Seven Magic Mountains

Went sightseeing yesterday before we parked the car until we leave.  Drove south of town to an art project called Seven Magic Mountains.  The artist built the stones out in the middle of nowhere (which isn't hard to do in Nevada).  Very colorful and in stark contrast to the surrounding desert.  It's about ten miles south on Las Vegas Blvd which parallels I-15. 

We had seen a news story about the art project and had bookmarked the story to make sure we visited it on this trip.  The stones all have a rod running through them to anchor them; otherwise, I'm sure someone would try to topple them. It's only supposed to be in place for a couple of years, then he's going to move it somewhere else.

As you can imagine, Las Vegas is very crowded (talk about an understatement!).  You're shoulder to shoulder wherever you go.  Fun people-watching - all sizes, shapes, ethnic, geographic groups - a lot of families.  Tonight is the firework display on the Strip - supposed to last eight minutes and cost in access of $500,000.  Not sure where we will watch from - crowds ain't our thing, so it might be from the hotel room.

Tomorrow we're leaving Las Vegas and heading south to Laughlin for a couple of days.  Hank and Diane Arends (Hank is Mary's brother) will be there before they head further south to spend the winter in Parker, CA.  They're from Minnesota and always spend the winter in their fifth-wheel in Parker which is on the CA-AZ border. 

Hope you all have a Happy New Year and celebrate safely, but with a lot of fun.