Dec 28, 2008 - Heading for VEGAS (when can we take our boots off)

Up to Olympic Park this Morning, to check out the TORCH, to see if Vancouver 2010 can do any better. Then we were off to Las Vegas....................pretty drive, and did have snow right thru to St. George, Utah. Stopped for dinner at a Crackerbarrel , and of course came out...

Dec 21, 2008 - Las Vegas

We have finally arrived in Las Vegas took us nearly 5 hours. Spectacular scenery on the way, very hazy first thing this morning, the mist hanging low amongst the mountains. The snow looked lovely, we were not expecting to see the snow so deep, at times we were driving through...

Dec 8, 2008 - Las Vegas, Nevada day 4

When we come through Las Vegas there are three places we like to stay, one of those is the Desert Eagle FAMCAMP at Nellis AFB. Though there was alittle overnight rain in Salome, Arizona the roads were dry and temperatures were mild, a nice drive for the 255 miles. We...

Dec 7, 2008 - We've arrived in Vegas...

We finally got on the road at noon, after a pretty frustrating morning. The tires that we intended to install on the 5'er this morning did not work out at all. Even though they were the same lettering as the original Goodyear's, these were about 1 inch taller. Oh no...Larry...

Dec 6, 2008 - Las Vegas

We arrived early in Las Vegas, due to good time and we gained an hour by entering Pacific Time zone. We swapped a timeshare for a two bedroom condo call the Cliffs at Peace Canyon. It was a lovely two bedroom condo, very nicely furnished with very comfortable beds. It...

Dec 6, 2008 - Las Vegas Thousand Trails Park

Another small accident on the way here coming out of a Home Depot parking lot around Laughlin, Az. Very tight park but I backed into my spot with the assistance of neighbors. Weather is beautiful for the first week, but the second week is suppose to rain/snow and be down in...

Nov 30, 2008 - Arrived!

Thanks again to Jackie and Gordon for the lift ... first lesson: you need to give check-in an address including ZIP code for your first night stay in USA ... even if you have to make one up (thanks Jim and Jane for "Planet Hollywood" address!) ... As it turns...