Death Valley to Las Vegas

In late afternoon, after our 90 degree day in the sun and swim in the pool, a storm comes in and the wind buffets the RV and blows sand.  Visibility diminishes outside our window.

The next day, we have a bright cool day with some remaining gusts of wind and sand.

Here we are at the gift shop and hotel at Stovepipe Lodge. The remaining blowing sands can be seen in the background.

We buy toy stuffed animals for the kids that they carry around and play with for days.

Starting out for Las Vegas.

Sand-dunes are found in the Park and can be slid down if you have cardboard or sleds.

Salt Flats.  We are traveling across lands that once laid under the pacific ocean.  The Park is famous for  its below sea-level altitude and its record hot temperatures.   

The valley is a "graben," a fallen crust of earth. The oldest rocks are at least 1.7 billion years old and extensively eroded by the environment.

Leaving the Park, Las Vegas is over those mountains.

Mt. Charleston, between Death Valley and Las Vegas

We stay at Circus  Circus in Las Vegas because of all the attractions for kids.

There is the usual casino fair plus a midway with carnival games and arcades.

Phillip looking around.

Many options.

There is a show every 45 minutes and they are free and usually really good.  Here is a trapeze artist from Russia.