thanks for all the advice! everyone was spot on with all the tips...you guys rock!
we rode out today (lmonday) . we did mt charleston and VOF. roads through VOF were amazing. we got a late start and decided to do Mt C first since it was so freakin hot (we didn't get on the road until 1pm) we figured we'd go for some higher elevation first to escape the heat. lots of cager's and LEO's on the way to Mt C so it wasn't the best ride but it was nice and cool indeed. we had lunch at the top and it was so packed it took almost 2 hrs before we left the restaurant. well by the time we made it to I15 it was still scorching.
got onto NV169 and the sun was going down. so we were riding in the dark through most of NV167 but still very fun. there were patches of loose gravel and construction on the northern half of 167 but someone was courteous enough to put up signs saying "pavement ends" so there really weren't any surprises...
thanks again