the same time, I avoided buying diesel there. I've been paying attention to this stuff because our method of travel on long family trips uses 3 times the amount of fuel as my more efficient sedan, but has allowed us to visit and hike in places we wouldn't have otherwise experienced.

All this talk of travel and diesel reminds me of a song:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTHRg_iSWzM[/youtube]

That Janis Joplin song reminds me of when I was young - The whole family packed into the Ford Station Wagon driving from NY to Florida to check out the brand new Disney World resort. It must have been 71 or 72 soon after Joplin's death because Bobby McGee and her other songs were all over the radio. The station wagon only got about 10 mpg and if you adjust the price of gas for inflation you have to wonder if we're really spending much more today on gas than we were back then.