May 5: We took ATA from Indy to Las Vegas. Pick up a TrailBlazer at National and head for lunch. We stop at Fat Burger. it was great as ussual. Then to Von's for supplies and on to Mt. Charleston.

At Mt. Charleston, we drove to Mt. Charleston Hotel and checked in.In the evening, we ate super at teh hotel. The meal was much better than I expected.

May 6: We drove around Mt. Charleston. We stopped at the Visitor Center. We were told, the oper trails were still snow covered and that only the lower trails were open. They were fairly friendly until we were leaving. Then the message was "Don't leave any trash on the mountain. Take out what you take in.", delivered in a manor that struck my defiant cord. But, as always, we didn't leave any trash.

We took the Fletcher Canyon Trail. We went 2.5 miles in acording to the Magellan Meridian Gold tha we carry. It was a very nice hike.

After teh hike, we went to the Mt. Charleston Lodge for lunch. It was much better than expected. The calimari was very fresh and good.

After lunch, we drove around some more and headed over to Lee's Canyon. We stopped at Desert Overlook Trail.

May 7: We checked out of Mt Charleston Hotel and in to Candlewwod Suites on Paradise. After checking in, we hop over to the Mr. Lucky's at the Hard Rock for lunch.

In the evening, we ate at Ellis Island (this is one of Jo's favorite places to eat), then went to teh House of Blues and attended the Taj mahal concert. The concert was great. But, the music wasn't loud enough. htere were too many people tryin to have conversations over the music.

May 9: We check out of Candlewood Suites and in to THEHotel at Mandalay Bay.

May 10: We took a trip through Red Rock Conservation Area.

May 12, we check out and take ATA back to Indy.