Posted in Photos and Travels on Apr 25th, 2009
On our final day in Las Vegas, we decided to visit Valley of Fire State Park. The rock formations seemed to randomly just out of the landscape; there were no giant rock fins like those found in Utah. The park also has interesting pictographs, including a drawing of the precurser to the bow and arrow. [...]
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Posted in Photos and Travels on Mar 30th, 2009
On Monday we decided to go check out Hoover Dam. Although we had to brave the regular crowds plus about 60 excited, screaming school kids who were running around like crazy, we eventually got tickets for the Hoover Dam Tour. While we waited for the tour to start, we checked out the Hoover Dam [...]
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Posted in Photos and Travels on Mar 29th, 2009
Our lodging Sunday night was at Red Rocks Resort and Casino, about 11 miles off the Strip. After walking through the impressive lobby, we went to our room on the 17th floor with a view of the Strip. And yes, the room was larger than our first two apartments, and very nice. The view was [...]
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