What is it with Nevada? Last year when I was there (unarmed) I drove out to the Cathedral Rock area to spend the day. It was very remote and we did not pass another car for some time, then all of a sudden we see two native american guys in the middle of the road. When they saw us, they began to fight (staged) in the middle of the road in an attempt to get us to stop the car. Off in the scrub were about 15-20 more Native American guys, hiding, and two vehicles parked behind some bushes. I put the pedal to the floor and maintained my lane of travel. Left with the choice of moving or becoming a hood ornament, the two combatants jumped out of the way and the whole bunch ran up onto the roadway yelling at us and chasing after the car. I hate to think what would have happened if we would have stopped, or slowed considerably for that matter.
When we finally had cell phone reception (20 minutes had passed) we contacted the Nevada Hwy Patrol, who, after about 5 dropped calls due to poor reception, transferred us to the LV Metro Police. I gave them the GPS coordinates, my name and number, and a description of the guys. The bad thing was that another car passed us about 5 miles down the road, and they were headed for the indian guys. I never heard back from the LVMPD, so I do not know what happened.
Once we got out of the park area, we realized that the area has a Peyout (sp?) Indian Reservation adjacent to it, and from what I saw, most were living in poverty, so there is no doubt in my mind that those guys were looking to jack someone or worse.
It has always seemed like a hassle to pack a firearm when we are flying, but I will not go on vacation, stateside, without a firearm again.
IMO this is also a strong argument for packing a large capacity handgun; sometimes six shots are not enough.