Destination Death Valley

So, I am writing this from my room in the Excalibur, where I'm spending the night before driving out to Death Valley, CA.

The scenery from the plane was all the cliches you can imagine - I remember the first time I saw landscape that looked like what you see in the western US; I was blown away because I had never seen anything like it in the East. It still impresses me. I saw snow-topped mountains. Although I didn't see THE Grand Canyon, I saw A canyon, and that was enough for me.

The strip itself and the casinos are full of energy and chaos. I really had that deer in the headlights look when I first walked into the Excalibur, but then you quickly become comfortable - even energized - by the environment.

I don't yet have any pictures to post, and I'm really too tired - it's nearly 3am Ohio time - to write much, but I wanted to be certain to "check in" here.

I had some initial travel problems with flight arrangements that had me leaving Dayton for CVG AFTER my CVG to Vegas flight would have departed. How does Expedia/Delta manage to accomplish that itinerary change?

Anyway, everything worked out if by "work out," you mean I left from CVG and return to Dayton.


More soon. I hope to have internet access from Furnace Creek.