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A day outside of Las Vegas

Saturday, 05/10/2008:
14.7 miles of running (Scenic Loop Drive, Red Rock Canyon)
325 miles of driving (due to spontaneous trip to Death Valley)
[click on any thumb picture for viewing the full sized picture]
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Starting with rental car at Rio hotel.
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On Charlston Blvd. heading out of town, then on 159
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Arrival at Vistor Center of the Red Rock Conservation Area.
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Begin of 3h run on the Scenic Loop Drive
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First stop for taking pictures
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At highest point of course, see/click panorama in addition
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At end of Scenic Drive: View back on Scenic Drive, direcetion Blue Diamond and direction Las Vegas / Visitor Center
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Back at Visitor center
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Towards Mountain Springs
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Trying to get to Death Valley, having map, but without distance indicators ...
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Arrived at Death Valley Junction after passing Pahrump and Shoshone
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At Dante's View, 5475 feet above sea level, high above Badwater Basin,
the lowest point of the United States (-282 ft, below sea level)
These are the last pictures, the cell phone battery died.
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Left Death Valley in Beatty after passing Zabriskie Point and Furnace Creek – 115 miles to go for Las Vegas ...
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Back at the Rio in Las Vegas