Vegas on Acid

Drove out to Vegas for a few days and decided to stop in the tiny town of Baker for gas. It's at the confluence of Death Valley, the Mojave desert and Joshua tree national park. Everywhere you glance looks like an album cover.

With a permanent population of 65 and home to the world's largest thermometer I wasn't sure what to expect.

The thermometer was more of a tall billboard.


What it lacked in nightlife it more than made up for in creepy abandoned gas stations...




And jerky stores that sold either:


Jerky made from aliens
Jerky marketed to aliens
or Jerky marketed to people who like a little conspiracy with their dried beef.

By the time we got to Vegas I was just happy to see other people.


The Paris hotel has a replica of the Eiffel tower. It's just like the real Paris but smaller and cheaper. ..Awesome...

We saw this sign and thought it would be a good place the start.



Then we saw a midget dressed as a leprechaun pouring shots at the bar and decided this would be a good place to stay for a while.


So we did.