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). Eventually 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:
Even in this pic, the sign shows the hotels are miles away!
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:
(you can see the Eiffel tower of the Paris hotel through the window)
We spent the rest of the day admiring views from the room:
An evening walk along the strip took us to the “volcano” at the Mirage hotel:
(more pics in the gallery)
And a final stop to watch the Bellagio fountains from ground level, on our way back to our room:
