The Shields in Las Vegas

We love to visit Las Vegas.  We have visited twice a year the last couple of years.  There are many things to do and see in the area.  I hope these pages give you some ideas. 

Enjoy

February 2009
Great Vegas Wildflower Hunt

Red Rock Conservation Area
Mojave Preserver (lava tube)
Death Valley National Park (Rhyolite, Scotty's Castly, Natural Bridge, Badwater Basin)
Valley of Fire

November 2008

April 2008

Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Lorretto Chapel
- St. Fransis
- American Indian Art Museum
- Lensic Center
Mojave Desert, California
Moab, Utah
- Thompson Canyon
- Copper Ridge Saurpod Dinosuar Trail
- Arches National Park
- Potash Road Dinosaur track & petroglyphs
Moab, Utah
- Dewey
- off raod
- Fisher Tower
Moab, Utah
- Newspaper Rock State Park
- Canyonlands national park Needles District

November 2007

Petroglyph National Monument
Bandelier National Monument
Drove through Jamez Valles National Monument
Drove through a prescribed burn
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Salmon Ruins County Historical Site
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park
Standin' On the Corner Park
Meteor Crater
Chloride Arizona
Red Rock Conservation Area

April 2007

Grand Canyon Skywalk
Walnut Canyon National Park
Stanin' On The Corner
Canyon DeChilly
Tonto Natural Bridge Arizona State Park
Tuscon Desert Museum
Saguaro National Park
Red Rock Conservation Area
Valley of Fire
Mount Charelston

November 2006

Valley of Fire
Lost City Museum
Zion National Park
Red Canyon, Utah
Slot Canyon Inn - Isaac Riddle Cabin
Road to Capital Reef NP
Capital Reef National Park
Escalante National Park - Hole in the Rock Trail
Bryce Canyon National Park
Las Vegas

March 2006

Marriott Grand Chatuea
Around Vegas
Vally of Fire Nevada State Park
Peach Springs Trail (Grand Canyon)
Red Rock Conservation Area
Stratosphere Tower

October/November 2005

Red Rock Conservation Area
World Of Outlaws Finals
Parowan Gap
Red Cliffs Lodge
Arches National Park
Dead Horse Point State Park
Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky
Shaffer Trail
Potash Road
Onion Creek
Bryce Canyon Natioonal Park
Dixie National Forest
Westgate Flamingo Bay

April 2005

4 Queens
Death Valley
Ryolite
Westgate Flamingo Bay
Freemont Street
Freemont Street Mardi Gras
Mohave Preserve
Eldorado Canyon
Sun Coast
Red Roc Conservation Area

October 2004

Fairfiled Gran Desert Resort
AARP Conference
Smokey Robinson & Smothers Brothers concert
James Taylor concert
Mt. Charleston
Red Rock Conservation Area

May 2004

Mt. Charleston
Mt. Charleston Hotel
Fletcher Cnayon Trail
Desert Overlook Trail
Taj Mahal concert
Candlewood Suites
TheHOTEL

November 2003

Golden Nugget
Main Street Station
Freemont Street Experience
Aviation Nation
Westgate Flamingo Bay
COMDEX
Ellis Island - Vicki's Birthday
Red Rock Conservation Area
Utah
Zion Nation Park - Kolob Canyon
Red Cliffs Lodge
Onion Creek & Kokopelli Trail
Arches National Park
Arizona
Monument Valley
Navajo National Monument
Grand Canyon - Jolene's Birthday
Dessert Springs Trail
Route 66

July 2003

Luxor
Mount Charleston
Nuclear Test Site
The Hilton

April 2003

Ash Meadows
Nuclear Test Site
Bellagio Water Show
Red Rock Canyon First Creak Falls
Luxor
The Rio
Sedona AZ
Montezuma's Castle
Sunset Crater
Tuzigut
Wukoki
Wuptaki

November 2002

Bellagio Water Show
Eiffel Tower
Valley of Fire
Stone Canyon Inn
Bryce Canyon National Park
Escalante Staircase
Grosvners Arch
Zion National Park

May 2002

Red Rock National Conservation Area
Caesar's Palace
(Jo got sick this trip, so we didn't do a lot.)

November 2001

Bitter Springs Back Country Byway BLM
Clark County Wetlands Park
Keyhole Canyon
Lost City Museum
Mitchell Caverns, Mohave National Preserve, Pleasant Mt. CA State Park
Red Rock National Conservation Area
Techatticup Gold Mine & Nelson's Landing

June 2001

Bally's
Mohave National Desert Preserve / Pleasant Mountains CA State Park
Race to Atlantis
Red Rock National Conservation Area
The Rio

November 2000

November 1999

February 1999

Grand Canyon
Monument Valley
Red Rock National Conservation Area

Aviation Nation

November 2003

Bally's

The Hilton

July 2003

Luxor

July 2003

Main Street Station

November 2003

Mount Charleston Hotel

May 2004

THEHotel at Mandalay Bay

May 2004

The Paris

The Rio

June 2001
May 2003

Race to Atlantis

June 2001

Red Cliffs Lodge, UT

November 2003
October 2005

Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay

Westgate Flamingo Bay

April 2003
November 2003
October/November 2005

Las Vegas area

Air Force One - November 2003

Ash Meadows - April 2003

Bellagio Water Show - November 2002 - April 2003

Bitter Springs Back Country Byway BLM - November 2001

Clark County Wetlands Park - November 2001

Freemont Street Experience - November 1999 - November 2003

Keyhole Canyon - November 2001

Lost City Museum - November 2001 - November 2006

Mount Charleston - July 2003 Mary Jane Falls - May 2004 Fletcher Canyon Trail - May 2004 Desert Overlook - April 2007

Nuclear Test Site - May 2003 - July 2003

Red Rock National Conservation Area - February 1999 - November 1999 Calico Tank - November 1999 First Creak Trail - June 2001 - November 2001 Calico Trail
May 2002 - May 2003 First Creak Trail - November 2003 Calico Trail - May 2004 - November 2005 - March 2006 -
April 2007 - November 2007 - February 2009

Techatticup Gold Mine & Nelson's Landing - November 2001

Valley of Fire - November 2002 - March 2006 - November 2006 - April 2007 - November 2008-12 - November 2008-20 - April 2009

World Of Outlaws Finals - November 2005

Arizona

Canyon DeChilly - April 2007

Grand Canyon - February 8 1999 - February 9 1999 - November 2000 - November 2003 PM - November 2003 AM - November 2003 Peach Springs Trail - March 2003 Peach Springs Trail

Grand Canyon Skywalk - April 2007

Meteor Crater - November 2007

Monument Valley - February 1999 - November 2003 PM - November 2003 AM

Montezuma's Castle - May 2003

Navajo National Monument - November 2003 - May 2004

Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park - November 2007

Saguaro National Park - April 2007

Salmon Ruins County Historical Site - November 2007

Sedona AZ - May 2003

Standin' On the Corner Park - November 2007

Sunset Crater - May 2003

Tonto Natural Bridge Arizona State Park - April 2007

Tuscon Desert Museum - April 2007

Tuzigut - May 2003

Walnut Canyon National Park - April 2007

Wukoki - May 2003

Wupataki - May 2003

California

Death Valley - November 2000

Mitchell Caverns, Mohave National Preserve, Pleasant Mt. CA State Park - June 2001 - November 2001

Route 66 - November 2003

New Mexico

Aztec Ruins National Monument - November 2007

Bandelier National Monument - November 2007

Chaco Culture National Historical Park - November 9 2007 - November 11 2007

Petroglyph National Monument - November 2007

Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park - November 2002 - October 2005 - November 2006

Capital Reef National Park - November 2006 -
November 2006 road to

Dixie National Forest - October 2005

Escalante Staircase National Park - November 2002 - November 2002 - Grosvner's Arch - November 2006 - Hole in the Rock Trail

Red Canyon - November 2006

Slot Canyon Inn - Isaac Riddle Cabin - November 2006

Stone Canyon Inn - November 2002

Zion National Park - November 1999 - November 2002 -
November 2003 - November 2006

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