I think I had almost forgotten that "my sister":http://www.livejournal.com/users/fuzzyfruit/ and I had planned a trip out to Vegas this fall. I sort of panicked when I realized that the dates were almost here, so I now have flight, hotel and car reservations. I went budget all the way, since the hotel is only going to be for sleeping at night. We're staying at the "Golden Palm Casino":http://www.goldenpalmlv.com/, which I never even heard of before. (Apparently it used to be the HoJo's?) The purpose of our trip is two-fold: climbing and poker. With "Red Rocks":http://drtopo.com/nevada/redrocks.html just about a half hour away from downtown, the plan is to climb in the mornings, then head back to town to shower and hit up a cheap buffet for dinner. I expect it will be thoroughly exhausting and thoroughly enjoyable. I haven't been on a rope in months, so the next few weeks I actually need to start getting my ass to the gym; at the very least to do 4x4s to build up some semblance of endurance (and callouses). My sister has been out of practice too, with some issues that have kept her from climbing. We'll both be flailing our way up 5.9s and 5.10s, but apparently Red Rocks has them in abundance!