Red Rocks Canyon Park was a natural wonder that we enjoyed visiting - hiking through the desert with flame-red rocks all around and a scorching sun above hammering down while a hot dessicating wind blew down from the mountains.
In the first shot, I (Neil) am hiking through the red sandstone of the Calico Hills, home to many neat and unique rock climbing routes. The trail in the second photo leads off into Icebox Canyon, a hike we'd intended to return to do but never got the chance, I guess we'll have to go back to do it sometime in the future! In the third image we are standing at the trailhead to several different trails, one of which was the Keystone Thrust trail that leads to a unique geological structure, this is the trail we had intended to take. However, I was leading the way and neglected to listen to Heidi who was certain the trail went "this way" and we ended up on the wrong trail that went several miles further than we'd meant to. The best part of this photo is that Heidi is still smiling (phew!). The hike was still fascinating and very enjoyable. I've also thrown in a photo ofthe Venetian tower, the hotel/casino/resort where we went to see the Phantom of the Opera show that was a highlight of our trip, a jaw-dropping production we recommend to everyone who is anywhere near Las Vegas. We 
really had a 
blast!
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