27th & 28th September 2009 Yesterday we drove from Death Valley up to Mammouth Lakes through some stunning scenary. Various mountain ranges formed many millions of years ago through volcanic activity and shaped by subsequent ice ages. We arrived at our lodge in Mammouth Lakes, basic, but clean and with its own cooking facilities (well a microwave, fridge and sink) but enough to cook for ourselves for a few nights and have some fruit and yoghurt for breakfast. ...
25th September 2009 Today we move onto Beatty, which is a base for exploring Death Valley. First though, we had some unfinished business in Vegas with a different sort of fountain at the Bellagio - the chocolate variety. We had seen pictures of this fountain before leaving the UK and certain members of the group were keen to track this down. I was not disappointed either - surrounded by delicious looking cakes we simply HAD to try some, a chocolate muffin (with soft insides) and a vanilla slice kept us going until tea. ...