Vegas 2014 - Caching around

The previous times I have been to Las Vegas the temperature was fairly comfortable and there was some wind.   It was not the case this time.  
As we had elected to stay in LV for the duration of our trip we rented a vehicle for day trips.  Twice we went out to Henderson/Boulder City/Hoover Dam area. 
 

This was the actual cache with a TB attached..double score!!

Both times the heat was 30 C or hotter so we tried to limit our caching to P&Gs. One of my goals was a challenge cache in Henderson so we spent some time beforehand solving a nice little geoart series.  This was a fun series of drive ups that had us searching hard for a couple of them while seeing how they do housing developments.    Name That Toon

Also in the area we managed a letterbox in a wetland area that surprised us.  
We also did a nice Wherigo cache in Boulder City.   Bolder City Train Heist was at the Train museum.  Lots of fun and not too much area to cover.  

In Boulder we also picked up some virtuals as well as some traditionals at a park.  Devilish little hides in trees that reminded us of home.

Boulder City was a great stop to explore and shop!!   

Really interesting layering

The one thing on my to-do list this trip was Red Rock Canyon.  Got to use the National Park Pass one more time before it expired.  We did the scenic loop drive, taking pics and finding some traditionals as well as an earthcache.  












 

Since the day was a little overcast the temperature was a lot more comfortable for a 2 mile hike into the 2nd oldest cache in Nevada.  We set off on the trail with water, camera, and GPS in hand. 



We were about 750m in on the rough track when we came upon a pair of burros.  The let us get about 10 feet from them.  Their markings were very interesting. 

The signs on the road stated that feeding of wild horses and burros was a $500 fine...we just took photos....

You really cannot beat an Ammo Can in the desert... This was fun to find this oldie as well as others in the area  Vegas New Year 2K1 Stash

A tad rusty but still going strong..

 

 

Well it wasn't a lot of caches on this trip but definitely some fun ones...

 

We rounded out the trip with some caches around our hotel and the ones required to complete the challenge.