I hope that you all had a wonderful and busy off-season. I did a bit of travelling, so this GDT is about...
I don't really like to fly, as you miss so much scenery. However, I decided not to take my little "putt-putt" Saturn on the trip and rented a car. I headed south and west through North Dakota, Montana, and down to Idaho before stopping in the Salt Lake City area for a few days...
While I was there, I did some "thrifting" and bought many t-shirts. Not much NHL talk in Utah, even though they had a new team, but I did see a billboard proclaiming the NHL's arrival. After Utah, I headed west towards Reno and Lake Tahoe. Not much to see, but I broke up the drive by stopping in at some casinos along the way. Downtown Reno reminded me of Downtown Winnipeg, and not in a good way...
While in Reno, I stopped in at one of the local casinos and did pretty good...
I earned enough players club points for a free buffet, which wasn't bad. Hey, who's going to complain about free food? I did some thrifting, but the selection was very poor. The next morning I headed out to Lake Tahoe, it was a beautiful clear day...
The lake is amazingly crystal clear and you can see all the way to the bottom...
I then started to drive around the lake and came to a place called Eagle Falls...
Continuing on the California side of the lake...
After driving around Lake Tahoe, I ended up back in Reno at the casino I was at the day before. I did pretty good...
I ended up cashing out my player club points and picked up a Reno Nevada fridge magnet... The next day, I headed south along the Sierra Nevada mountain range...
I ended the day in Barstow California and visited Calico Ghost Town...
What a tourist trap! I wasted my time when I could have been thrifting! Anyway, I got to my hotel and found this at the entrance...
Seems like everything in California causes cancer, including my hotel... The next day, I finally made it to my destination, Las Vegas! Right off the bat, I found my mother's favourite slot machine and decided to play...
Nice way to start off my Vegas Vacation! My mom would have loved that! I played a little while and then headed for a photo op...
While I was at the Las Vegas sign, I met Elvis Presley himself! He was driving a Tesla truck and I asked him where he has been all these years. He said the "Heartbreak Hotel" but that I shouldn't tell anyone as they would be "All Shook Up". I told him that I probably would, and he said, "That's All Right"... I did quite a bit of thrifting and found the perfect t-shirt...
I also did some more gambling, and just before I left, I hit a jackpot...
Well, that certainly woke me up! It was the first time that I came back from Las Vegas with more money than I left with, and I've been going for the last fifteen years or so. Finally, I had to head back home, but I stopped in at Rugby, North Dakota for my last photo op...
So what did you do in the off-season to keep your mind off of the Jets and the new hockey season?
Go Jets Go!
I don't really like to fly, as you miss so much scenery. However, I decided not to take my little "putt-putt" Saturn on the trip and rented a car. I headed south and west through North Dakota, Montana, and down to Idaho before stopping in the Salt Lake City area for a few days...
While I was there, I did some "thrifting" and bought many t-shirts. Not much NHL talk in Utah, even though they had a new team, but I did see a billboard proclaiming the NHL's arrival. After Utah, I headed west towards Reno and Lake Tahoe. Not much to see, but I broke up the drive by stopping in at some casinos along the way. Downtown Reno reminded me of Downtown Winnipeg, and not in a good way...
While in Reno, I stopped in at one of the local casinos and did pretty good...
I earned enough players club points for a free buffet, which wasn't bad. Hey, who's going to complain about free food? I did some thrifting, but the selection was very poor. The next morning I headed out to Lake Tahoe, it was a beautiful clear day...
The lake is amazingly crystal clear and you can see all the way to the bottom...
I then started to drive around the lake and came to a place called Eagle Falls...
Continuing on the California side of the lake...
After driving around Lake Tahoe, I ended up back in Reno at the casino I was at the day before. I did pretty good...
I ended up cashing out my player club points and picked up a Reno Nevada fridge magnet... The next day, I headed south along the Sierra Nevada mountain range...
I ended the day in Barstow California and visited Calico Ghost Town...
What a tourist trap! I wasted my time when I could have been thrifting! Anyway, I got to my hotel and found this at the entrance...
Seems like everything in California causes cancer, including my hotel... The next day, I finally made it to my destination, Las Vegas! Right off the bat, I found my mother's favourite slot machine and decided to play...
Nice way to start off my Vegas Vacation! My mom would have loved that! I played a little while and then headed for a photo op...
While I was at the Las Vegas sign, I met Elvis Presley himself! He was driving a Tesla truck and I asked him where he has been all these years. He said the "Heartbreak Hotel" but that I shouldn't tell anyone as they would be "All Shook Up". I told him that I probably would, and he said, "That's All Right"... I did quite a bit of thrifting and found the perfect t-shirt...
I also did some more gambling, and just before I left, I hit a jackpot...
Well, that certainly woke me up! It was the first time that I came back from Las Vegas with more money than I left with, and I've been going for the last fifteen years or so. Finally, I had to head back home, but I stopped in at Rugby, North Dakota for my last photo op...
So what did you do in the off-season to keep your mind off of the Jets and the new hockey season?
Go Jets Go!