We spent a wonderful 9 days in Las Vegas over the Thanksgiving holiday. Our adventures can be nicely broken up into two parts, although both parts have a lot of overlap. The first part includes the explorations with Mom and Dad Ausema while the second part includes explorations with Mom and Dad Weber. Susanna's parents live in the NW side of Las Vegas near lots of spectacular desert scenery. This is where Susanna and I stayed for the 9 days. My parents flew in to Las Vegas on Monday and stayed until Friday. They stayed on the 9th floor of a beautiful hotel called the Sun Coast. The Sun Coast also happens to be a casino...I found it very funny to drop off my parents at the casino each night! Here are some of the adventures that we packed into this short timeframe.
- Sunset walk at Red Rock Canyon NCA (second picture above)
- Explorations of the famous Las Vegas Strip, including walking around the Venetian Casino and Hotel...which is like taking a step into Italy!
- Drive, picnic and hike along the north shore of Lake Mead NRA (top photo)...this included seeing a couple of desert bighorn sheep
- Explorations of Valley of Fire State Park...a park as spectacular as the name suggests!
- A huge adventurous day at Death Valley National Park
- Thanksgiving morning back at Red Rock Canyon NCA (I'll include this in Park II)
The Venetian...like being in Italy
Glitz and glamor along the Las Vegas Strip
Desert Bighorn in Lake Mead NRA
Susanna exploring the red rocks of Valley of Fire State Park
Valley of Fire State Park
Sunset at Valley of Fire State Park
Desolate landscape in Death Valley NP
Appropriately named Golden Canyon in Death Valley NP
Wild and rugged interior of Death Valley
Mom and Dad at the lowest place in the U.S.
We spent a wonderful 9 days in Las Vegas over the Thanksgiving holiday. Our adventures can be nicely broken up into two parts, although both parts have a lot of overlap. The first part includes the explorations with Mom and Dad Ausema while the second part includes explorations with Mom and Dad Weber. Susanna's parents live in the NW side of Las Vegas near lots of spectacular desert scenery. This is where Susanna and I stayed for the 9 days. My parents flew in to Las Vegas on Monday and stayed until Friday. They stayed on the 9th floor of a beautiful hotel called the Sun Coast. The Sun Coast also happens to be a casino...I found it very funny to drop off my parents at the casino each night! Here are some of the adventures that we packed into this short timeframe.
The Venetian...like being in Italy
Glitz and glamor along the Las Vegas Strip
Desert Bighorn in Lake Mead NRA
Susanna exploring the red rocks of Valley of Fire State Park
Valley of Fire State Park
Sunset at Valley of Fire State Park
Desolate landscape in Death Valley NP
Appropriately named Golden Canyon in Death Valley NP
Wild and rugged interior of Death Valley
Mom and Dad at the lowest place in the U.S.
I found myself reminiscing the days getting lost in Mojave Desert tracking desert tortoises during the four years spent researching tortoises in the southwest as I read through your post. Glad to see you enjoying some of the places that I found myself exploring in my free time. Thanks for continuing to share your adventures with us.
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