The Downtown Experience...take 2.

I don't really have much time to blog tonight, but I wanted to fill you in on my little excursion on Monday. Monday was the first of a two-day weekend, which seems to be an oddity these days. There are a TON of dealers taking vacations at work these days, which means I've been getting 5-day work weeks like crazy and will be getting another one next week. The downside is that all of these vacationing dealers have varying off-days and they just plug the part-timers like me into the holes on what seems like a completely random basis. So one week I might have Thursday and Monday off and the next week I might have Sunday and Wednesday off.

Anyway, Monday was a VERY busy and tiring day. Here's what I did:

- Hiked the first two miles out and back on the South Loop trail in Mt. Charleston. It was a good hike and it probably contained the steepest ascents/descents out of ANY hike we've done so far. I've got a taste of the trail now and I've told Danielle that I fully intend to conquer Griffith Peak using that trail by the end of summer. That hike would be about 10 miles out and back with an over 3,000 ft. elevation change, getting to over 11,000 ft. on the peak itself. I'll keep you updated if we try it.

- Went out for sushi with Danielle after the hike. That's becoming a tradition at this point. Of course sushi and hiking go hand-in-hand.

- Went downtown and checked into BOTH hotel rooms that I reserved at the Golden Gate Casino/Hotel. Later on, my three roommates joined me downtown. Both rooms with tax included were $43 total!! They're basically just giving rooms away midweek downtown these days. Fremont Street becomes a virtual ghost town around 12:30am after the last laser light show. The recession is in full strength down there.

- Drank a lot of beer! That included Main Street Station's current brewmaster's special of Mango Cream Ale. It if VERY good stuff. The trick to their fruity specialty beers is that they all taste like regular great microbrew when you first sip it, and then the fruity aroma and subtle aftertaste makes its presence known about 3 seconds after drinking it.

- After getting up Tuesday morning and checking out of the hotel, I drove down to Boulder Highway (Hendertucky) and ate my weight in omellet at the Omelet House! I had the "Plymouth Rock", which had smoked diced turkey and guacamole and I added diced tomatoes for good measure. It was awesome!

Sorry I don't have any pictures. Just not enough time tonight.