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| - On my latest trip to Las Vegas I made a concerted effort to see if there was more to Vegas than just The Strip. The answer to that is a definitive 'Yes!'
I've always heard of Red Rock and I had to see it for my self. It's about 20 miles north of The Strip and really easy to get to. There's a meager $5 entry fee that is well worth it. After entering you traverse Clark County's response to Monterey, Ca's 17 Mile Drive. Instead of gawking at Rich People's houses, Rich People Golfing, Rich People doing whatever it is they don't have to do, you drive along 13 miles of paved road and gawk at the wonders of Nature.
The first stop along the drive is sort of like the Main Event, the Red Rocks themselves. Seeing them for the first time is really awe inspiring. You can't help but to say 'Wow!' So many cool rock formations and you can climb around on them. There's many trails that slither around the formations that range from easy to difficult to help you work off some of your Vegas gluttony. I walked down to the bottom and looked around. I would have liked to have followed the trails more, but I wanted to see as much of the conservatory as I could before the sun went down. After hiking.... back... up... the hill... and.... feeling... like... Stevie... Kenarben.... from.... Malcolm... in the... Middle... I got back in my car and proceeded along the road.
Seeing all the other variations of rocks, I wished my Uncle was with me. This place would be a paradise for him since he's a Geologist. He could have been my own personal tour guide. As it was, I stopped by every stopping point and places where I probably shouldn't have stopped to soak in all the sights. In addition to just rocks, there's some animals running around. There's little chipmonks everywhere and I even saw a bobcat.
It would be great to spend a week here just checking out the trails. They look like they lead to no where, but probably lead you to some awesome sights. I tried to explore as much as I could and found the petroglyphs or at least one of the sights. It's fun to follow a trail and find stuff like that.
I think I also came at the perfect time of the year. I can't imagine what Summer is like here, but when I was here, it was around 68-70 degrees. Perfect blue skies, air was a little cool and dry, but better than dying of heat. The only bad part is the sun disappears fairly quickly behind the mountain. It started to get dark around 4pm.
After going here, I am inspired to go see The Grand Canyon and somewhere like here, but with waterfalls. That would be sooo cool!
Definitely check this place out when you are visiting Las Vegas (Time of the year dependent). You won't be disappointed!
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