Death Valley, Friday, 25 May 2001

Apparently it was not hot enough for us in Vegas, so by 6:30 AM or so Dan, Nancy, and Zoonar hit the road in search of Sea Level. Dan voted for the Gulf of California, but the little Mrs. said it had to be some place closer. So, the obvious choice was Death Valley in California. The drive was short and scenic through all the yucca and Joshua trees. [more needs to be typed here about the route] Once we got over the pass into the valley, it was really cool. Barren and HOT. We stopped at an abandoned Borax mine, and on the way worked toward joining the BSLC (Below Sea Level Club -- wink wink).

One of the REALLY exciting things that we saw was a B-2 bomber. You know, the stealth ones that look like a black kite. That was very interesting even though our view was from such a great distance and was so fleeting. Click here to see more pictures from Death Valley. We returned to Vegas by lunch time and parked up at the Mirage to view the White Tiger species, which was as exciting as one could expect. We had dinner at the Harrah's buffet. That was excellent -- all the prime rib Nancy could eat. In the evening, we experienced Freemont Street once more before we went to bed.

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