Las Vegas NV Babbyyyy

Am I in Vegas? Yes. Am I blogging from the bathroom? Yes. Why? Because I'm in freakin' Vegas and I can.

Heads up, this is going to be a short - brief post since my mom and I want to run out to the strip and see the city.

Today was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. It was a long day at that, but the best thus far. Arizona is by far the best state to drive through. It's got it all, desert, mesas, plateaus, and forests. It's barren, green, and lush, all at the same time. After leaving Flagstaff, we drove to the Grand Canyon National Park and spent a good five hours there, driving and hiking through the park. At first, we did get lost - we are tourists after all, but using my awesome boy scouting skills, we backtracked and found the car and continued on our way. The canyon is HUGE. Beyond anything I could have comprehended. Walking up to the end, the view seems to zoom out (watch Hitchcock's Vertigo to see what I mean). This is the first time in my life I have ever experienced this first hand and it was amazing. My mom loved it, and was literally breathless most of the day and refused to go near the edge without holding onto me for dear life - it's ok, it is only a mile fall in some spots.

                                     David ain't afraid a no heights!

We then went to the gift shops (why not) and bought some stuff. We got some awesome tea that I can't describe other than "mmmm." If you want to try it let me know, or visit me and I'll make you some. We also went into the general store, aka, the super market - yes, the Grand Canyon has a super market, and I was in heaven. It was like I was back in Ithaca x10000. Everyone was friendly, dressed in camping gear, and super outdoorsy - my dream place.

It soon began to storm which was intense. Even with the canyon being 10 miles wide, with the rain coming down, the visibility was less that a couple hundred feet - the canyon seemed to disappear. Awe inspiring and really put me in my place.

We then drove to Vegas. The drive was perfect. I always wanted to see the desert, and NV didn't disappoint. At 9PM the desert was still 85 degrees of dry heat. Sand as far as the eye can see, open road ahead of us. We drove over the Hoover Dam, pretty badass if I do say so myself.

We are staying at the Boulder Station Hotel and Casino and it's "chincy" for Vegas standards, but I think it's hella nice. My mom was laughing as we passed the bingo section of the casino on the way to the room and an old man was passed out cold, pencil still ready in his hand for the next number to be called. She laughed - I scorned her, it'll probably be me in 60 years.

Ok, so time to head out to see the strip - home of the 99 cent shrimp cocktail (score!). I'll post all the numbers and such tomorrow, hopefully before we leave. We are hoping to see joshua tree, then make it to LA by evening.

Peace out beotches, it's time for me to lose some $$$$ and get food poisoning from those damn shrimp cocktails.