Las Vegas, Rhyolite, Dead Valley (April, 2011)

My second time in Las Vegas this year. This time to participate to the NAB 2011 conference. I didn't had the time to prepare the visit, mostly due to the defense of my thesis the week before my departure. Some of the fun stuff of the week:

Customer lunch in Benihana, the Japanese restaurant of the Hilton hotel (next to the convention center).

A visit to the Secret Garden (wild animals) and the Dolphin habitat of The Mirage hotel.

A visit to the Margaritaville, a bar on The Strip, to join the Dutch evening.

The last day was only half a day, right after the conference I went straight to Rhyolite city (a small ghost town north of Dead Valley). The GPS calculated the return time to Las Vegas, as I still had time I decided to cross the Daylight pass towards the Sand Dunes in Dead Valley. Afterwards I went to the Borax Works in Dead Valley and returned via Dead Valley junction to Las Vegas. I took some pictures automatically by mounting the GoPro HD camera on the outside of the car. I returned late to the hotel and prepared my next morning departure (=squeezed my luggage).

Japanese restaurant Las Vegas

Japanese restaurant in Hilton Las Vegas

The Mirage hotel

Entrance area of The Mirage hotel

White lion

White lion in the Secret Garden of The Mirage hotel

Dolphin Habitat

Dolphin Habitat at The Mirage hotel

The Strip

The Strip by night, from Margaritaville (Dutch evening)

Rhyolite city

Rhyolite city (ghost town)

Rhyolite city

Rhyolite city (ghost town)

Rhyolite city

Rhyolite city (ghost town)

Daylight Pass

Daylight Pass to Dead Valley

Sand Dunes

Sand Dunes in the north of Dead Valley

Sand Dunes

Sand Dunes in the north of Dead Valley

Sand Dunes

Sand Dunes in the north of Dead Valley

Borax works

Borax works in Dead Valley

Borax works

Borax works in Dead Valley

Desert

Crossing the desert of Dead Valley, back to Las Vegas