We decided to play nine holes on a par 3 course fairly close to the RV resort. As much as we love golf, I will have to say that the highlight of the round was watching planes approach the Las Vegas airport. The par three course was right in the landing pattern and by the time we got to #6, it seemed we could have hit the underbelly with a good nine iron. Other than that, the course was kinda crappy. It was poorly run and the tees and greens were a mess. Definitely a first world problem.
On Wednesday evening, we drove past the strip and went to Fremont Street.
Fremont Street is a street in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is the second most famous street in the Las Vegas Valley after the Las Vegas Strip. Fremont Street dates back to 1905, when Las Vegas itself was founded. Fremont Street was the first paved street in Las Vegas in 1925 and received the city's first traffic light in 1931. In short, Fremont Street is the original Las Vegas.
In 2002 the city of Las Vegas created the Fremont East Entertainment District (FEED), an entertainment district in the heart of downtown Las Vegas. In 2006 the city announced plans to redevelop a three block section of Fremont Street east of the Fremont Street Experience as an arts and entertainment area within FEED. The $5.5 million streetscape improvement project was part of a plans to revitalize Downtown Las Vegas.The area was redesigned to increase the draw to downtown, with a compact entertainment area of bars and clubs.
The three-block renovation included pedestrian-friendly street redesign, landscaping, and retro-looking new neon signage. It also included 4 vintage Vegas neon signs in the street median, restored and curated by the Neon Museum. Fremont East opened in the summer of 2007.
I think most of us think of the The Las Vegas Strip when we think of downtown Las Vegas. In reality, the Fremont Street area is downtown. The Strip is newer and, for me, more appealing but the attempt to revitalize seems to have worked. Freemont Street is hopping.
I would not return to Freemont Street. It is loud and just plain tacky. Too many young men and women selling skin.
Thursday took us back to Red Rock Canyon. We wanted to do a little more hiking and decided that we would leave both girls in the RV. The trail we were interested in would allow for some non technical climbing and we did not want to have either of them involved in that.
The Calico section of trails is one of the first stops on the scenic drive loop. This trail allows hikers to do as much as they like and is a very popular stop. It is a little crowded in the parking area but the farther away you get, the less people you see. Many visitors stop, get out, take a few pictures and leave.
Rob and I spent a couple of hours climbing and hiking.
WE FOUND SEVERAL CHUTES
ROB CHECKING OUT THE TERRAIN
As we were scrambling, we saw this beefy looking guy.
We had seen quite a few small lizards but this one was pretty big and he stood his ground. In the end, we left him alone and he left us alone.
This area of Red Rock is well known for technical climbing. We noticed several groups with ropes and such taking advantage of the good conditions.
As we were heading back to the car, we heard someone yell "No!, Are you f---ing kidding me?" We turned around and saw a guy who had just gone over the edge of a cliff.
This guy stayed in this spot for a good five minutes. We guessed he went over the edge and then got a little panicked. I watched him through my zoom lens and he was clearly struggling. His first response was to try to climb back up. His second response was to just stay put. All he really needed to do was rappel down the rock face but he just did not seem to trust his gear. The scariest part of rappelling is the initial drop. Once you get over that, the rest is easy. We continued to watch him and he finally let his gear and gravity do the work for him. We did not hear any more yelling or cursing so we assumed he made it.
We hiked back to the car and started the drive home.
There are signs along the road to Red Rock that threaten $500 fines for feeding wild horses and burros. We had yet to see any but we finally got a glimpse of a small group of burros.
HAVING A SCRATCH
We ran a few errands on the way home and then returned to our pups. We got the typical homecoming of barks, jumps and tail wags.
After a nice dinner, we took them for their evening walk and I snapped a couple of pictures.
BEAUTIFUL LILLY
I LOVE THE SYMMETRY OF THIS FLOWER
The Las Vegas evenings have been lovely. We have been able to choose between the noise and activity of the city and the quiet relaxation of the resort.
Another great day in this thing we call life.
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