Friday, December 26, 2025

Las Vegas - October 2018

Ada, Kate and I took a quick trip to Las Vegas to see a magic show, stopping on the way in St George to see The Prince of Egypt at Tuacahn. 

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Charging in Nephi. 

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We made it on time to the show. 

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Such a great place to watch a show. Especially The Prince of Egypt with the flood water rushing down the mountain. 

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Had The Creperie for breakfast. 

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And cheered on the marathoners while the car charged. 

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We went straight to the Seven Magic Mountains south of Las Vegas. 

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We found a kind photographer who helped us do a bit of a photoshoot. 

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Obligatory mask photo.

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Look who's got the hops. 

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We went to Primm to try and ride Desperado, which at one point was the tallest & fastest metal roller coaster in the world.  It wasn't open and I don't think it ever opened since. 

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Checking out the strip. 

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And the Conservatory. 

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The nitrogen dragon ball ice cream was a hit. 

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We went to the Nathan Burton magic show at Planet Hollywood and enjoyed it. 

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Had dinner at Outback Steakhouse.  This was a meal that Ada and Kate talked about for years (unlimited refills on fruit punch!).

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And finished the night with ice cream. 

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Our view from Embassy Suites. 

Next up is another quick trip to St. George over fall break 2018!


Thursday, November 20, 2025

Maui - Day 5

Day 5 - Road to Hana - October 29, 2018

Today we tackled the famous road to Hana. 

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First stop was to check out the turtles at Ho'okipa Beach Park. 

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Made a stop at the arboretum. 

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Found some tiny hermit crabs. 

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Checked out some tidepools. 

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Went for a river swim. 

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Al hates pants. 

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Made the short hike to Kopiliula Falls. 

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And stopped at Pua'a Ka'a Falls. 

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Checked out the roadside lava tube.


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Hanawi Falls. 

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And finally the black sands beach in Hana. 

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Obligatory picture in our best latex. 

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Loved it. 

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Stopped again to check out the turtles at Ho'okipa. 

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Then, capped off the day with Ululani's Shaved Ice before catching our flight home. 

Onto the next trips, a quick blurb about a few trips to St. George & Las Vegas.