We Might Not Be Back: Las Vegas

Between Zion and Vegas we had a brief but intense drive through Arizona. All told I am claiming we were in 7 states during this trip: California, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah and Arizona. Although Arizona and Montana are something of a stretch. In Arizona we were going down a mountain for miles with absolutely no where to stop and all we could see were the mountain peaks around us. Dan was a little stressed by this and had I known what we were in for I would’ve driven. Instead I sat and took video and encouraged him to keep breathing while I laughed hysterically at him. Luckily the girls slept so no major damage done. After that we were back in Nevada for what seemed like forever.

Finally we made it to our hotel. Vegas is an intense place. There’s just so much happening. Our hotel was off the strip. Maybe staying on the strip I would’ve been more impressed with Vegas? I don’t know. I kind of feel like gambling is gambling. Dress it up how you like it’s still throwing money away. Also coming from a place where smoking is no longer allowed does make one a little more sensitive to it. All I wanted from this hotel was a pool and to take the girls to the bowling alley. We accomplished both so I’ll say Vegas was satisfactory. We also made it to another Diners, Drive-In’s and Dives spot, which was delicious. And we stopped by the pawn shop from Pawn Stars, so not a total loss. We were also able to tell the girls about all the people throwing their money away, so perhaps we’ve come away with some good life lessons. Two nights here was definitely enough. Then it was time for the last LONG drive. It was about 10 hours back to San Francisco. We passed a lot of fruit trees. Thankfully there was another amazing meal waiting for us when we got to Oakland and we topped off the night with some delicious ice cream before heading to our rental. Sadly we couldn’t unload the car until the next day and driving in San Francisco is not something I’d like to do again EVER. When I returned the car the next morning we’d put just shy of 3000 miles on it in about 10 days.