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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Day 1 of Spring Break Get Away: San Diego Backroads to Las Vegas

Time flies so fast when we are having fun. Last Sunday, we left San Diego for a much needed spring break get-away to Las Vegas. Our plan was to watch Lion King and Cirque du Soleil's O, do some night photography in this vibrant city, and during the day, explore the great outdoors close to Las Vegas.Las Vegas is usually the starting point and the end point of  a Grand Circle Itinerary. This is because Las Vegas is the major international airport that forms a circle with the dense concentration of National Parks in the Southwest. However, this time, we decided to stay at Las Vegas only, explore the nature parks that are closer to it and watch shows at night. San Diego to Las Vegas is 5-hour drive, however, we did not take the direct route instead we explored first the backroads of San Diego. Here are pictures of our route from San Diego to Las Vegas.
goldfields @ Hwy 79- Julian-Palomar line, San Diego County
goldfields @ Hwy 79- Julian-Palomar line, San Diego County
snowy egrets on a farm adjacent to Hwy 79-San Diego County
egret in flight
Sandboarding @ Glamis Sand Dunes ( Hwy 78)- Imperial County
Sandboarding was so much Fun, so I have to trade off my shoes for sand
Exhilarating Joy
Walk With Me to the top, and then, Slide Down
From Glamis Sand Dunes, we moved North East to MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, where stayed for several nights. We got some good deals for our hotel stay at MGM Signature and our Cirque du Soleil Tickets and Lion King. Hunting for good deals opened up to me several cheap ticket prices that are closer to home like American Idol Tickets, Dancing With The Stars Tickets, Britney Spears Tickets and Zac Brown Band Tickets. I actually got my Tears for Fears tickets already, yeah!
Las Vegas Blvd with MGM Grand

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22 comments:

  1. exhilarating joy indeed! weeeeeee!!! i'd love to walk up and slide down in the sands with you if i'm not pregnant. lol!

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  2. smiling here and making you guess which photo is my favorite:) while the goldfields really amaze my eyes as well as the egrets and the sand..nothing beats that joyful face of yours which always make us keep coming back to view your wondrous trips!

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  3. oh love those photos. my Vegas trip was a memorable one too but because of shopping. hahaha you know me. We didn't get the chance to watch those awesome shows because we didn't have the luxury of time. Maybe next time we will stay longer so we can explore the Sin City more.

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  4. Smile, and the whole world smile to you.

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  5. Sand-boarding sounds like something my kids would love to do. You're my hero!

    The gold field and egrets are just fantastic.

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  6. Exhilarating is the word! I have never been to the sand dunes, one thing we will have to explore!

    We have a reunion in Las Vegas in May, but I guess it will be too hot to go to Valley of Fire.

    Lion King is in our list!

    This is one fun spring break!

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  7. You guys can have so much fun over there huh! :D I wanna sandboarding too.

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  8. You are amazing and active! What a joy to follow your journey! Beautiful photos..

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  9. I love the sand surfing! It is always so wonderful to see your adventurous and beautiful pictures!

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  10. The egret in flight looks very beautiful. I never expected a big bird like this to look like that.

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  11. Fantastic fields of flowers and egrets, sandboarding and Las Vegas at night - all breathtaking!

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  12. Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.

    Your shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!

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  13. Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.

    Your shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!

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  14. Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.

    Your shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!

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  15. Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.

    Your shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!

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  16. Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.

    Your shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!

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  17. That's so much fun!! I guess it's sometimes more fun to explore the backroads instead of the direct route : )

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  18. Sandboarding looks pretty interesting...sana meron nyan dito sa Pinas hehehe...

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  19. Never thought about sandboarding. I'm surprised it's not being done here. We have lots of dunes.

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  20. I'm planning on moving to Las Vegas from Southern California. I hear that there are motels downtown that offer weekly and monthly rates. How much should I plan on spending? I would want to stay in a motel to find a job and find an apartment.

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  21. I was on top of Mount Pleasant last weekend and there were small, dark, swallow like birds playing in the wind. It is driving me crazy trying to figure out what they were.thanks!

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