We made it to the top!-April 7, 2014

Before I share today's fun, I want to share with you my appreciation for the prayers offered on Kenna Rose's behalf. My last report was late this afternoon that she was in cardiac ICU and only her parents were allowed in to see her. We continue to think positively that she will recover and be better and stronger than she ever has been. Thank you again for praying for her.

 

 

This was today's adventure:

The Linq, also called the High Roller, is the world's largest

observation tower. It is clearly not a ferris wheel though we heard someone

in Denver called it that. It is a mere 550 feet high. (55 stories).

 

There are 28 cabins. Each cabin holds up to 40 people. Each empty cabin weighs

  44,000 pounds. You board while the wheel is moving. It does not come to a

complete stop. Getting on is a whole lot easier than getting off. Just weird that it

does not stop. I did not care for getting one cabin from the top and the entire

 ride being stopped. I had to concentrate really hard to not realize how high we were.

 

This is one of the support "thingies". I'm not an engineer so I don't know the

technical term. Look at the base compared to the vehicles beside it.

 

It goes without saying the view is unbelievable.

That's UNLV's sports arena. It's called the Thomas and Mack.

The Hard Rock needs no explanation.

 

Flamingo, Bally's, Paris, Aria, Cosmopolitan, Bellagio and

many, many more great buildings on the south end of the Strip.

 

Harrah's the Venetian, TI, Palazzo, Trump Tower on the north end

of the Strip.

 

The golf course at Wynn Resorts along with LVH hotel and the

Convention Center. Look closely in the distance. We both think

those are the runways at Nellis AFB.

 

The Rio. Day or night, this is one extraordinarily beautiful building.

 

McCarron Airport

 

This is underneath the Ling. I wondered if the big net was to

catch people when they jumped. Jerry said it was to catch trash.

 

And one last picture.

This dainty little flamingo is at the back door of its

namesake casino. It had to be at least 30 feet tall.

Cute as a button.

 

It goes without saying that this day was like no other. If you are ever here, the Linq is a must see and do. Words and pictures don't say it all. We really had a great time.