Las Vegas 2005: Back to Las Vegas

We left the cabin and headed past Lake Arrowhead – the plan was to drive down the “other side” of the mountain and head for Las Vegas; however, recent heavy rains apparently washed away many roads (see “The Rim Of The World Highway” and a Google Map). So we were forced to turn around and retrace our steps back the way we came – but at least we did finally get on the highway back to Las Vegas:

The highway looked basically like that the whole way – very distant visibility but not much to see. When we did see something in the distance it would take an amazingly long time to reach … but we finally got close enough to Las Vegas to see the mega-hotels in the distance:

For our return stay in Las Vegas, we will be at the Bellagio – still my very favourite hotel! Of course I chose a room with great views out to the Bellagio Lake, and the strip hotels; we spent the rest of the day admiring views from the room:

An evening walk along the strip took us past Caesars Palace and the Venetian, to the “volcano” at the Mirage hotel; then heading back to our room, a final stop to watch the Bellagio fountains from ground level: