61.52 Nevada: Las Vegas: Rock scrambling outside of Red Rock Park...the ultimate in a dichotomy between Las Vegas and its premier park.

Love on the rocks and other delights...Jen wondering about the return route.
"I wanna go higher"...big deal!
  When we head for Nevada, which has very attractive landscapes, we limit our risk taking to the climbs and boulder hopping rather than the dark, sleazy places. Each aspect of life has risk and while the priority is to avoid or certainly limit the downside, we sure have more control of our feet- and hand- placing, than of of our chips. In our first trip to Las Vegas, which occurred in December 1975, (we were a little younger then being all of 23 years old and probably wiser than we are today). We are grateful for a lesson well learned, and quickly, too, during a short period. 

  We visited a casino and played roulette with $1 chips. We enjoyed some success. We returned to the hotel and calculated, based upon our system, that instead of using the lowest denomination chips, we should upgrade to the $5 level. Our system seemed a good one and we would retain it but make five times the profit instead. Sometimes we are to put it simply: Quite brilliant. 

  That evening, we returned to the casino, brimming with confidence but dare we say, also including a modicum of humility. The action began. After losing $50 in less than 5 minutes, gambling for money other than in the financial markets, became nothing but a bore and waste of time. Of course, that's personal and not meant to disparage anyone who has a different view, which is obviously apparent by the existence of the Strip. Talking of the strip...oh, oh, I'm getting the eye from the boss. 

The tricky but essential moves in order to make progress. 

 Some of the best aspects of greater Las Vegas.
After action, relaxation, reflection and of course, brunch.
This is what we call the 'flex-knee' position. Relevance? None, just needed to incorporate a caption.
A different section of the scramble.
Always a bit of the 'unknown' of how far to challenge the hip, for a hippie. Note the change in coloring but only a short distance along.
What a delightful environment.
Reaching a wide-open section.
Heading for a narrower section, one of us in a gulley, hoping to avoid a 'flash-flood'.
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey 

Difficult to comprehend, wonderful to be immersed within. (Note snow-covered mountain in a harsh desert, at rear.)