Friday, March 13, 2015

2015-03-13 Wheeler Pass & Las Vegas Mint 400

Yesterday we took the Jeep out to Wheeler Pass near Pahrump.  We had hoped to see some Wild Mustangs but only saw wild Mustang poop.  We had to settle for jack rabbits, lizards, and blooming cactus instead.





We did see the old charcoal kilns along the way.



Today is Friday the 13th!  My dad always said it was a lucky day for him.  I must agree.  We started this trip on Friday, February 13th and now, today, another great day.



We headed to Vegas' Fremont Street in order to see the festivities for the Mint 400 - an annual desert off-road race. Vaughan's friend Jim Ryan of Dual Sports Utah in Moab, UT is a driver in tomorrow's race.  Vaughan rode dirt bikes with Jim a few years ago during one of our Moab visits.  Unfortunately, Jim had gone for beers when we caught up to his crew and waiting in the hot Vegas sun is no picnic.  Maybe we'll see him in Moab in a few weeks.

At least we got a picture of Vaughan with Jim's truck- which by to way is sponsored by DiscountStripper.com. Seriously???

Here is the truck and tow truck in front of one of the coolest buildings.

They closed down Freemont street for displays and the truck parade.



Monster sponsored a really cool motorcycle jump over their semi truck - flips, kicks, and all.

Here is a short video of just one of the runs these guys made.



Here are a few more pictures of the building art in the Fremont area - I was really impressed.



We also stopped in to Gold & Silver Pawn to see where Pawn Stars is filmed.  The place is considerably smaller than it looks on TV and their biggest business is selling lots of Pawn Star T-shirts.






So to top the day off, back in Pahrump - we stopped at Pahrump Speedway and got to see this Ferrari (like Vaughan's) racing around the track with lots of Porsche & Lotus cars.




Plus I won $35 in the casino while we were in Vegas & another $80 in Pahrump - Hurray for Friday the 13th!!.  

Tomorrow we pack up and head to Utah for the next 6 weeks - 2 in St George and 3 in Moab and 1 in Monticello.

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