Return to Las Vegas

Our more recent road trip began at the end of April, as we set for mission to bring our daughter’s car on its last leg of a cross-country trip that took place begun in October 2025. We began with a first stage between Park City and Las Vegas, Nevada. I have been to Las Vegas, a quintessentially crazy town more than 20 times and have spent close to 120 days in that town when I attended the ski industry’s annual shows. 

I thought I knew that place well except that the last time I was there was in 20 years ago, in 2006, with a goal, among other things of attending an Elton John concert at one of the local Casinos. When we got to town late afternoon on April 28, I couldn’t believe how the place had changed, it was just unrecognizable. Not only that, but now check in operates like at the airports, at kiosks, without any human interaction. 

This didn’t work, not just for us old folks, but for most guests that were totally dumbfounded by the impossibility of the task. We were just pissed, as we should have been. We finally got in and went to a nearby hotel to see KÀ, the unprecedented, gravity-defying production by Cirque du Soleil  takes adventure to an all-new level. 

Be awed by a dynamic theatrical landscape, as an entire empire appears on the KÀ colossal stage and a captivating display of aerial acrobatics envelops the audience. That show redeemed our terrible check-in experience at our hotel and almost made worth it. I shouldn’t go that far to say that Las Vegas is worth the 6 1 ½ hour drive from home, but we’ll see…