We found the donkeys!
Heading south through a hot flat vast barron expanse. Very surprised to drive past two ladies running!
Unfortunately, last month, they had flash floods, so the road we would have followed through the valley is closed, and therefore no access to badwater basin, artistes palette and devil’s golf course. The road won’t be fixed at least until the parks reopen.
First stop Zabriskie Point. Wow! Such dramatic and very different scenery.
Dante’s View, which overlooks Badwater Basin and the whole valley. The basin is the lowest point in North America at 282ft/86m below sea level
Absolutely amazing! Gutted to not be able to be down there, but on the upside, there are no cars spoiling the view! You can see where the road goes, and it is very close to the salt flats.
A museum and lunch stop in Shoshone. Having seen a number of bikers on the road we were suddenly overrun with them in this small restaurant who similarly seemed surprised to be so busy. We rather liked one chap’s gun earing! Will see if we can find one in the shops!
And yet more absolutely amazing scenery.
First view of LV.
Having spent less time in Death Valley than expected, we had time for Red Rock Canyon, just west of LV. Impressive, but not against the days of amazing scenery we’ve just had. Oh well, make the most of this natural view.
With none of us being gamblers or fans of flashy lights, we are not sure how much we’ll enjoy LV, but all want to see it. The town is much bigger than we had thought with many suburbs. Finally, we reach the strip, driving south from the Strat down to the sign. It’s a great way to see the strip.
And we have arrived at our home for three nights, the Luxor.
Checking out the hotels south of us for the evening, so dinner in a cute place in the Mandalay Bay with live music. Prawns and cheesy grits for me, very nice!
The W Las Vegas is behind it, with a sky bar. A great view of the strip lit up and nice to see the helicopter tours all flying past lower than us. No gambling, flashy lights or screens, just our kind of place, surprisingly not very busy. Oh, and maybe they do good cocktails, too!
I can’t tell you what happened next, of course, what happens in Vegas…….
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