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New drilling in an oil field near I-5 west of Bakersfield
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Some of nearly 5,000 electricity generating turbines atop Tehachipi Pass
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Most of these are in service, some have been abandoned
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There's a lot of arid nothing in the Mojave Desert
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The world's tallest thermometer in Baker, CA
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The Desperado Coaster in Primm, NV was't running
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Primm, on the NV-CA border, is an oasis of gambling
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Our RV park in Las Vegas. 400 spaces, well kept
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The palm tree outside our door
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Gigantic glass flowers by Dale Chihuly in the Bellagio indoor garden
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Lots of tulips in the Bellagio Garden
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And those yellow things . . .
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The Bellagio lobby ceiling is filled with Chihuly creations.
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The Bellagio lobby ceiling is filled with Chihuly creations.
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Cool
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The front of the Bellagio
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Our first look at Lake Mead, behind Hoover Dam
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Temporary power line supports during new bridge construction
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Turbines about 400 feet down inside Hoover Dam
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Hand cut inlaid artwork in the marble floors in the turbine room. Sheesh.
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Dam
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More Hoover Dam
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Stonework on the Arizona Side
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Lake Mead and the highest water line
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Lake Mead
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Those towers lean intentionally.
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Al wants to straighten those things up . .
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That's just wrong . . .
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But they get the wires up out of the canyon
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Fremont Street, downlown Vegas
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Something for everybody
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Not Kenny G - similar sound in the street
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This guy did paintings using spray cans of Krylon paint
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20 minutes each. Fascinating.
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The light show overhead
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The coaster atop Stratosphere is no longer running
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How we saved SOME money on show tickets.
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The token Klingon at Star Trek Experience
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And the Borg . . .
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The ceiling over Quark's Cafe
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Inside New York New York casino
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She's as funny as ever, and does a very clean show.
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All fake and still neat looking
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At New York New York
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The trademark shot of the Excalibur Hotel
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Making Ethel M Chocolates
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Candy factory tours are very tasty
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Beautiful chocolate sculpture, probably no longer edible
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In the Ethel M cactus garden
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In the Ethel M cactus garden
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One huge Prickly Pear
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A very mature Joshua Tree
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Blooming Yucca
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Blooming Barrel Cactus
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A whole tree of these flowers . . .
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Impressive
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The MGM lion, of course
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We like that lion
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The next generation
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Energetic teenagers
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More flavorful places
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M&Ms are more expensive here . . .
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Not Al's favorite seat
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The bear always liked her best
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On a wall outside the Rainforest Cafe
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Inside the Adventure Dome at Circus Circus
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We rode the "Canyon Blaster" coaster twice
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Judy rode this thing once.
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Cool carousel at the Factory Outlet Mall
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Always liked that facade - food was good, too
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The world's heaviest flag - made of steel chains
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One of the custom Harleys on display