The first thing we did after getting my bag was head out to Fry's to get an auxiliary cord/charger for my iPod. Apparently, the radio stations out there are not great (even worse than Houston?) and it's just better all around to have your own music. I'm not sure what we listened to first. It may have been Soundgarden.
Once we had that settled, we headed out to Red Rocks. It was a scenic drive and an enjoyable one. As advertised, the hills were red, looking like someone had dragged a large paintbrush across their width. I took a number of pictures out there with my cell phone, and later bemoaned the quality of said pictures. Had I had an actual digital camera with more than 3 megapixels at my disposal, it would have been a lot better (and these entries would have pictures to go with them).
At any rate, once we were done with that, we headed to Red Rock casino. There, we proceeded to lose money at an alarming rate. Well, technically, it was my friend that lost the money. I just stood there agape for the most part. We went bowling as well. It was weird, with the blacklight and all. I hadn't been bowling in a while and was unused to the motions. I also had to bowl with an 11 pound ball, which is only one pound more than I was used to but had a deleterious effect on my swing and my right hip. Somewhere in there was a trip to the buffet. I forget if it was before or after bowling, but we did eat at Red Rock. I had prime rib for the first time and was fairly impressed. I think it goes best with the au jous rather than horseradish, but if you like spicy things, the horseradish is not a bad way to go.
We then took a whirlwind tour of the Strip. Focusing on high-end casinos/hotels, we walked through the Wynn, Encore, Venetian, Palazzo, the Bellagio, and Aria. To me, the highlights of this part were the sportsbook at the Venetian (huge screens to watch sports), the tram from the Bellagio to Aria, and the sheer size of these places in general.
One thing I didn't care for was the traffic on LV Blvd. There's too much, all the bloody time.
To finish off the night we headed to Green Valley Ranch. My friend lost more money there and I gradually fell into a stupor. I had been awake since 9AM, roughly, and despite gaining two hours I was pretty bushed by the time 1:30 AM the next day came around. We were in Green Valley's sportsbook looking at the lines for the football games and I had a bottle of water with me. It was a good time, generally. But we were aiming for something that was unattainable.
We gave in to the urge for sleep and headed to my friend's place. I took the couch and proceeded to mostly toss and turn for the next six-plus hours. I hadn't slept well the previous night either, so Sunday was kind of a bitch in that regard. Then again, there was plenty of football to watch, so it wasn't a total loss by any means. That's where I'll leave off for now and pick up with next time.
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