Tuesday, 8th of April 2014 at 08:45:12 AMI had arrived the night before at 10 pm. The Alamo Choice Line was completly empty on this late Sunday night, No Compact or Standard SUV at all. Luckily a Ford Explorer came in. I would have liked to drive again the Jeep Grand Cherokee like in the years before. Especially after last years White Rim Drive, I knew the Jeep well. But the Ford Explorer looked not bad neither-and it had different off toad programs, true 4WD, rear cam and thus I took him. I woke up early after a short night, Thus I went to Walmart to buy Ice chest and drinks as well as trail food. Then (it had become a tradition) I went to Bellagio breakfast buffet. Good as always.although they had reduced the choice of dishes. Afterwards I drove with the Ford Explorer behind the Flamingo building to have a look at the brand new Las Vegas High Roller ferris wheel. It had opened just 7 days before. The High Roller is now ranked world biggest ferry wheel, taller than the London Eye and other.
The brand new Las Vegas High Roller seen from Koval Lane
Originally I had planned to stay 2 days in Vegas and relax from office, drinking some beers at the Pool. But I had also a Plan B, which was revisting Death Valley. This would be to fight my 2013 trauma where I had a flat tire on in the Death Valley on my first trip day. I choose Plan B and left Vegas already after 12 hours, taking Blue Diamond Road (Nevada state route 160) which is a nice scenic drive. Arriving in Death Valley I drove up to Dantes View, where I had been the last time in 2004.
Dante’s View iinto Death Valley
My major destination where the Mesquite Sand Dunes at Stopevipe Wells. I hadn’t been there before and was thus quite curious. Before driving to the Sand dunes I revisted Bad Water and had a walk on the salt flats. At Furnace Creek I bought a Anual Park Pass for 80 USD. The Furnace Creek Visitor Center thermometer showed already 100°F (38°C).
Around 5 pm I arrived at the Mesauite Sanddunes where I hiked 3 miles in the dunes and stayed until sunset taking photographs
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