Las Vegas, Nevada

Pulling into Las Vegas yesterday afternoon we had originally made plans to camp in an RV park attached to Sam's Town Casino near the older part of Las Vegas. But the heat was intimidating. For a small rate increase we opted to upgrade to a hotel room so we could "hide out". Unpacking the van it was 101F. At night it cooled down to 73F but we were already lazing in the quiet coolness of our hotel room. Our hotel lobby has an atrium complete with water fountain and animatronic animals that "perform" 4-5 times each day. Doug and Denise think it's a little tacky after the natural beauty and wonder of Zion. But the girls love it! We're getting some maintenance work done on the van so booked 3 nights here in Las Vegas. We're going to head down to the Las Vegas Strip in the evening to check out the light shows and have been told by some Seattle friends of Rose and Ruth which hotels we should check out. Then onto Los Angeles and a few weeks in California. Entering the state of Nevada has meant the full-circle return to Pacific Time (now on Daylight Savings) just as when we left Seattle. We're getting closer to home and our discussions are turning increasingly to the things we'll be doing when we get home.