June 4, 2011 arriving in Las Vegas

HAPPY BIRTHDAY APRIL!

Today was a long day of driving, but there were some really beautiful spots! Brett rode with Rich, and Lindsey and I followed. We left about 9:30, drove through Utah, part of Arizona, and into Nevada arriving in Las Vegas by 6:00.

We went through hours and hours of very interesting rock formations, we followed the high and turbulent river, and had an absolutely gorgeous view of the canyon. You could see for miles across the canyon, and it looked like someone painted it with all the shades of purple and blue. I wish my camera could do it justice. Once we entered Arizona, it was very flat and desert for as far as we could see. All of a sudden, out of literally nowhere, the entire skyline of Las Vegas appeared on the horizon. Even though we could see it, it took us quite a while to get there.

We pulled into our KOA behind Circus Circus, and then hit Las Vegas Blvd. As luck would have it, we arrived just in time for dinner at Mesa Grill! As everyone knows, this is my all time favorite restaurant! We ordered way too much food, as I knew we would, but enjoyed every morsel!! As we walked through Caesar’s Palace, Brett, Lindsey and Rich tried their luck at the slot machines. The all came away winners, netting a combined profit of a little over $3, hahaha! We watched the water show at Bellagio, and drove down the strip to see all the lights. Everyone was pretty tired, so we decided to get some sleep and hit the Forum Shops and the other casinos tomorrow.

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