Well, I'm in Arizona, I think. The AAA guide says the "Campground" I'm in is in Mesquite, Nevada, but the registration envelope says they are physically in Littlefield, Arizona. In any case, it sure is different from the places I've been staying, All concrete, utilities on the wrong side of the slab, sites on all sides, and the bathrooms (and, if they are really there, showers) behind a coded door for which I don't have the code. Seems the office closes at 2:00PM & doesn't reopen until 9:00AM the following day. To top it off, at $50.00 it is the most expensive site so far. I did try for the only other campground listed for Mesquite in the AAA guide, but although I found it, the signs stated you had to register at the hotel, and the hotel seemed to be closed.
Oh well, it is only one night. I did have one interesting stop today - Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. You walk up a hill that overlooks some incredible views. The one in the photo at the top of this post is only one of them - no matter which direction you look it is different & dramatic. It does make you thing what the settlers that moved west went through. Although I doubt that too many of them went through Death Valley (the name might suggest a different route) but the idea of walking or driving a wagon through those formations completely surrounded by mountains gives one something to think about. Definitely worth a stop.
I did end up buying 4 gallons of $5.75 gas at the Furnace Creek station, just to be sure I made it to the next gas station. After getting out of the park I followed CA 127 & CA 178 to Pahrump and 160 towards Las Vegas. The plan was to stop at the Red Rock Canyon Campground for the night but I never found it. It wasn't listed on the GPS, and although I followed the AAA guide directions, the only things 4 miles west of I215 on Highway 159 seemed to be new houses. I did find Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area which is a very pretty drive, but the woman at the entrance stop had no idea where the campground was. So, I gave up, got on I15, about the only practical route to Utah from Death Valley and a reminder why I hate interstates, and wore out at Mesquite. So, here I am for the night! I'm having trouble loading anything on my Lakeshore Images web page, so the additional images will have to wait.
After many tries & a phone call to 1&1, my web site host, I got the latest page to post. If you want to see more images of Zabriskie Point, check it out.
Till tomorrow
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