Mirage Volcano

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Mirage Volcano

The volcano erupting in front of the Mirage Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

We hit the road today for a couple of days as we head to the Tetons and Yellowstone.  In the meantime, I thought I would share a few more Las Vegas Photos.

Phil Ivey Photo

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Phil Ivey

Well I must admit, Janine and I are pretty avid Texas Hold’em players and fans, so when we learned that the Travel Channel was in Vegas for the WPT Mirage Poker Showdown – the first event of the next season – we had to check it out! We have been parking in the back of the Mirage and entering through a side entrance as it is much easier then dealing with the strip. Today on our way to the Mirage, we arrived at the same time as Phil Ivey! We even shared the same bench for about 5 minutes. Read More

Red Rock Canyon Photos

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Red Rock Canyon

I went back to Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, Nevada this morning for first light – I think I found the only patch of wildflowers in all of Southern Nevada this year! 

I haven’t made it to the Strip yet – I’m thinking I will wait until the weekend visitors are gone and try photographing down there tomorrow. 

We now have a section on our website of Red Rock Canyon Photos.

Captured with a Canon tilt / shift lens.

Las Vegas Panoramic

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Las Vegas Panoramic

  We are now in Las Vegas enjoying the warm weather.  Our Mojave travels were not productive for photography.  We didn’t see any baby quail in an area we had seen dozens a year ago.  Right after our trip a year ago, the area was burned by a wildfire.  Thanks to fire damage and drought, we found very little wildlife this year.  We may have been a week too early as well.   Read More