Yesterday I decided I needed a break from the busy heat of Vegas. Considering it isn’t even summer yet, that doesn’t bode well for me. I headed into the Spring Mountains, about 45 minutes northwest of downtown. The highest point is Mt Charleston, …

This morning I left my apartment with a specific hike in mind. I followed the directions to the trailhead only to find out that the last 3 miles require a “high clearance vehicle.” For those of you unfamiliar with that term, my Infiniti M45 is the…

I’m guilty, I admit it. From the time I received my first gizmo as child I was hooked. Not on that gizmo in particular, but on gizmos in general. And it has cycled over time. Computers. Blackberries. Tablets. Anything with buttons, or nowadays the…

One of the things I’ve wanted to do since I’ve been in Las Vegas is take advantage of the surroundings. When people think of Vegas, they immediately think of neon and gambling and hookers. People don’t realize what a playground this area is for pe…

My first day of my new job was January 30th. Like many people, my alarm clock wakes me each morning. I rarely take much time to choose a station, and once chosen, I can’t recall ever changing it (except for the move). That really is odd, because m…

My first day in Nevada just came to an end. It started with a beautiful sunrise. The view from my apartment is pretty good to the east. Then we ran some errands and got a little more settled in the space. We ended the day with a trip to the strip,…

Only ten miles left, so we thought we deserved a break. For those of you who haven’t been to Hoover Dam, my dad summed it up best with “holy $hit.”

So far we’ve made pretty good time. We just came through St Louis and are headed west. Our plan is to make it to Tulsa tonight and then maybe another long day tomorrow. The dedication to our route caused us to skip a stop at the Worlds Largest Ket…