On the road again... to Las Vegas

On the road to Denver...  

Two days of packing, one day of loading and we are temporarily homeless.  Tonight we're staying at the Residence Inn Dana Point/San Juan Capitrano, the first night of what turned out to be seven consecutive nights at Marriott properties in three states, getting me closer to Marriott Platinum status.   Convenient location for us...

... but this place has definitely seen better days.

Our suite with a lovely view... of a wall.  

"Breakfast" the next morning. 

While Mrs. SFO777 showered, I headed over to nearby Costco twice, to fuel up both of our vehicles...

And a car wash...

After a day of final organization and making sure the cleaners did their job, we headed out in tandem for the long, slow drive in rush hour traffic. 

The first two hours were simply brutal with mostly bumper to bumper traffic.

We finally made good time and progress and then stopped in Barstow for a bit to eat.

And back on I-15 again.

Tedious drive with a few interesting signs and "landmarks" along the way.

OK, there must be a story to this one.

The culprit for yet another traffiic back-up.

Gorgeous sunset as we approach the Nevada border.

Good-bye California, hello Nevada.

And finally to Henderson and one of the nicest Residence Inns of the trip.  And only $125 a night, breakfast included.

Same layout, but much, much nicer than last night.

After a good night's sleep, down the hall to check out breakfast.  

Breakfast and dessert all in one.  This was pretty darn tasty.