Field guide
Photo spots, packing lists, and day plans
A companion for the drive: the same towns and the same rounded drive times, with photo spots, packing lists, and day plans to print before you leave.
$12
The guide will be available to buy here soon.
What is inside
- How to choose the day
Half day, full day, or overnight, using the same stops as the free pages.
- Desert field kit
A printable car kit, fuel gaps, heat, mines, cemeteries, and washes.
- Drive times and pairing notes
What shares a day cleanly, and what does not.
- Half-day, full-day, and overnight plans
Nelson, Goodsprings, Rhyolite, St. Thomas, Rachel, Tonopah, and Gold Point, with a printable list for the main shapes.
- Photo spots and a quick reference
Where to stand, how long to spend, a packing list, and a before-you-leave list.
A sample of the car kit
The full lists stay in the guide. This is the short version already implied by thedesert tips.
- One gallon of water per person in the car for a short day, and more if you will walk.
- Start with a full tank.
- Download the map and tell someone when you should be back.
- Do not enter mine openings.
Water figures are planning habits, not medical advice. Drive times are rounded. Hours, prices, and which pumps are open are not in the guide, because they change.
Read the free pages first:Ghost Towns Near Las Vegas,Weird Day Trips, and the practical guides.