our trip to the great Southland; Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles

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carpe.diem.jpg (76927 bytes) Well, we arrived...note the sun dial... it reads carpe diem (seize the day...)

...we visited our family in Gold Canyon, AZ for a couple of days

mtn.AZ.jpg (81452 bytes)  These are the Superstition Mountains just northeast of their home

pricklypear.jpg (76543 bytes) the minimalist desert landscaping is low low maintenance... an idea I could get behind...

folks03.jpg (83367 bytes)  my folks  us.folks.jpg (72090 bytes)  we were so happy to see them

bloom01.jpg (77007 bytes) After a torrential summer thunderstorm, a night bloom appeared on a cactus in the backyard

     ...it was a very good sign

Then it was on to Vegas...

hoover.dam01.jpg (78307 bytes) on the way, we saw Hoover Dam (under unusually tight security)

hoover.dam02.jpg (76950 bytes) The Dam is low due to fire-fighting season, I heard someone say...

I had been travelling at an excessive speed on US93 from Phoenix to Vegas, and was stopped by the most genial State Trooper, an Officer Winters, who merely admonished me and urged me to ease up off the pedal...when we got to the next town, Wikieup, AZ, we stopped a while at the Trading Post and got a most appropriate photo, pictured here

wikieup.jail.jpg (74962 bytes) ...and I didn't exceed the speed limit by such a considerable margin for the rest of the 1500 miles of travel...

route66.jpg (72835 bytes) "Flagstaff Arizona, don't forget Winona... Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino...

bobbleheads.jpg (69392 bytes) at the Hard Rock, John Paul George and the drummer, uhhh, Ringo ...the original bobbleheads, apparently

elvis.jacket.jpg (74318 bytes) my wife... and Elvis' Jacket... no seriously, the Rolling Stones display

palms.jpg (82683 bytes) the new Maloof Brothers casino, west of I15 off the strip -- next to the Rio rioLV.jpg (83125 bytes)

vegas.nightlife.jpg (76379 bytes) Vegas comes alive at night blah blah blah...

doubledown.jpg (72558 bytes) they call me "Double Down"

       ...we saw a show (Carlin) had a couple nice meals (Cafe Lago at Caesers and the MGM) had a nice streak at BlackJack and hit the road the second morning at 6:30... because it's a long way to Los Angeles...

We were guests of a friend and business associate of mine, Eunice, who generously shared her home for our stay...

eunice01.jpg (74651 bytes) some friendships bring such joy mere words fall short

oceanblvd02.jpg (74675 bytes) Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach

oceanblvdLB01.jpg (75766 bytes) and one block up from the beach

dodgers03.jpg (81756 bytes) Dodger Stadium is celebrating its' 40th anniversary

dodgers02.jpg (74854 bytes) LA: a mere 7 rainouts in forty years...

dodgers01.jpg (79260 bytes) my wife wore her RedSox cap...

good ballgame; Dodgers got two late to come back and beat the hated Giants, with Barry Bonds out of the lineup

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