On Wednesday, we did a day trip to Las Vegas. It's been a few years since we've been there, and we knew there have been changes along the strip. Turns out that's an understatement - make that LOTS of changes. New casinos, big hotels, BIG condo projects. We only spent about 5 hours there, mostly wandering on the strip. Pretty sure I embarrassed Joan... hard to control the "Hooooo-weeee!" coming out of my mouth.
A trip out to Blue Diamond Road showed that the RV park we used to stay at was gone. As is: ain't there no more. It was connected with BoomTown, which later became Silverton... which has also grown. Surprising that the land is more useful as a gravel lot instead of an RV park. On the bright side, it's that complex is also the home to a new Bass Pro Shop/Outdoor World.
It was a pretty drive to Vegas and back. We spent a lot of time in this area in our early RVing days. Vegas is fun, but it has really grown into a big city... lots of traffic and a brown smog cloud that you could see from miles away. I guess Laughlin is more our style... and size.
Here's a look at our site at the Riverside...
Baby, it's cold outside! Well, not so much here; it's been daytime highs in the 60s, nightime lows in the 40s, and windy. But most of the rest of the country has been in a real deep freeze. Even at home in the Tropical Tip, the lows have been around freezing! This morning, Izzy was watching reports on the Today Show about the cold and black ice car crashes around Atlanta. Guess it made her chilly...
Take a cue from Izzy, and bundle up out there.
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