Leaving Las Vegas into the Valley of Death

I stayed at Lake Havasu State Park for 10 nights, far longer than I usually stay at any one place. My thoughts of riding to the Grand Canyon were foiled by the fact it was snowing and well below freezing there. At LH, I fell into a routine, walk to the library in the morning, work until mid afternoon, go to the brewery for food and an IPA, then walk back to the campground for a swim and sunbathing. It was tough duty but somebody had to do it. When I felt they were about to kick me out, I headed north into Nevada but couldn't find a campspot, so I got a room for one night in Las Vegas. The next day I rode west toward Red Rock and then into Death Valley. It was great weather and great scenery. Riding into Death Valley from Shoshone felt like descending into Hades. I camped 1 night there at Furnace Creek.