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Day 8 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Clark County Museum and Owl Canyon

The eighth and last day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. With my flights home scheduled for 8pm, I decided to keep the day unhurried and flexible, checking out Clark County Museum in the morning before embarking on a short hike through Owl Canyon in the afternoon.

Owl Canyon

Owl Canyon

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Day 7 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Fletcher Peak

The seventh day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. Today I hiked Fletcher Peak, a relatively short and easy hike, offering reprieve after yesterday’s grueling trip to Mt Wilson.

Angel Peak before Sheep Range Mountains

Angel Peak before Sheep Range Mountains

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Day 6 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Mt Wilson

The sixth day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. Today I climbed Mt Wilson, part of Rainbow Mountain Wilderness on the western outskirts of Las Vegas. Unfortunately, I underestimated its commitment and ran out of daylight in the end.

Distant Las Vegas

Distant Las VegasLake Mead visible in the background.

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Day 5 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Valley of Fire

The fifth day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. Today, I visited Valley of Fire State Park, a short drive from Las Vegas featuring enchanting formations of Aztec Sandstone.

Colored Strata

Colored Strata

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Day 4 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Death Valley

The fourth day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. Today I would wrap up my visit to Death Valley, checking out Mosaic Canyon in the morning and Artist Drive in the afternoon, before catching the sunset and starry skies from Dante’s View.

Overlooking Death Valley

Overlooking Death Valley

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Day 3 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Death Valley

The third day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. I spent this entire day in Death Valley National Park, checking out two canyons (Sidewinder and Golden) together with Badwater Basin.

Badlands around Golden Canyon

Badlands around Golden Canyon

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Day 2 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Death Valley

The second day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. Today I made the drive from Las Vegas to Death Valley National Park, checking out Ubehebe Crater along the way before watching the sunset at Zabriskie Point.

View from Zabriskie Point

View from Zabriskie Point

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Day 1 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Hoover Dam and Promontory Point

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam

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Flights for 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas

I took a few days off before Thanksgiving 2024 to explore nature around Las Vegas. This post would be about my flights back and forth, and the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix that I stumbled across.

Las Vegas Grand Prix from Escalator

Las Vegas Grand Prix from Escalator

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Day 3 of October 2024 Trip to Acadia National Park

Another day spent hitting trails and overlooks in Acadia National Park, with perhaps more vibrant foliage and even larger crowds than the previous day.

Bass Harbor Head Light Station

Bass Harbor Head Light Station

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