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Bferrell: /* Dinner in Las Vegas */

2024-10-26T14:33:18Z

Dinner in Las Vegas

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	=== Dinner in Las Vegas ===		=== Dinner in Las Vegas and Keto/Nutrition for the week ===
	When we were hot and tired enough from Red Rock, we headed back to Vegas and got showers and checked out "the strip". Elizabeth had just been there for a conference ([https://www.oracle.com/cloudworld/ Oracle Cloud World 2024]). So, we parked the van at Circus Circus and took an Uber over to the Venetian and tour it and the Wynn a bit, checking out the various shops and restaurants. Elizabeth showed John how to play Blackjack, and everybody else had dinner at one of the restaurants (I was being careful to fast and eat little enough to stay in ketosis for the hike).<br>		When we were hot and tired enough from Red Rock, we headed back to Vegas and got showers and checked out "the strip". Elizabeth had just been there for a conference ([https://www.oracle.com/cloudworld/ Oracle Cloud World 2024]). So, we parked the van at Circus Circus and took an Uber over to the Venetian and tour it and the Wynn a bit, checking out the various shops and restaurants. Elizabeth showed John how to play Blackjack, and everybody else had dinner at one of the restaurants.<br>

			I was being careful to fast and eat little enough to stay in ketosis for the hike, so I was eating very little (fasting nearly every day, and eating in a very narrow feeding window when I did eat) and what I did eat keeping it to just meat and cheese. I wanted/needed to make sure my ketones where above 1 so when I did the hike I could burn my body fat instead of having to eat on trail.<br>

			I packed a bunch of [https://drinklmnt.com/ LMNT] electrolytes in my backpack, some nuts and [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRNHDTNW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Nick's] keto bars, but wanted really to JUST NOT EAT on-trail. Eating carb-rich food is a struggle because you have to continually stay above your body's demand rate or you'll bonk (as I think Tammy eventually did on the hike), but if you're in ketosis you body will happily munch on your stored body fat the entire time. So, I checked my ketones each day to be sure, and splurged a bit as a birthday celebration once I was safely on the south rim.<br>

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	Next up, [[Monday 23 September 2024\|Monday the 23rd]].<br>		Next up, [[Monday 23 September 2024\|Monday the 23rd]].<br>

Bferrell at 19:33, 24 October 2024

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	== Sunday 22 September - !!! Brett's Birthday !!! ==		== Sunday 22 September - !!! Brett's Birthday !!! ==

Bferrell: /* Red Rock Canyon */

2024-10-06T01:10:56Z

Red Rock Canyon

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	=== Red Rock Canyon ===		=== Red Rock Canyon ===
	[[Image:Vegas to Red Rock.png\|right\|~~350px~~]]We couldn't check into the hotel until after (like 3 pm), we drove from Vegas directly to [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org Red Rock Canyon]. Red Rock is due west of Vegas about 20 miles, and has several shorter day hikes and a nice drive-through path for seeing the various colored rock formations. It's handy that the same "[https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm America the Beautiful]" National Parks pass that gets you into Grand Canyon also works here. We spent about 3 hours driving around and hiking in Red Rock park.<br>		[[Image:Vegas to Red Rock.png\|right\|500px]]We couldn't check into the hotel until after (like 3 pm), we drove from Vegas directly to [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org Red Rock Canyon]. Red Rock is due west of Vegas about 20 miles, and has several shorter day hikes and a nice drive-through path for seeing the various colored rock formations. It's handy that the same "[https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm America the Beautiful]" National Parks pass that gets you into Grand Canyon also works here. We spent about 3 hours driving around and hiking in Red Rock park.<br>
	* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/calico-hills/ Calico Hills Trail]		* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/calico-hills/ Calico Hills Trail]
	* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/petroglyph-wall-trail/ Petroglyph Wall Trail]		* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/petroglyph-wall-trail/ Petroglyph Wall Trail]

Bferrell: /* Red Rock Canyon */

2024-10-06T01:10:17Z

Red Rock Canyon

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	=== Red Rock Canyon ===		=== Red Rock Canyon ===
	We couldn't check into the hotel until after (like 3 pm), we drove from Vegas directly to [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org Red Rock Canyon]. Red Rock is due west of Vegas about 20 miles, and has several shorter day hikes and a nice drive-through path for seeing the various colored rock formations. It's handy that the same "[https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm America the Beautiful]" National Parks pass that gets you into Grand Canyon also works here. We spent about 3 hours driving around and hiking in Red Rock park.<br>		[[Image:Vegas to Red Rock.png\|right\|350px]]We couldn't check into the hotel until after (like 3 pm), we drove from Vegas directly to [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org Red Rock Canyon]. Red Rock is due west of Vegas about 20 miles, and has several shorter day hikes and a nice drive-through path for seeing the various colored rock formations. It's handy that the same "[https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm America the Beautiful]" National Parks pass that gets you into Grand Canyon also works here. We spent about 3 hours driving around and hiking in Red Rock park.<br>
	* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/calico-hills/ Calico Hills Trail]		* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/calico-hills/ Calico Hills Trail]
	* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/petroglyph-wall-trail/ Petroglyph Wall Trail]		* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/petroglyph-wall-trail/ Petroglyph Wall Trail]

Bferrell: /* Sunday 22 September - !!! Brett's Birthday !!! */

2024-10-06T00:58:22Z

Sunday 22 September - !!! Brett's Birthday !!!

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	=== Red Rock Canyon ===		=== Red Rock Canyon ===
	We couldn't check into the hotel until after (like 3 pm), we drove from Vegas directly to [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org Red Rock Canyon]. Red Rock is due west of Vegas about 20 miles, and has several shorter day hikes and a nice drive-through path for seeing the various colored rock formations. It's handy that the same "[https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm America the Beautiful]" National Parks pass that gets you into Grand Canyon also works here.<br>		We couldn't check into the hotel until after (like 3 pm), we drove from Vegas directly to [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org Red Rock Canyon]. Red Rock is due west of Vegas about 20 miles, and has several shorter day hikes and a nice drive-through path for seeing the various colored rock formations. It's handy that the same "[https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm America the Beautiful]" National Parks pass that gets you into Grand Canyon also works here. We spent about 3 hours driving around and hiking in Red Rock park.<br>
	* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/calico-hills/ Calico Hills Trail]		* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/calico-hills/ Calico Hills Trail]
	* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/petroglyph-wall-trail/ Petroglyph Wall Trail]		* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/petroglyph-wall-trail/ Petroglyph Wall Trail]
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			=== Dinner in Las Vegas ===
			When we were hot and tired enough from Red Rock, we headed back to Vegas and got showers and checked out "the strip". Elizabeth had just been there for a conference ([https://www.oracle.com/cloudworld/ Oracle Cloud World 2024]). So, we parked the van at Circus Circus and took an Uber over to the Venetian and tour it and the Wynn a bit, checking out the various shops and restaurants. Elizabeth showed John how to play Blackjack, and everybody else had dinner at one of the restaurants (I was being careful to fast and eat little enough to stay in ketosis for the hike).<br>

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	Next up, [[Monday 23 September 2024\|Monday the 23rd]].<br>		Next up, [[Monday 23 September 2024\|Monday the 23rd]].<br>

Bferrell at 00:46, 6 October 2024

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	Next up, [[Monday 23 September 2024\|Monday 23rd]].<br>		Next up, [[Monday 23 September 2024\|Monday the 23rd]].<br>

Bferrell: /* Red Rock Canyon */

2024-10-06T00:46:03Z

Red Rock Canyon

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	* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/ash-spring-trail/ Ash Spring Trail] easy		* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/ash-spring-trail/ Ash Spring Trail] easy
	* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/girl-scout-trail/ Girl Scout Trail] easy		* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/girl-scout-trail/ Girl Scout Trail] easy
			* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/ice-box-canyon/ Ice Box Canyon] hard

	Since Elizabeth had not been training for the hike, I planned to mostly drive through the park, and only do one or two of the shorter and less strenuous hikes. I think the only one we ended up actually hiking was ~~the Lost Creek~~, and Elizabeth joined us for about a mile of that one. It was a pretty warm day, though, and fairly rocky, and she didn't have real hiking shoes, so I wanted her to be super careful. The kids that parked next to us ended up bumming some water off of us as they hadn't brought any, and there was none at the trailhead.		Since Elizabeth had not been training for the hike, I planned to mostly drive through the park, and only do one or two of the shorter and less strenuous hikes. I think the only one we ended up actually hiking was [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/ice-box-canyon/ Ice Box Canyon], and Elizabeth joined us for about a mile of that one. It was a pretty warm day, though, and fairly rocky, and she didn't have real hiking shoes, so I wanted her to be super careful. The kids that parked next to us ended up bumming some water off of us as they hadn't brought any, and there was none at the trailhead.

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Bferrell at 00:44, 6 October 2024

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			Next up, [[Monday 23 September 2024\|Monday 23rd]].<br>

Bferrell: /* The Flight out and car rental */

2024-10-06T00:42:33Z

The Flight out and car rental

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	* Reservation for Sunday at [https://www.circuscircus.com/ Circus Circus] hotel and casino		* Reservation for Sunday at [https://www.circuscircus.com/ Circus Circus] hotel and casino

	Once we were on the ground in Vegas and grabbed our luggage, we took the shuttle bus to the (offsite!) rental car facility and got our van. We made a quick stop at [https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/ Smith's] (a Kroger brand) to get distilled water for my CPAP and some drinking water (and a few snacks for the non-keto in the group) for the various hikes we planned to do before and after getting to Grand Canyon. Since we arrived at about 9, we had our baggage and were at [[https://www.nationalcar.com/en/home.html National]] about 10 am.<br>		Once we were on the ground in Vegas and grabbed our luggage, we took the shuttle bus to the (offsite!) rental car facility and got our mini van. We made a quick stop at [https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/ Smith's] (a Kroger brand) to get distilled water for my CPAP and some drinking water (and a few snacks for the non-keto in the group) for the various hikes we planned to do before and after getting to Grand Canyon. Since we arrived at about 9, we had our baggage and were at [[https://www.nationalcar.com/en/home.html National]] about 10 am.<br>

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Bferrell: /* Sunday 22 September - !!! Brett's Birthday !!! */

2024-10-06T00:41:49Z

Sunday 22 September - !!! Brett's Birthday !!!

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	[[Image:birthday cake.png\|left\|50px]]So, we flew out of Cincinnati to Las Vegas on my birthday. Since we were both taking a week's worth of clothing, and I needed all my hiking gear (poles, backpack, water filtration, camera gear, etc.) we had a <i>lot</i> of gear to take. So much, in fact, that we could not ride with the Trenaman's to the airport, our trunk and part of the back seat were full of just our gear.<br>		[[Image:birthday cake.png\|left\|50px]]So, we flew out of Cincinnati to Las Vegas on my birthday. Since we were both taking a week's worth of clothing, and I needed all my hiking gear (poles, backpack, water filtration, camera gear, etc.) we had a <i>lot</i> of gear to take. So much, in fact, that we could not ride with the Trenaman's to the airport, our trunk and part of the back seat were full of just our gear.<br>
	* CVG -> LAS [https://www.delta.com/ Delta] DL2915 7:10 am -> 9:15 am		* CVG -> LAS [https://www.delta.com/ Delta] DL2915 7:10 am -> 9:15 am
	* [[https://www.nationalcar.com/en/home.html National Rental Car] mini van (folding 3rd row seat and all captain's chairs) in Vegas		* [https://www.nationalcar.com/en/home.html National Rental Car] mini van (folding 3rd row seat and all captain's chairs) in Vegas
	* Reservation for Sunday at Circus Circus hotel and casino		* Reservation for Sunday at [https://www.circuscircus.com/ Circus Circus] hotel and casino

	Once we were on the ground in Vegas and grabbed our luggage, we took the shuttle bus to the (offsite!) rental car facility and got our van. We made a quick stop at [https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/ Smith's] (a Kroger brand) to get distilled water for my CPAP and some drinking water (and a few snacks for the non-keto in the group) for the various hikes we planned to do before and after getting to Grand Canyon. Since we arrived at about 9, we had our baggage and were at [[https://www.nationalcar.com/en/home.html National]] about 10 am.<br>		Once we were on the ground in Vegas and grabbed our luggage, we took the shuttle bus to the (offsite!) rental car facility and got our van. We made a quick stop at [https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/ Smith's] (a Kroger brand) to get distilled water for my CPAP and some drinking water (and a few snacks for the non-keto in the group) for the various hikes we planned to do before and after getting to Grand Canyon. Since we arrived at about 9, we had our baggage and were at [[https://www.nationalcar.com/en/home.html National]] about 10 am.<br>