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[JCZ]

Come along for my journey on a three day weekend

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I left Coronado this past Sat. morning at about 4:30 a.m. and headed out I-15 towards Vegas.  Near the Marine Corps base in Yermo I stopped for coffee at the famous Peggy Sue's






and from Peggy Sue's I headed up in the hills to Calico Ghost Town   https://www.google.com/search?q=calico+ghost+town&biw=1280&bih=717&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=L3gkVZ6eOYuwogTysoCABg&ved=0CCwQsAQ&dpr=1



and since Zzyzx was recently mentioned in another thread.... http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=101158.0  ...I had to stop by there and get a pic



and as I dropped down into the Nevada desert I saw the oddest thing...it looked like massive candle power lights miles off in the distance and above what appeared to be some sort of solar farm.





arriving in Vegas I immediatly jumped over on the strip.  As I was toolin along mindin my own business all of a sudden this horrable noise engulfed me.  I couldn't identify the sound or where it was coming from for several seconds but for a fleeting moment I thought I was about to be slammed into by a truck or something.  Then I realized it was a jet that passed very close over head as it was landing.  Whew!

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I pulled in to the Days Inn and almost immediatly had a flash from the past as a couple of ladys approached me that looked like they stepped right out of the 50s.  I thought to myself "OK, how would Jock handle this?" as I went in to action.....asked one of them ladies husband to take a picture of me with his wife and her girlfriend.  How'd I do Jock? 




And about the time our very own Richard (rbaker) rolled in, several other 50s type walked out.  Damn, we haven't even made it inside yet......

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This was only the beginning of what was going to turn out to be a very long day.  I inquired and learned about the Viva Las Vegas Hulla Balloo Car Show.  But before we made it to the car show we rode over to the new dealership on the strip (across the street from the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign).

Ricahrd has a couple of CVOs.....an Ultra Classic and this Springer

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and then, finally............we rode over to the Viva Las Vegas Car Show.  Let me say this car show is huge.  We met car clubs was Portland and Seattle as well as all over Calif. and Utah and even Colorado.

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Must be a Vegas thing.......

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Marlyn left Richard speechless.....while I wasn't able to get her off my back....

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My first car was a 57 Ford Fairlane 2 door......

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and on downtown to Hogs & Heifers....



are they really dancin on the bar.....








and dinner at the Heart Attack Grill on Fremont Street....

Fremont Street is the main street downtown Las Vegas and often referred to as "the Fremont Street Experience" where everything on Fremont Street is an experience as the photos below will show.














and a quick stop by the Harley t-shirt shop there on Fremont....

and a new member to the forum, 3 bike slim aka Danny to many of you Nor Cal members









another "experience" is the zip lining on Fremont Street....





and yet another experience on Fremont....the show girls







It was a very long, very hot day in Vegas and there was a lot of pressure on me and the boys to cover this kind of ground.  But in the end.......I think we did pretty good.  We'll see if Jock approves.   

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Right now it seems like I'll never get to the end of this ride report.  You know......kind of like it feels when you're heading on a long journey and have to be there in a very short period of time.  Still have many, many photos to post.  How do I cram so much in a three day weekend       

There was more to that evening but like the ol' sayin goes, some things just have to stay in Vegas.     Besides, you guys are probably all stuck on the last few pics but I'll keep movin along here.........

I got up Sun morning and took the long way to Lake Havasu City and Fullsac.  I rode out to Lake Mead and Hoover Dam first.  I'd been there many, many times but wanted to get a lot of pics for those that had never been.....

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OK, here's a crew from Boston......damn they talk funny.  But they told me I talk funny.     










Time to roll on down the highway.....

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and headed south towards Laughlin and Lake Havasu City.......




I found these highway signs very interesting....never seen this done quite like this before.















OK, those signs were pretty cool but you can't make this up..........here's the very next sign on that highway.....

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and this one near the California, Nevada, Arizona state lines.......



Headed down the 6 mile grade down into Laughlin....





5 more miles to go.....easy ridin



and there's the casinos down in the bottom.  Very small from here but they will get bigger as we get closer......









and across the river from Laughlin we have.....