We chose to stay here this time for the weather (very soon we'll be heading back to a Victorian winter), the cheap but luxurious hotels, the shopping and just the general surprise that Vegas and her inhabitants present. The gardens of the Strip hotels are impressive, with waterfalls and pine forests and gondolas in canals and the pervasive smell of jasmine flowers.
I'm always entertained here.
We've shopped and done some time at the pool and rested and organized our gear for the trip home. It's been relaxing, but then today we decided to see a little more of the natural beauty of the desert.
Red Rock Canyon is an easy 35 minutes' drive from the Strip. It boasts a visitor centre and a 13 mile scenic drive with many viewing stops along the way. There are hikes for most fitness levels and we would have liked to explore more than we did. We took two short hikes - one into the Calico Hills, canyons of beautiful red sandstone, several rock pools and amazing wild flowers.
It was a spectacular park, and very popular on a Saturday. Take plenty of water - it was 38 degrees and searingly hot in the sun. And dry.
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