Monday, June 28, 2010

Weekend with The Pointer Sisters



Buffalo Bill's Casino loves to send Terry postcards inviting her to come and play on their slot machines,

So on June 26 she and Andy drive up to visit Buffalo Bill's where they are going to see a live Pointer Sisters Concert.

The concert is fantastic. The Pointer Sisters put on a very lively show.




The following day Andy wants to take a drive to Downtown Las Vegas.

On Las Vegas Blvd. they spy a crowd of people on the sidewalk.

They have found the location of the TV Series, Pawn Stars.

Andy watches that show all of the time. He parks the car and they get out to investigate. It's a very hot and sunny day in Las Vegas.

They walk around the parking lot where a lot of the outside scenes for the TV show are taped.




Andy wants to go inside, but the place is so popular people have to wait in line outside and take turns going into the store.
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Andy is not fond of standing in lines, and since the temperatures are so high he and Terry decide to visit on another day.



Maybe next time they will be able to visit the inside of the store.


Sunday, June 13, 2010

Laughlin and Utah



Andy and Terry have a little extra time on their hands, so Andy wants to go for a short camping trip. Terry wants to go play with the slot machines.
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They figure out a way to do both.


First they drive out to Laughlin, Nevada for a two day stay at the Edgewater Casino on the Colorado River.


Terry gets to play on her slot machines and she wins a little extra spending money.








Next, Andy drives them up to southern Utah.

They plan to stay at Zion National Park, but it's a bit too crowded and there is no room to camp out, so they continue on to the mountains north of Zion.

Andy wants to try out a nice place called Duck Creek.






They find a nice campground up at Duck Creek with hardly anybody else around. It's a very attractive place in the woods.






After an overnight stay at Duck Creek they head toward Bryce Canyon National Park, elevation 8,000 feet.



They have not been here in five years, so it's time for another visit.











The unusual scenery here is always fantastic.



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They take a ride all around the place on the free park buses.












The weather turns cool and the weatherman predicts rain storms. After spending a night camping in a bit of rain, Andy and Terry decide to return home to wait for drier weather.
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They have a long pleasant drive back home. The weather is not hot and the scenery is very interesting.
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They make a stop in downtown Las Vegas so Terry can get her hands on the slot machines for one hour. She wins a few dollars and they continue on home.
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They do not stop at Buffalo Bill's at the state border because they will be coming back here at the end of the month.







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Check back then for some more stories.