Las Vegas Day 2

9/19/2008 Las Vegas Day 2
We spent the morning talking to the insurance company talking about the windshield. We have finally made arrangement to have the windshield replaced in Victerville near Apple Valley where we are headed. Carmen's brother lives in Apple Valley and we will be there a couple of days before heading off to a wedding.

We have decided to go to Red Rock Canyon. We have always wanted to go, but all of the times we have been in Las Vegas we did not have a car. Now we do not have any excuses. So off we go. As many of the canyons we have seen out west here, the rock is red. The rocks and mountains here in Red Rock Canyon are no exception. As you can see from the pictures, the rock is both red and white and in seemingly unbelievable angles.

The Canyon has a loop road that goes around the park and if you do not want to get out, you do not have to. That doesn't work so well for us and we get out of the car to see everything. However, it is pretty hot out and we did not bring anything to do hiking with. No hiking boots, water, pack, or anything else, so no hiking today. Next time we;ll have to remember to bring all of our stuff to hike because the hiking around here looks very interesting.

Apparently, this is a good place to climb cliffs and one of the first turnouts has hiking trails to the locations that people climb. Since we are not hiking and it is a little after noon, very few people would be climbing so again next time. However, at the next turnout, someone is climbing at a rock just off of the road by the turnout. We get out checkout the rocks and mountains at the turnout and take pictures, including the climber. Check out the picture.


After the drive through Red Rock Canyon we head for the Vegas strip. We park in the parking lot for MGM Casino and head to a number of different casinos. We ate lunch at New York, New York, and just checked things out at many of the casinos on that end of the strip.

The old Boardwalk casino and hotel are gone as well as the shops along the road just north of it. In it's place, as well as all of the shops and parking lots from the Monte Carlo up to the Belagio (and the Jockey Club), there are seven high rise hotel/condo buildings going up on the site along with what looks like shopping areas along with the casino space. High complexes. It looks as though one of the high rise buildings will be the new highest hotel on the strip (not counting the stratosphere tower).

We gambled some, I was doing very well until the dealer beat me three hands in a row on the river, after betting at each bet. I of course have two-pair, high pair and straight and the dealer gets a flush, trips, and a higher straight. Well at the $10.00 table that's $55.00 in the till each time. So much for the winnings the other night. Karen and Diana, I like the Hold'em game, but I find the chances of winning improve with more people at the table. Next time.

We are leaving tomorrow so we leave by 11:00PM because we have an early morning.

Later.