Las Vegas

Stop two of our trek across the US (or what parts we had time to cover) was Las Vegas. After a delightfully early 6am flight, our systems got quite a shock when we stepped out of the airport and the temperature was somewhere between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit. That was more than double what we had been used to (it has since warmed up) so we sort of felt like we were melting in about 5 minutes. I suppose you get used to it after awhile.

None of us had any major interest in the activities which normally spring to mind for Las Vegas, other than possibly walking down the strip to take in the sights so we decided to see what else the area had to offer. We made what we thought would be a quick venture outside of town to a place called Red Rock Canyon. By mid afternoon, we were running low on water and definitely in need of lunch, but were wishing we had researched ahead enough to know it was worth a full day visit.

The highway itself presented an excellent view of the canyon, but once you reached the national park entrance, a driving tour allowed you to slowly take in the view in a much closer setting. The tour had frequent viewpoints, many of which led to trails around the park area. Due to the heat we were not able to undertake any actual hiking, but we certainly enjoyed the scenery.

And just because you do have to take in the lights of Vegasa bit: