Trip to Prescott & Las Vegas

04/17/06

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Trip to Prescott & Las Vegas
Jeanne & Red Cross: Katrina
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Jeanne's x-mas gift from Gary: A road trip with highlights from Prescott, AZ to Las Vegas, NV to see INXS in concert!

We both enjoyed INXS's (rock group) music long before meeting one another & have continued to enjoy their music together. We watched "Rock Star" which aired on TV in 2005 in their search for a new lead singer. Gary surprised Jeanne (for x-mas) with tickets to see INXS in concert at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

This trip was planned & centered around the INXS event and to have a romantic getaway. And so IT WAS.......

Prescott, AZ

Trivia: Prescott was Arizona's first territorial capitol.

We found the people & surroundings to have a beautiful simplistic nature and the topography of the land offers drastic differences.

                              

 

Kirkland &  Skull Valley

Kirkland & Skull Valley are very small towns within the vicinity of Prescott, AZ. And the answer to your question? No, they are not a ghost towns.

Kirkland is about to expand offering beautiful estate homes with expansive views. 

Kirkland our leased SUV a Chrysler Pacifica
 		 Ruger Ranch a new development

 		 This sign is for Gary's friend Kirk

 		 Skull Valley where the pictures speak for themselves
 
Skull Valley community church
 		 Skull Valley gas station
 		 Skull Valley

 		 Skull Valley

 
 

Prescott

                                                Goldwater Lake
 
 
                               
                                                   Lynx Lake
           
 		        

 

                                      Historical Downtown
       
Co. Courthouse &
center of downtown




 		   Gurley St.






 		 Hotel St. Michael
is on the national register of
historic places
where we chose
as our place of residence
 
Start & ending of
City Timeline in
front of Courthouse


 		 Courthouse grounds
looking at Hotel St.
Michael at end of
Whiskey Row

 		    
Whiskey Row
 		   Old Fashioned
Bakery		  
Stepped inside
for a taste
bakery

 




 

     Lunch at this
famous landmark
The Palace
Restaurant &
Saloon, is where
a lot of interesting
happenings took
place

 
       
Thumb Butte


 		     Modest to elaborate
homes are nestled
into the beautiful lots
below Thumb Butte


Jerome, AZ

Jerome is located on a mountainside between Prescott & Sedona and known, and was one of the most productive mining towns in the country. It is now an artist community with restaurants, interesting shops & boutiques.

See Jerome at the
top of the crest?
Yep, that's it!		      
       
The valley below   Leaving Jerome  


Historical Route 66

We took the historic Route 66 from Williams, AZ to "Viva Las Vegas".

       
       
                                          
Located off the 66 in this ghost town of Hackberry, AZ is this beautiful 1960 Corvette. We couldn't resist the urge to stop & take a few pictures.


Hoover Dam

Our next tourist stop also known at pit stop was Hoover Dam

    As I said
"Pit Stop"		  
  Hard to see, man
dangling within
metal frame while
he works		    
                                                Lake Mead

Las Vegas, NV

Disclaimer: We take no responsibility for disappointment due to the: no photos of INXS, Jeanne's camera didn't make it past security.

Entering Las Vegas
a billboard display
for Zumanity, a
show Gary also
lined up for us to
see		 Mandalay Bay &
the Lexus (pyramid)
Hotels


 

 MGM Grand




 		  
  New York   New York
Paris Bellagio Bellagio  
    Excalibur  
A garden at
Mandalay Bay






 		 Inside New York
Hotel






 		 We stayed at the
Flamingo Hilton

  Thank You Gary!
    "I Love You"



 

 Gary bought
Jeanne an
82 lb Rock in
Quartzite, AZ
where we
completed our
adventure


 

 

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