In Vegas, I ventured out a bit too so I can see the good, bad and ugly

[theking]

[theking]

Didn't take a photo but passed by this place on the outskirts too:

[DuMa]

I loved those station's casinos.  They looked like they are owned by the same company since most to all be looking the same.  Them stations be throwing out some great food deals like buffet for $9.99 or something like that. 

When I have a ride in Vegas, I tend to venture out like you too.  Vegas is more than just the strip.  I like to see how other people are living by just cruising around. 

[theking]

Passed by these next door to each other guys on the opposite side of town too and they're both permanently closed..guess the folks on the strip are just too rich and poweful... :

sp

[theking]

I took these photos and this is definitely the good part, up in the hills looking down over the strip  :

[theking]

The backdrop with the dessert mountains in the background ain't bad either:

[theking]

When I took a photo of this intersection, I saw a lot of migrant type of housing in this area  :

[DuMa]

Passed by these next door to each other guys on the opposite side of town too and they're both permanently closed..guess the folks on the strip are just too rich and poweful... :

sp

Closed due to the pandemic but they will be tore down and rebuilt to a different casino.  They are owned by the red rock casino which is on the other side of town of the strip.  I did not know that redrock casino owns them stations.  Red rock has that thunder valley feeling to it.  Nice property though.

The most interesting thing is that this casino line is catering to them locals.  They must have their own reasons but the money to be made should be like those big players on the strip, catering to worldwide clients. 

[Visualmon]

The backdrop with the dessert mountains in the background ain't bad either:

I like this image very much. The scenery has the tranquility in it. 

[theking]

I did not know that redrock casino owns them stations.

I did not know that either and we were at Red Rock casino too  :

[DuMa]

Once I get my new car, I'll drive to vegas once again.  The common denominators to all my vehicles are that I must take them to the OC, Vegas for a test run once bought new.  The other denominator is that when I'm ready to retire the vehicle, it would have hit a critter of the fields.  We talking about flying owl, rabbit, dogs or cats and the infamous deer.  Just a few weeks ago, I ran into a  buck road kill.  There is no way that I can dodge it and I was going only 60mph.  The other cars on the other lane already warned me with high beam but I thought it was a cop alert.  It was a dark stretch of the road to jackson and unlucky for me, I was the lead car so I can't use the car in front of me for traffic alert.  That sucker was huge, with horns and all and it was laying half way on my side of the road.  I ran over it with the horn scratching the bottom of my car.  I think damage was done somewhere and possible a dent in the cat.  You know you can't pass smog if your cat is bad.  New whip coming soon as I'm in the market to hunt for one right now. 

Vegas or daygo will be my first trip once I get my new whip.  Venturing out to every corner of vegas to see how the locals are living has this surreal vibe to it.  Would I live there?  No unless all of my buddies all retire and we all move there together then sure, in a heartbeat.  Retirement to me is to be able to enjoy the rest of your life with those you loved.  It will be a sad realization that as we grow older, we too will line up and go to each one of our buddies funerals and such.