Vegas baby....

Night time in Vegas...

We spent Monday to Wednesday in Las Vegas. Mark used to live there and there is some good riding (I know, who would have thought??!!) and old friends to see. A good time was had by all. Mike had never been to Vegas so of course we had to do some of the tourist things also. A couple of his buddies from Florida were also in town between races and were "Vegas virgins" so Mark and I took it upon ourselves to be their tour guides.

The Florida boys ready for a night out on the town...

Monday we arrived, got checked into our hotel (a little dive just off the Strip) and decided that the first order of business was a buffet. No Vegas visit is complete without one... We went to the Palms and Ryan and Luke joined us. Hungry cyclists can EAT. They definitely lost money on us.

From there we went sight seeing. The three boys from the south were amazed by the craziness. There is really nothing quite like it. They all collected the "trading cards" that were being handed out on every corner, even offering to trade with complete strangers. It was a fun night.

Tuesday we rode at Cottonwood Canyon. It is one of my favorite rides, complete with the descent down Red Valley. AND THERE WERE JOSHUA TREES!!!! I took my picture with them.

Kym and the Joshua Trees!!

That night we took Mike past the wedding chapels (we saw Elvis doing a singing drive through wedding) and down to Freemont Street for the "old Vegas" neon experience. It was fun.

The rest of the Vegas experience falls under: "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas..."

Wednesday we rode at Blue Diamond, another favorite, and had a blast. It was hard not to ride all day but we needed to get driving back to Phoenix. On our way we stopped at Hoover Dam and took the Dam tour. Way cool... It was our educational experience for the week. The best part of the tour was the gift shop; they sold Joshua Tree SEEDS!!! I can grow my own tree. I will let you know how it goes...

We got back to Phoenix about 10pm after a long three days in Vegas. We were all beat and ready for a little rest before another weekend of racing.