Taking the Waters in Tecopa

Even though Las Vegas has been growing faster than kudzu, you still don’t have to drive very far to be in the middle of nowhere. For some, this is ample reason never to venture farther than the last Starbucks, but for those who, like me, enjoy a bit of desert exploration once in a while, it’s a great feature of life in the eastern Mojave. In less than two hours, you can be in a place with no cell service, no Internet access, no television, and no drinking water!

—Megan Edwards

June 29, 2005 | Filed Under 1-2 Day Trips from LV | Leave a Comment

Jun 22 2005

Karaoke at the Bootlegger

“Karaoke.” Try suggesting it to your out-of-town visitors and see what kind of response you get. Among my friends, it ranges from “You’ve got to be joking!” to “Eeeew!” So then I have to say, “No! This is different! It really is!” And then they look at me sadly, knowing in their hearts that Las Vegas has stripped me of every last vestige of good taste.

—Megan Edwards

June 22, 2005 | Filed Under Events in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Shopping & Dining | Leave a Comment

Jun 17 2005

Oasis in the Asphalt: Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park

The City of Las Vegas is proud to be a hundred years old, but there’s something older with a significant birthday this year, too. Celebrating its founding in 1855 is the Old Mormon Fort, the first permanent structure erected in the Las Vegas valley.

—Megan Edwards

June 17, 2005 | Filed Under Off-Strip Attractions | Leave a Comment

Jun 09 2005

Wings Over Vegas: Soaring with Dan Nezgoda

At any given moment, there are all sorts of things in the sky above Las Vegas. In addition to jets of all sizes flying into and out of McCarran Airport, there are F-16s zooming out of Nellis Air Force Base, hot air balloons lifting off from Summerlin, helicopters full of tourists or policemen buzzing overhead, not to mention an occasional blimp floating over the Strip. The sky over Sin City can be a very crowded place.