Let's find something new and interesting today.serendipity.dblog.orgEngrave blogging platformhttps://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.htmlSat, 16 May 2026 02:35:49 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/FieEQ51.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/clark-county-museumclark-county-museumMon, 27 Jun 2022 23:43:18 GMTThis post could be subtitled Leaving Las Vegas. We spent a month there and I was amazed at the number of activities we found that didn't involve the usual things people go to Vegas for. The Clark County Museum was the last of our ad...Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:43:18 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/fELg0tK.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/casinocasinoFri, 10 Jun 2022 20:10:36 GMTOkay, okay, so we did go to a casino while we were in Las Vegas. The Bellagio. We took the monorail there, or as close as we could get. But we didn't gamble or see a show. As I've...Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:10:36 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/Ol9KoY6.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/monorailmonorailTue, 07 Jun 2022 01:55:12 GMTDid you know that there's a train in downtown Las Vegas? It's not what you might think. It's a monorail. The Las Vegas Monorail is owned and maintained by the La...Tue, 07 Jun 2022 01:55:12 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/LZZ1APB.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/whitney-mesawhitney-mesaSat, 04 Jun 2022 23:37:36 GMTAnother day, another hike. This time we stayed within city limits – Henderson city limits, that is. Whitney Mesa Nature Preserve...Sat, 04 Jun 2022 23:37:36 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/in7wjYN.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/tunnel-trailtunnel-trailFri, 27 May 2022 22:47:42 GMTPerhaps the most popular tourist attraction in the vicinity of Las Vegas is the Hoover Dam1. While we didn't tour the dam itself this trip, Kim and I discovered a fascinating way to get there – the ...Fri, 27 May 2022 22:47:42 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/SpsNhcJ.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/neon-museumneon-museumSun, 22 May 2022 14:05:42 GMTLas Vegas is not a city that lives in the past1, especially architecturally. When someone has a big idea with big financing and something less than shiny and new occupies a golden location, they have no qualms about knocking down ...Sun, 22 May 2022 14:05:42 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/ju0GOZB.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/mormon-fortmormon-fortWed, 18 May 2022 03:53:24 GMTI noted in my post on the Springs Preserve that there is where the city began. If that's true, then why does the legend on the exterior wall of the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort visito...Wed, 18 May 2022 03:53:24 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/knB1eSy.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/springs-preservesprings-preserveWed, 11 May 2022 20:05:24 GMTEvery city has to start somewhere. Las Vegas started at the Springs Preserve. Wikipedia tells us, The Las Vegas Springs or Big Springs...Wed, 11 May 2022 20:05:24 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/Kt4X7yN.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/roadrunnerroadrunnerSun, 08 May 2022 15:24:54 GMTIn my last post I forecast my intention to revisit the Clark County Wetlands Park on my bicycle. Indeed I did. I was well rewarded for my effort by a friendly roadrunner. More on t...Sun, 08 May 2022 15:24:54 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/Ql1LZFb.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/alternate-sitealternate-siteThu, 05 May 2022 21:44:57 GMTSomething went wrong when I posted my last entry about the Clark County Wetlands. I'm writing this post, therefore, to redirect my readers to view that post via Ecency rather than at this site. ...Thu, 05 May 2022 21:44:57 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/B93X6Qy.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/dinerdinerSun, 24 Apr 2022 23:43:30 GMTWhat do you think of when you think of Las Vegas? Extravagant shows and casinos? Late, late night life? The sports book? Golfing and conventions? Yeah, I think of all that too. But we don't go in much for any of that. So what did we do durin...Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:43:30 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/2qFC7pW.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/earpearpMon, 18 Apr 2022 16:10:09 GMTIf you find the name Earp familiar, you are likely thinking of Wyatt Earp, the Old West lawman of Gunfight at the O.K....Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:10:09 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/yxy4GXo.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/fuelingfuelingWed, 13 Apr 2022 21:25:00 GMTEveryone has a different idea of how much you should drive in a day and when you should fuel up. This is a personal subject. What is your tolerance and stamina for driving? How quickly do you want to get where you're going? Are you a "let's ...Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:25:00 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/nbgg2Kj.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/scottsdalescottsdaleTue, 05 Apr 2022 17:21:09 GMTThe first destination where we planned to visit people rather than places was Scottsdale, AZ. I'm not going to write much about Scottsdale. It's big enough, popular enough, and well-known enough tha...Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:21:09 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/AcwMqx1.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/roper-lakeroper-lakeThu, 31 Mar 2022 20:58:45 GMTAnother day, another state park, another pleasant surprise. In today's world of GPS, Kim and I still like paper maps. We grew up in the pre-internet age; that may have something to do with it. Paper provides a context I somehow just d...Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:58:45 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/6L02XYU.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/rockhoundrockhoundTue, 29 Mar 2022 23:12:18 GMTRockhound State Park in Deming, NM is the only place we stayed an extra night before reaching our first destination. Our decision was based upon a YouTube video we ...Tue, 29 Mar 2022 23:12:18 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/G7xLaSM.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/pine-springspine-springsThu, 17 Mar 2022 21:36:36 GMTNext stop, Pine Springs Campground in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Guadalupe Mountains is Texas' ...Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:36:36 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/CautYY2.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/andrewsandrewsWed, 16 Mar 2022 02:51:15 GMTSometimes you don’t stay in a naturally beautiful place, but still there’s something beautiful about it. In Andrews, TX, the county seat of Andrews County, that thing was a service t...Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:51:15 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/jdxfMHA.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/winterswintersSun, 13 Mar 2022 01:12:06 GMTWinters, the title of this entry, is not the cold, dark season that many people try to escape, but rather the small town in Runnels County, Texas. It's home to the Elm Creek Reservoir, wh...Sun, 13 Mar 2022 01:12:06 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/QSX2qSO.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/interstatesinterstatesMon, 07 Mar 2022 20:49:57 GMTTraveling across the great American southwest, we have generally avoided the interstate highways. Lots of speed, which is not an imperative for us, lots of commercial traf...Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:49:57 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/PSJLjmj.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/serendipityserendipityFri, 04 Mar 2022 21:27:42 GMTSo here we were with a large truck, a small trailer, and a big idea. What next? The next big decision was which Airstream would we want to live in for months at a stretch? Some choices were made for us. Touring coaches were out. If we...Fri, 04 Mar 2022 21:27:42 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/fxLbP12.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/robinrobinSat, 26 Feb 2022 04:42:18 GMTLet’s go back for a moment to that first trailer, the Basecamp, which, by the way, we called Basie (Airstreams are supposed to have names, don’t you know). Basie, not only as a diminutive of the model name, but as in Count Basie sin...Sat, 26 Feb 2022 04:42:18 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/HMdcpPi.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/tinytinyMon, 24 Jan 2022 23:40:27 GMTTiny was a giant of a man. Six-foot four. Three-hundred pounds. He was gentle and generous and raised three wonderful girls, one of whom was my mother. Tiny was my grandfather. Sadly, I never knew him. He died of an aneurysm about 4 years be...Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:40:27 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/3xye4BS.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/originsoriginsMon, 24 Jan 2022 21:38:42 GMTThe more astute among you who read my inaugural post may have noticed that third definition of serendipity, “The name of David and Kim’s Airstream Classic.” You won’t find that one in Merriam-Webster’s so there must be a story behind it....Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:38:42 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/iSLgAEU.jpghttps://serendipity.dblog.org/purposepurposeTue, 18 Jan 2022 22:30:30 GMTSERENDIPITY noun \ ser-ən-ˈdi-pə-tē \ The faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for. The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. ...Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:30:30 GMT