At the end of September the husband had a short work conference in Las Vegas so I tagged along and we turned it into a mini vacation. Most people think of gambling and shows when they think of Las Vegas, but since we live in Northern Nevada we didn’t do any of that. After spending our required 1.5 days on the Strip, for his conference, we got a hotel away from the Strip and went exploring.
So, I found the Hampton Inn & Suites Las Vegas – Red Rock / Summerlin. It was is on the west side of Las Vegas and near the ‘loop’ road so I knew we could get to the areas that we planned on going without too much difficulty.
Years ago we visited Las Vegas and Red Rock Canyon was a way outside of town. Well, that is not the case anymore. Las Vegas has grown a lot since the last time we had visited. It turns out the hotel I selected was 11 miles from Red Rock Canyon.
So, in the afternoon, after the conference ended we went and explored Red Rock Canyon. There is now a nice visitor center and we drove the scenic route and took some photos. Since it was later in the day we didn’t go on any long hikes.
Here are a few photos. Las Vegas is visible in the background of the upper right photo.
Red Rock Canyon outside Las Vegas
So, when was a the last time you visited Las Vegas and did you go see anything besides The Strip?
Later – H
A Creative Engineer In Nevada 