Posted on January 9th, 2009 by Jean
For the past 3 years, we’ve taken the kids in search of snow. A few weeks ago, we returned to our 2007 snowy destination, Mt. Charleston, Nevada. Mt. Charleston is 35 miles northwest of the Las Vegas strip, and about 142 miles from our home in Arizona.
Las Vegas was hit with 8″ of snow on December 17th, so we found plenty of snow to play in.
Tom and Pearl wasted no time building a snowman.
He looks like Caesar.
Did you notice Tom’s zebra hat? It’s actually Natalie’s, but she shares.
I tossed a few snowballs at Tom. He managed to catch them, return fire, and snap pictures. Damned multi-tasker!
The girls even managed to do a little bit of sledding.
It was a beautiful day! Soon, the sun began to hide behind the trees, and the lower temps were fast approaching. We drove down to our hotel and checked in.
Mt. Charleston Hotel
The Hotel was still decorated for Christmas.
We rented a couple of movies from the front desk.
True, these are 2 movies I wouldn’t normally rent, but Francis the Talking Mule was very helpful at West Point, and Michael J. Fox got the girl… and the money. Ooops, spoiler alert!
Last time, we ate breakfast at the Mt. Charleston Ski Resort. Beautiful views, but not a good meal. This time, we were able to find the Mt. Charleston Lodge! Beautiful views PLUS good food!
What’s with Pearl’s expression?!
Natalie with a red bump on her forehead from falling out of the sled.
Pearly with her big breakfast!
Tom tried his hand at video poker, but didn’t get lucky.
Get me a drink while you’re over there.
The Lodge has cabins for rent, but none have been available when it dawns on us to call.
It sure is picturesque!
Thank you for reading this gigantic photo blog!
Tags: Christmas, Las Vegas, Mount Charleston, snow, vacation, Vegas
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