Thursday, October 8 2026 I used to visit Las Vegas pretty regularly on my summer vacation trips when I was teaching as a good base for touring the southwest. Flights, car rental and hotels were very reasonably priced and you could visit the landmarks by walking or driving to other hotel/casinos with free parking. Now … Continue reading Leaving Las Vegas and not Looking Back
Wednesday, October 7 2026 Road video and map After spending the night at the cabins at Grand Canyon West, where the only chairs in the room were locally made by the Hualapai craftsmen of hardwood and were the most uncomfortable I remember ever sitting on, to tonight where I am in Las Vegas luxury the … Continue reading Zipping to Hoover Dam and Sin City
Sunday April 3, 2022 I continued a further 240 miles along Route 50 today, entering Utah and the Mountain time zone. The drive was varied, mainly scenic but, if anything, more lonely than in Nevada. The only tourist destination along the route was Great Basin National Park but I decided not to visit. 2021 … Continue reading Great Drive with a Sting in the Tail
Saturday April 2, 2022 US Route 50 runs almost across the whole USA from Sacramento, California to Ocean City, Maryland and passes just a couple of miles from my home. Since I had used this to get from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe I decided to base my route east on Route 50 – at … Continue reading America’s Loneliest Road
March 31, 2022 After dropping my friends at the airport I used the San Mateo Bridge to cross San Francisco Bay and headed towards Lake Tahoe, a distance of 232 miles (373 km). The early section of the drive was very pleasant and Route 50 as I neared Tahoe was spectacular but all overlooks … Continue reading Lake Tahoe
Tuesday April 23, 2019 Road video and map – Williams, AZ to Henderson, NV The final day of this road trip was, again, mainly driving as I journeyed back to the Las Vegas area in readiness for an early flight home tomorrow. I made a couple of stops along the way. The most interesting was … Continue reading Route 66 History and Hoover Dam Views
Thursday April 4, 2019 (continued) I discovered that the Strip looked very similar to when I was here last and the most noticeable new feature is the High Roller which is a larger version of the London Eye. Since I had already had a good view of the city earlier in the day I did … Continue reading Lake Mead, Hoover Dam and a Ghost Town