Cross RVing: 2017- October

We spent an afternoon at Trolley Square, an old Trolley Bus Hub converted into a shopping mall. We had lunch at the Spaghetti Factory at Trolley Square, always enjoying the Browned Butter spaghetti with Mizithra cheese.

We visited the Natural History Museum of Utah. There special exhibit was the “Vikings – Beyond the Legend”. We are fans of The Vikings, the series from the History Channel so we couldn’t pass this one up. The Viking display was very educational and informative. It was interesting to see the actual battle weapons, they were much more crude than we imagined.

Our last stop in the Salt Lake area was Antelope Island State Park in the Great Salt Lake. The island is the lakes largest and has bison, prong horn antelope and mule deer along with many different bird species. Going out across the causeway to the island was a little smelly but once on the island it was fine. The Great Salt Lake has the second highest salt concentration lake in the world after the Dead Sea. We stopped at the visitor center and explored the island.

The Buffalo Point Trail to the top gave us beautiful views out over the lake bed.

Our last stop on the island was at the Fielding Garr Ranch, in service from 1848 to 1981. Many of the buildings were open and had the original furnishings used over time.

We enjoyed dinner at Maddox, a very famous restaurant in Utah. We had a new food item, Shrimp Steak. It was delicious.

Our next stop was Las Vegas for 11 nights at the Main Street Station RV Park that is 2 blocks from Freemont Street. It is a great location for people watching and entertainment.

We did one day down on the strip and getting settled in before Fred and Nancy came to visit for 6 nights.

We spent our first night with them celebrating Nancy’s Birthday at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse at Harrahs. Great food, company and view.

Our first trip was out to the Valley of Fire State Park about 45 minutes north of Las Vegas. Beautiful scenery and very nice hikes.

We had dinner at Pizza Rock for the Guinness Pizza. The Guinness Pizza is a very unique taste that we never pass up while in Vegas.

Hockey’s 100^th year celebration with the Stanley Cup and a traveling NHL Museum were at the Freemont Street. A nice surprise to see.

We made it down to Container City where we waited for the Praying Mantis light and gas show. Jerry was part of the entertainment show volunteering to play the drums.

The next day we headed to Oatman, Arizona, about 2 ½ hours southeast of Las Vegas. It is an old mining/ghost town everyone should see at least once in there life. The daytime population includes wild donkeys that are descendants of the original donkeys imported in the 1800’s. They do a bank robber shootout show twice a day in the middle of the street.

The evening had a nice surprise with a Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band concert tribute to our wounded troops. It was a great concert and tribute to the troops.

The next day we headed out to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area, about 30 minutes west of Las Vegas. Another beautiful wildlife area with great views.

The next day we spent on the strip. Our first stop was the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign where the Vegas Strong Memorial is from the mass shooting. It was very touching and made it so real when you see the faces of those who were murdered. If you have a minute please read the “If I Knew” poem in the picture below. It will really make us stop and think how short life can be and we just never know.

We hit quite a few Casinos including the Hershey’s Store, Coke store, and M&M Store. We saw the Atlantis Show at Caesar’s Palace and the Night Fountain at the Bellagio.

We enjoyed dinner at Gordon Ramsey’s Steak in the Paris Casino as we wanted Beef Wellington and what better place to get it.

We had a relaxing day on Tuesday with lunch on Freemont Street in an Irish Pub. Tuesday evening we went to the Donny & Marie Show at the Flamingo. Great show, they were very entertaining!!