Sara’s posterous

Breakfast at a cute bakery in Bishop: Erick Schat's Bakkery.  Great pastries, but Aba says "not up to Ken's standard though" (for reference: Ken's Artisan Bakery is a dynamite bakery in Portland, and Aba is a regular for breakfast there).  That was the verdict anyways until he had some of their bread - he was blown away, although I was less impressed (good... but i like the donuts!)

Drove through Death Valley - mostly for the drive, with a couple stops to take in the views.  Very cool, but I think the most impressive aspect of the park was the incredible landscape, and I can't say I'd rush back to take the park in leisurely.  Although I do wish we'd been able to see Scotty's Castle - that sounded interesting.  Grabbed a burger at the main Visitor Center site (Furnace something?) which was surprisingly good.  Great fries and slaw (I'm taking Aba's word on that - coleslaw is gross no matter what it looks like if you ask me) too.

After Death Valley started the real trucking, and drove straight through Vegas and into Arizona.  We did a quick stop to check out the Hoover Dam - they're building a new freeway there and the foundation they have in place so far looks amazing.  

Once we were on a straightaway without as much to look at (read: Interstate 40), we put some David Sedaris on - learned a little about his affair with Mike Tyson, and just drove.

We stopped in Kingman for a steak.  Kudos to the Southwest for being able to put on a decent steak wherever you go!  Kingman Co. Steakhouse - weren't expecting too much but had a pretty tasty piece of meat and some less exciting ribs.

We're back on the road now and almost to Flagstaff!  Went through a super smoky section where a controlled burn was in place and that looked so wild with the smoky hills lit up red in the night.  I wish I could've gotten a picture, but that's just not the sort of thing you can capture with a point-and-shoot camera out a car window...