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Related Posts:Unfortunately on my first day, the weather was not nice. It was rainy, so I decided to do some shopping. Heading towards Fashion Show Mall, I noticed the new Trump Tower, which was not there on my last visit in 2006. Las Vegas constantly changes its face. The Trump Tower is located north of TI and opposite to Wynn, behind the spot where the Frontier was located. Frontier has gone too. I remember a nice shot I had made in 2006 of the Frontier sign. Now everything of the Frontier is gone. They left the sign only and I was told they are planing to rebuild a New Frontier. 
Photo shows the Fashion Show Mall, where I like to shop . My favourite stores in the Fashion Show Mall are Levis and Sketchers. I also check out always the Ticket4less shop, and of course I always pick a take-away coffe at Starbucks. It had rained the whole day on this first day and I hadnt had any chance to photograph. Seeing that weather had improed at the evening I decided to make some nightly shots, so that the first day would still bring some shots to my collection.
Near Fremont Street I made this shot of a nice old Motel with broken i+d neon letters. I returned late to my Hotel the The Flamingo where I stayed the first three nights. Related Posts:This morning I drove 2 1/2 h north of Las Vegas to the Zion N.P.. I had planed a 5 h hike to Angels Landing. Unfortunaely it was snowing in Zion and I couldn’t do that hike. I drove up the Virgin river valley and took some photos. 
Winter scene in Zion N.P. Monday evening back in Las Vegas I took some more photos from less known spots. Knowing I would leave Las Vegas the next morning. I photographed several Hotel casinos like the MGM and NYNY Hotels and Hooters. 
The Hooters is located in Tropicana Rd next to Tropicano Casino, opposite to MGM. Related Posts:This morning I started my first longer drive. The plan was to drive from Las Vegas to Scottsdale for a short visit to Christianes aunt and uncle. Scottsdale was also the first stop in Arizona, on my way to my end-target: New Mexico. On my morning schedule was a visit of the new Skywalk at Grand Canyon West. 
View of the Skywalk and Grand Canyon. Unfortunately it was not allowed to take the camera on the skywalk platform. Around the Skywalk some exhibitions explained life and culture of Native Americans and some native american people showed some dances and their costumes.
View from Guano Point towards south direction of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon. Related Posts:My plan today was to reach El Paso, Texas. Leaving Scottsdale I stopped in Mesa/Phoenix and I bought a Wide Angle Zoom lens for my Nikon D80. I saved around 150 Euro buying the lens in USA. I continued my trip from Scottdale towards Tucson where I had planed to visit the Saguaro N.P, and the San Xavier Le Bac Mission. Saguaros are the cactuses I like most of all. 
This is one of the first photos with the 10-20mm wide angle. My Rental Car in the Saguaro N.P.
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