The drive back home.

I walked out of my room at Terrible's right at 11:00 a.m. and headed over to Fry's.  We don't have a Fry's in Utah so stopping by the one in Las Vegas is typically mandatory on my Las Vegas trips.  The store is always a welcome site.

One of the things I enjoy about the Las Vegas Fry's is the huge black and white photos on the ceiling of the old days of Las Vegas.

This is probably my favorite one.

I remember the Heldorado parade when I was growing up in Las Vegas.  I really enjoyed it.  The two kids in this 1949 photo were obviously enjoying it, too.



This probably is going to sound odd but the main reason I go to Fry's isn't for all the cool tech gizmos.  It's for these.

 Macadamia Nuts can be found in any grocery store but not honey roasted Macadamia nuts.  As you can see, they are a bit pricy but they are well worth it.  I haven't yet found a place in Utah that sells them but I am still looking.

Stopped at Cravings at the Mirage.  Cravings is currently my favorite Las Vegas buffet.

I had some great prime rib along with french toast and eggs Benedict.  Then I was on my way.  The clouds were wonderful.  I was considerably blessed trip when it comes to clouds.

About 40 miles from Las Vegas, I-15 passes through the Moapa Indian reservation.  Right off the exit, the local tribe owns a truck stop/casino/C store/........and several other things.

They sell the kinds of things you would expect on an Indian Reservation....Liquor, cigarette's....but for me the main attraction in the Fireworks.

There is no storage place for the fireworks during the off season.  They're already in the storage space.  They are on the floor year round and can be purchased when you feel the need for a fire cracker.  I have been in here in July and they do stay pretty busy.

Before taking off I took a few photos of the Indian reservation land.  I couldn't walk any further than this or I'd be trespassing on Indian land.  But they did have some good clouds.

 I had a short layover in Mesquite.   I pulled into the Casablanca for a pit stop.

 

 I got back on the road and was ready for another drive through the Virgin river gorge.  I took a few more pictures.  Notice how they had to blast out a path right through the mountains to make the freeway.

If you can imagine how things looked before they built the freeway, one begins to realize that there is no car that should ever be there.

I pulled into St. George and walked around the Barnes and Noble at their mall.   My last taste of civilization for another 300 miles.

These photos were taken not far from St. George.  I looked to the east and saw some beautiful desert mountains being complimented by equally beautiful streaking clouds.  I pulled my car over and stepped out to take the shots. 

This was the last photo I took on the trip. 

It's just a little mound that the freeway goes winds around.  There's nothing special about the photo except that it really was the last photo I took.  It was getting dark and I was plain tired of taking photos.  I arrived home at 1:00 a.m.