I left work early to drive to Vegas, but it still took me 5 hours to get there because of all the traffic. I checked in my AirBnb and went to the strip to get some food before the concert. I truly enjoyed the delicious sandwich at Earl of Sandwich right at Planet Hollywood. I still had plenty of time left, but decided to head to Zappos Theater (also within Planet Hollywood) to people watch. Indeed, it turned out to be quite entertaining observing dozens of crazy 30-year-old females posing in front of the "BSB" sign. Interestingly, there were quite a few folks of older generation whose kids probably made them listen to Backstreet Boys when they were teens.
My seat was pretty good, except the tall man in front of me partially obstructing the view. Luckily, there were screens on both sides of the stage, so I could glance at them once in a while. The concert last about an hour and a half and was full of positive energy. It seemed that the band really enjoyed their time as well.
After the concert, I headed straight to bed as the next morning I wanted to go to Red Rock Canyon.
About 40 minutes from my AirBnb, I still did not get to the trail until 9.30 AM the following day. Unfortunately, the parking lot was completely full, and I had to pick another trail to hike. Random trail picking is not my kind of thing. I prefer prior research with lots of planning ahead of time, but hey, I was forced to be spontaneous and picked White Rock/La Madre Springs Loop Trail.
Originally, my plan included 3 trails, but since the weather was getting brutally hot already, I was planning to just do one trail. It did not disappoint. About 9 miles round trip, the trail offered views of the desert, wildflowers, a small spring and the red and white rock all around. It was not an easy trail due to distance, but the changing landscape offset occasional misery.
It all started with a decent, but gradual climb that allowed to get a 180-view of the park.
As the hike progressed, the type of rock slowly became more reddish instead of white.
Even in the desert wildflowers seem to live happily. This one was quite strange, a mixture of flowers and what looked like pine needles.
Lonely cacti, families of cacti, condominiums of cacti - you pick it, Rock Canyon probably has it!
A variety of desert plants was beyond my imagination. Below is a strange plant with features of a cactus and a tree.
...and some usual wildflowers.
The trip ended with delicious sushi...
...Matcha dessert (a mixture of icecream, cornflakes (?), jelly and some weird bean)...
...and private Karaoke!
красивое путешествие.
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