What we're all about

Golf courses, Urban sprawl and the Strip. This is the what life in Las Vegas is all about. We boast 38 golf courses, 1.8 million residence and 102,000 hotel rooms. What more could you ask for?
~Christy

Where's the Wildlife?

I couldn't resist putting this picture up... What is the wildlife in this picture and how many of them do you see? -Wendi

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

On our way out to the wildlife preserve we got rained on. Yes! It occasionally rains here and decided to do so last weekend! So we were blessed with two full sized rainbows and excellent lighting! We started to look for the treasure at the end of the rainbow, but didn't get there fast enough! Have a great weekend! -Wendi

Serene

Travel north on I95 in Las Vegas and just past the edge of town you'll find the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. At the Corn Creek Field Station we stopped to enjoy the beauties of nature. It felt like a world away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Good for the soul!
~Christy

Out into the Wild Blue Yonder!

Took this on the way to the Desert Wildlife Preserve! Be prepared to be Shocked at what lies 40 minutes from the Strip! -Wendi

Inside a Sunken Ship

After you have perused the many huge aquariums at the Shark Reef you are led to the biggest tank of them all, the SHARK TANK! Here you get the feeling that you are in a sunken ship surrounded by sharks, barracuda, sea turtles, etc... circling, above, below(see the window in the floor) and too each side of you. It's an erie feeling. Oh and by the way, did you know that sharks can hear a beating heart, their eyesight is very poor but their sense of smell and hearing is excellent!
I took this as a long exposure, the blur to the left is my sister walking under the light, kind of turned out weird! Anyway, if you ever get to come to visit my home town of Las Vegas, make sure you stop by the Shark Reef, just for the experience! -Wendi

Jellyfish Dreams

This tank holds jellyfish and is part of the Shark Reef exhibit at the Mandalay Bay. They keep the lights dimmed in the exhibit and light up the tanks, it makes for a cool experience! By the way did you know that jellyfish don't have brains or hearts?
-Wendi

Welcome Inside Mandalay

The interior of the Mandalay Bay is classy, the high ceilings, and sky lights add to the whole ambiance. We are working our way to the Shark Reef, an indoor aquarium. -Wendi

The Road... again

Who knew the road to Manadaly passed through Egypt?

The Road to Mandalay

The picture speaks for itself.

Welcome to the show

This was a pretty cool lookout to the folks walking into the Blue Man Theater. I wonder if they knew what was in store for them.
~Christy

King of the Mountain

Had to take a few shots of these kids on this hill. Brought back many memories of climbing up hills in a race to get to the top. Those where the days! The race is a little bit different now! - Wendi

Snow Canyon

Here's a shot from Snow Canyon in St. George, Utah. Near where the racers ran. It resembles Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas with the red rocks. I love the red rocks against the blue sky, guess that's why I live in the desert! -Wendi

Harvest Moon

On the trip out to St. George I saw the Harvest Moon rising. I couldn't resist pulling over and taking a picture of it. Kala, of the Honalulu Daily photo, has posted a spectacular photo of a full moon in past months, which inspired me to try to take a night shot of it! So here you go! -Wendi

St. George Marathon

St. George, Utah is about an hour and a half or more(depending on the speed of the driver ;) ) east of Las Vegas. Today was it's annual marathon. I drove out to visit some family, who had friends running the race. It was exciting to see so many people running together. They start the race out in the middle of the desert and run 26 miles into town. This photo was taken at the 17 mile mark, near Snow Canyon. The sign says, Grandpa Rob Way to Go! Love, Kylie! Way to go everyone who ran, you are an inspiration to me! -Wendi

Moon Rise

I know we post a lot of moon shots here but we really do have incredible moon rises. There's just something about the purple sky that makes you want to take a photo!
~Christy

Favorite Escape

Red Rock Canyon is one of my favorite get aways in Vegas. The other day I needed to escape so I drove out there for a bit, did some hiking, and photographed the red rocks as the setting light hit them. -Wendi

Sky on Fire

This is the same sunset I saw through the rearview mirror... except that I was at a point where I could stop and photograph it properly. This was taken on the road into the Village Monte Lago at Lake Las Vegas. I think this is one of my favorite views of the city.
~Christy

Rear View Sunset

The other day as I was driving out to Lake Las Vegas I looked in my rearview mirror and discovered one of the most incredible sunsets I've ever seen in Las Vegas. I couldn't stop and take a photo so I thought I'd just show you the view I got.
~Christy

Sunrise

Monday morning brought a beautiful sunrise! In Vegas if we have clouds in the sky (which is rare) we get some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. If you look closely you will see the outline of the strip in front of the mountains in the distance. Have a GREAT WEEK! -Wendi