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This is what a 1300 mile (starting from northwest Washington) road trip looks like.  Pic taken somewhere in Nevada.  The nice thing about taking the less traveled highways (besides being a more direct route) is the lack of cops - which brings me to the next picture.

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Pics from LV Hilton's "Star Trek The Experience".  If you like Star Trek you gotta check this out.  Tons of props and factoids from the show and a really cool ride that takes you down a "turbo lift" onto an exact replication of the enterprise's bridge and then onto a omni dome ride film.  Some of the best computer graphics I ever saw on the ride film - plus the added benefit of being thrown around violently. No pics of the ride at all - most things including the show photography is forbidden. 

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Check out this clown!  There are freaks everywhere in Las Vegas. Taken inside NY NY gift shop.

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Yup.  Lots of wildlife on this road trip.  We saw about a dozen deer, a billion cows, a few dozen jack rabbits,  a porcupine, various birds (we hit one), and whatever we hit as evidenced by the animal hair on my fender.  We think it was a small fox, but we really didn't turn around to check it out.  

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This is what the end of a 1300 mile road trip looks like.  20 hours of driving tends to tucker one out.

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No, we didn't hit this one.  Part of the Mandalay Bay "Shark Reef" display.  More pics of that when we develop our film.  These pics were taken with my digital camera - and the reflection of the flash off the shark tanks make the pictures suck ass. 

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House 'O Blues. Duh... Didn't get to go in. You should see what those bastards charge!

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You can see these guys for free at the MGM grand.  The second picture shows you how good a picture looks when you take it with the flash on shooting through a reflective surface.  Don't try to recreate this yourself - I'm a pro. 

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More pool pics

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If you're up for some live music, LV is the place to go. Pretty much every casino has some sort of live music. The more you drink, the better it sounds. Must be why this place had a 15 drink minimum.

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Wanna buy a car for 50 cents?  Most of the major casinos had cars that you could "win" playing slots.  A word of caution though - I think these were the same exact cars I saw 7 years ago.

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Pics from the Freemont Street Experience. Cool light show... More pics of that when I get the scanner hooked up.

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Here's where we stayed.  Not bad for $35 a night eh?  Find out more about the hotel here. We found the $35 a night rate at expedia.  Pretty cool hotel - great service.

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The most important part of the hotel - the pool.
A pic of the wife demonstrating how to punish a car by driving 90 MPH in 110 degree weather with the AC cranked.  
These dumbass cows were standing in the middle of the road - which is ok if you don't have to decelerate from 90 MPH.  Do you smell something burning honey?  Is that the brakes?
Various random LV shots. Check out the cool panaramic pics.
Take a look at these loose slots!!  (the machines, not my wife)  If you have extra money to flush down the toilet, slot machines are the best way to do so.  (we only lost $40)

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When you gotta pull over, you gotta pull over...
I'll be back. Will more pics soon.
Inside of Caesar's Palace.  In my opinion the coolest looking casino.