An interesting switch, but who cares? There are gas stations everywhere.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/gas+stations+near+souther...
I was just pointing out that, in Southern Utah (too which I've never driven), it looks like it's not as barren as was commented on.
Sometimes that sort of spacing makes the difference between one stop and two, or two stops and three, on a longish drive. Or, put another way, another 20 miles of range makes the difference between filling up in this town or filling up 40 miles down the road.
This was before GasBuddy and other smart apps that can help alleviate some of these situations.
The result was rolling into a station on a Native Reservation which only accepted cash.