We spent our first night on site, at the Clark County Shooting Complex. The Clark County Shooting Complex is situated in the foothills of the Sheep Mountains, approximately 16 miles north of downtown and the strip, affording a panoramic view of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas Valley and Las Vegas. Our RV site has a million-dollar view of the city and the night sky. It was fun searching the city lights for our previous RV Park at Sam’s Town Casino. Finding the super-lighted landmarks like the Stratosphere, Eiffel Tower, Luxor Sky Beam, and the High Roller Ferris Wheel, provide points of reference for the things that we want to pinpoint.
The Las Vegas Valley is surrounded by the Spring Mountains to the west, Sheep Mountains to the north, Muddy Mountains and Lake Mead to the east, and the Black Mountains to the south. Last night, we admired our view of the city lights and wondered how many million$-cash were changing hands as we watched in the quite, clear, cool night. Today, we get our badges, finalize the paperwork and begin our training.
The Shooting Complex folks are very friendly and we feel welcome and appreciated for being here. We expect the work experience to be an opportunity to learn things and meet lots of people. Come to Las Vegas and visit for a spell! “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
After a week at our winter quarters and work site, we have gained a great deal of familiarity about the Complex and our neighborhood. We toured the entire complex range-by-range and observed each range in operation. The complex consist of an archery, trap/skeet, sporting clay, rifle/pistol ranges. A red flag is flown at each range, during the hours of operation, to warn the public that the range is “hot”. Each range abides by a very strict set of rules governing the range operations and the conduct of participants, insuring control and safety.
The range is located on Sheep Mountain at the north end of Las Vegas on Decatur Street. A short drive south takes us to an area with lots of shopping, restaurants and services.
Today (Sunday), after Church, we visited Larry and Deborah for a Birthday Brunch for Terry’s Aunt Pat. Tomorrow, we treat Aunt Pat to a Birthday lunch at North Las Vegas.
One of my goals is to practice with our GoPro so that I can produce videos. Currently, I’m disappointed in GoPro because it seems to require so much bandwidth to share videos. (I’m limited to 5Gb per month on my Verizon MiFi)
11-27-14 Thanksgiving Day
Boy have I neglected my journal! We have been working and exploring Las Vegas, so I haven’t keep up with my personal notes. We have settled in at the Clark County Shooting Complex and our RV site provides a panoramic view of the Las Vegas Valley.
Today we join Terry’s Aunt Pat and family for Thanksgiving dinner. We wish all our family and friends a very enjoyable Thanksgiving Day!
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