Hi William-
you have to go to the 'Valley of Fire' about half hour drive out of
Vegas- three colour layers of rock forming canyons and rock
structures- a trail leading to a cauldren where there are original
artworks on the rock walls and reputedly the hideout of the last of
the aboriginals in the area. Fabulous landscape photo opps.
-gord
On 4-Apr-09, at 3:21 PM, Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> Thanks for your recommendations Chuck. Hoover dam was already on the
> to
> must see list. We just added red rock canyon to the want to see
> list. I
> understand that Las Vegas is nothing like any place else in the US (or
> elsewhere) I guess that is why we want to visit that too.
>
> Wiliam
>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Verzonden: zaterdag 4 april 2009 20:14
>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] Trip to the US?
>>
>>
>> You will most likely pass about 250 km south of Niagara Falls. Enjoy
>> your trip but don't take Las Vegas as anything like the rest
>> of the US.
>> It is unlike any other city in the US. Also, smoking is allowed in
>> most (if not all) casinos. And there is a lot of it. That's unlike
>> most places in the US today.
>>
>> But perhaps you'll plan a side trip to Hoover Dam.
>> Recommended.
>> <http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/index.html> The
>> shorter and
>> less expensive tour is probably adequate. Hoover Dam is
>> about 50km from
>> Las Vegas on mostly fast highway. You have to pass through
>> the suburban
>> areas of Las Vegas and Henderson (where my father lives). There are
>> still lots of casinos in Henderson but it looks more typical
>> (at least
>> of desert living) than the Las Vegas strip.
>>
>> When you get tired of casinos and lights and need to do a little
>> landscape photography go west about 30 km to Red Rock Canyon.
>> <http://www.desertusa.com/redrock/>
>> <http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
>>> Hi Ali,
>>>
>>> Sorry but the Niagara falls are not in our route. Maybe we can see
>>> them from the plane while flying fron New York to Las Vegas with a
>>> stopover in Chicago? Your country is so large that we can only see
>>> very few special places and the ones we visit we can only visit
>>> briefly. I feel we are already wanting to see too much. I
>> will mail my
>>> travel plans to the list later.
>>>
>>> Maybe there will be a next time we visit the US ;-) That
>> will be a few
>>> years away though. Can't afford this kind of trip every
>> year, not even
>>> without the kids ;-(
>>>
>>> Wiliam
>>>
>>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>>> Van: AS [mailto:alizookoman@xxxxxxxxx]
>>>> Verzonden: zaterdag 4 april 2009 16:25
>>>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>>>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] Trip to the US?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Make sure to visit Niagara Falls ( the American side ). I
>>>> have a friend here who is from the Netherlands as well.
>>>> You'll be in close proximity to Canada and about 8 hours away
>>>> from NYC.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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