Good Hand!

Too bad it was only a nickel bet!

Las Vegas

We're in Las Vegas again for a few days. We were across the street from the Bellagio around 8:00pm when their fountain show started playing. We couldn't hear the music but part of the fountains were visible. It looks really good at night.

Colors

We were treated to some cloud cover while hiking Silly Mountain today. I noticed that the subdued lighting brought out the colors on the rocks. The camera on my iPhone doesn't do a good job with color balance. There were lots of greens and yellows on these rocks. Trust me.

Flagstaff

We're back from a couple of days in Flagstaff. We had originally intended to spend 2 nights there but a bed bug problem (yikes!) forced us from the somewhat affordable Motel 6 to the quite unaffordable Hampton Inn. The Hampton Inn was twice the price of Motel 6 so we only stayed 1 night. We got a couple of hikes in including the Sandy Seep Trail. Here's a picture of Ross on that trail.

Another View

We hiked Silly Mountain again today. This is another view from the saddle near the summit.

Today's Hike

You can't really tell in this picture but we had a rare cloudy morning here in the Valley of the Sun. That makes for much cooler hiking. As we've been doing the last couple of weeks we hiked Silly Mountain today. This picture was taken at the saddle near the summit and shows Karen coming up the trail.

Problem Fixed

Seen inside the men's room at a McDonald's near the Tempe ASU campus. The door lock was broken and this was the fix to the problem. Notice the thought that went into this solution; it's more than long enough to be held by either hand while seated on the "throne."