After nearly three weeks, I am nearing the end of the trip. On the way back to Vegas after leaving Zion, I stopped by Hoover Dam, though I had been here once before since I was already nearby. I just walked around a bit before heading to Henderson so I could do some laundry and catch up on messages. After finishing errands I headed into Las Vegas to spend my last days. I spent the day walking around the strip around MGM Grand, Luxor, etc just taking in the sites. 
I was walking around Mandalay Bay in the even as I heard there was a 'Tear for Fears' concert. I was just hanging outside when I was approach by the very lovely lady named Rebecca that explained that her friends could not make it to the show, so she offered me a ticket before she left for home. I accepted and was able to convince her to stay as well and spent the concert in the outside area by the pool listening to the music and chatting for a long time as I was still pumped about the trip and wanted to share stories. 
After the concert was over, which was quite enjoyable in itself, we chatted for a while before she headed home while I explored some of the hotels before heading over to my friend's place to crash for the evening. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with her the next evening and had a very memorable time hanging out. The next morning I drove over to Red Rock Canyon to do some exploring, climbing, and hiking. The first time I was here I was with someone that wasn't into hiking, so I really didn't have a chance to explore. I spent a few hours here crawling around the rocks and checking out the different crevices and alcoves before heading back into town. I made it out to the Las Vegas H3 run, however I was only able to do part of the trail before I had to rush back into town to MGM to see the Cirque du Soleil show 'Ka'. I absolutely loved this show and was really impressed and have it as my favorite so far. 
The whole theater was used for the show, however the most impressive part was the stage. I was impressed when the whole thing lifted up, kind of amazed when it tilted at incredibly sharp angles, and was simply astounded when it started spinning.The next morning I first visited the 'Star Trek Experience' at the Las Vegas Hilton. It was not quite what I had expected in that one purchased two tickets that gave access to two different live action shows. though they were small in scale, it was fairly interesting enough. I really wasn;t that interested in the memorbelia, but overall it was entertaining. After leaving the Hilton, I did a little geocaching on the way to the Pinball Hall of Fame. One of the really neat caches was true Vegas style as it was in a drive-thru wedding chapel. One just had to drive to the window, ask for the cache, and sign the log. After a few hours of gaming, spending much more time there than I had expected, I explored more of the Bellagio, Circus Circus, Cesar's Palace, Paris, and the
Venetian along the strip and watched the Treasure Island pirate show. After a few hours of walking around I headed inside to take my seat for the Cirque show 'O'. This would now be my second favorite show just behind 'Ka'. The scenes and acrobatics were very impressive and I again thoroughly enjoyed myself. I walked around more and enjoyed a couple of the fountain shows before having to finally head back to my friend's place as I had to get all my stuff together. I had to wash the car to get ride of all the grime that had built up over the weeks of dusty driving before heading to the airport. The rental attendant was somewhat shocked when they checked the records and realized that I had put on 4200 miles on the vehicle in the three weeks I was gone. I hit 8 different states (Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico), met a few really nice people, slept in a hotel 0 nights, almost ran out of gas twice, showered in countless truck stops, and had some very amazing experiences.
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