Aug 29-Las Vegas bound.

We left Mammoth Lakes for Las Vegas. Last night Ray thought he heard big brown bears trying to break into the bear free trash bins. Kelly heard nothing. Sophie boofed which is a non bark meaning she was too scared to full out bark. We stopped at a coffee shop and Kelly met two guys there who were from Pennsylvania. One was from Reading and one was from Willow Grove. They had relocated to Mammoth Lakes, California. The one guy gave us great scenery directions to Los Vegas (but hardly any gas stations on the way but we did okay). We stopped at a ghost town that was abandoned in the early 1900’s. We think it was called Palmeto. We met two fellows there and we have had a great time talking and meeting people along this trip. We got a hotel on the strip in Las Vegas (the Imperial Palace). It is truly a disappointment as I sit here typing watching our 13 inch TV screen. I cannot say enough how disappointing it is and how we would NEVER recommend it or stay here again nor eat anywhere within this casino area…but none the less we took off from here to the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead and came back through the strip at night and saw the beautiful Las Vegas lights. The CORGI’s (as everyone calls them) are celebrities everywhere we go and Sophie flirts with everyone. The folks in the casino at the hotel cannot stop petting them :) We are going to find the Suzuki dealer tomorrow morning and see what they say about our warning lights. We may stay here longer but in a different HOTEL or we may head for Grand Junction, Colorado (with one stop along the way) and see some friends there. We will have to see how tomorrow goes. Night all…Colorado here we come hopefully soon. :/