We did an 8 day trip out to Las Vegas, NV and took some pictures along the way:
 

Dennis washing the blankets before we left. It was supposed to get cold on this trip. 

The open road in eastern Arizona between Wilcox and Safford. 

Those are the Graham Mountains ahead of us. 

The view down out of the Graham Mountains looking down upon Safford, AZ.

A Vermillion Flycatcher at Roper Lake State Park, Safford, AZ 

Chocolate Cake for dessert.

Evening showers over Roper Lake and Safford.

Bridge over Burro Creek. Burro Creek Campground was a lovely, small BLM campground down in the canyon. We were about 7 miles west of Nothing, AZ.

Burro Creek Canyon in the light of the full moon. 

A fellow traveler at the truck stop east of Kingman, AZ. 

Red Rock Canyon and Campground just outside of Las Vegas, NV. 

Full moon above Red Rock Campground.

Sunrise at Red Rock Campground. 

And then, into Las Vegas.

Fremont Street is the old downtown gambling area. It has been turned into a pedestrian mall of 4 or 5 blocks covered with an LED lighted canopy. It is a fascinating walk, with tourists and performers and beggars and trollops all about. 

For a video of the lighted canopy visit https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WSc2ALEWY30

The Lobby of the Wynn Hotel, on The Strip.

The reality of The Strip.

Mike's vision of The Strip.

The lobby ceiling at Bellagio: Glass Sculpture by Chihuly.

And we saw "O" at Bellagio as well. It was hypnotizing. 

And then we headed back for home. This is the dry river canyon of the Little Colorado River at the Homolovi State Park, Winslow, AZ

Sun setting on a tree at Homolovi. 

Cholla Power Station at Sunrise. (This is where the exhaust fumes from all of the electric cars go.) 

Acquaintances and Eclipses

Dennis has continued to get good news on the health front, so we are starting to get active again. Last week we had visits from two friends. Our friend, Nelson, came out from Austin to watch the annular solar eclipse with us. Our friend from Florida, Bil, made an unplanned visit to Las Cruces.

After a few days in town Dennis, Nelson and I packed up and headed north. We stopped for a soak at a hot springs resort in Truth or Consequences. We then continued on to Mountainair, New Mexico to watch the eclipse and visit the Abo Mission. On the way home we toured the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Apparently the wildlife had taken the day off.

It was wonderful to visit with dear friends and to be traveling again.

Nelson, Dennis and Bil on Baylor Canyon Road, Las Cruces

Bil's dogs: Otto and Embry

Dennis and the Organ Mountains, Las Cruces

Sunset over the West Mesa, Las Cruces

Twilight Conversation

Riverbend Hot Springs Resort, Truth or Consequences, NM

Abo Mission - Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Moutainair, NM

"...sat on their park bench like bookends." P. Simon

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM

Nail Bird

Eclipse morning in Mountainair

Summary of the Annular Eclipse seen on 10-14-2023 

in Mountainair, NM