des Indias

Cartagena

Vegas and the GC

What a very silly town Vegas is. 

Still, Woodland and I took a heli to the GC at sunset, 

ate with Emile Lagasse (maple cayenne bacon - wow), Thomas Keller (best fries ever) 

and at "the best Thai in the US" - Lotus of Siam. 

So we coped. Admirably.

Hoover Dam and Lake Hayes (above)

and below - that's a house boat. 

The Absinthe show. Pretty good - a dirty Cirque.

Fun ceiling installation art at The Bellagio. 

And of course we had to finish off the Cali-vada road trip where it started - 

by polishing off the 'growler' (yes, really).

Riding in to the valley of death

Death Valley. 

Cooler than every movie image. 

Probably the highlight of the whole trip - completely unexpectedly. 

Beers at sunset. Zabriskie Point. 

You're welcome.

Coffees at sunrise. 

Dante's Peak.

Artist's Palette.

Badwater Basin, lowest point in the contiguous (love that word!) United States.

300 ft below sea level.