Posts Tagged The Great Outdoors

Choosing which parties to attend for a weekend in Vegas is like choosing between which of your family members to save during the zombie apocalypse. You can't save them all, and you can't go to every party (trust us... we've tried). Besides just providing you with a current weekend lineup, we also like to share where you can find ourselves partying at, and the recommendations we give our very own friends and family on any given weekend.

Usually around this time of year, everyone's all "Ooh, Imma get so fit in 2015!" and "Time to get that Holiday weight off, tee hee!" and you're being beaten over the head with fitness products, gym membership ads and unsolicited dietary advice. Who wants anything to do with that? Instead, resolve to live your life more fully and take it to the limit. Get that heart pounding in other ways that only Las Vegas can supply!

Take a deep breath and just jump! We're going to harness your secret agent skills and your inner adrenaline junkie during your trip to Vegas, so skydiving is a must. Whether you do it indoors on the Strip or in the gorgeous outdoors of Nevada, this is one of the best places to get your free fall on. So sign this waiver right here - yes, just below that line about dying and how it would be anyone's fault but your own, and we'll get right to it!

Vegas Indoor Skydiving

It’s the perfect time of year in Vegas, where the weather is just right for getting outdoors to appreciate the stunning landscape that envelops the Las Vegas Valley. There are several ways to enjoy your time outside and we’ve outlined three of the best plus we’ve provided an amped up version of each tour to really add a Las Vegas-flare to things.

Vegas is a place where you can leave your inhibitions behind and live out your wildest dreams.  The excess of activities in Sin City can boggle the mind, but if you’re looking to get your heart racing – and we don’t mean on the dance floor – then get off the Strip. Check out the world of adrenaline-pumping activities that await you.

Now’s the time to get outside and indulge in the gorgeous Las Vegas weather we’ve experienced in the Valley these past several weeks.

Not sure where to start with your outdoor escapade?

Depending on your budget and time availability there’s mountains of possibilities to relish in the gorgeous landscape in and around especially around the city. Explore the following exciting, outdoor ventures available to you:

Just a few minutes from the Las Vegas strip Red Rock Canyon offers a little bit of outdoor excitement. Activities that range from rock climbing and mountain biking to hiking and bird watching all can be had in the shadows of the large sandstone cliffs that border this state park. Las Vegas does not have to be all about late nights and questionable behavior you can actually fit in some adventurous activities in between the debauchery.

Scoot Through Red Rock

Smearing is the process by which you rub the toe of your climbing shoe into the rock. Somehow it sticks and you take an otherwise flat surface and make it work for you.

My back swing is perfect. My follow through reminds other players of Tiger Woods. I have shiny golf clubs and plenty of balls in my bag. My only problem is that when I hit the ball I have no idea where it is headed. I can hit the ball a long way, there is no question about that, it's just that 300 yards to the right means very little when you need to hit the ball to the center.

Right at the moment I lost my footing on some slippery sand stone and felt my medial collateral ligament stretch beyond its limitations it dawned on me that I would have to drive a Jeep up and over this obstruction of boulders. Not only would I have to navigate steep, slick rocks, I would also have to attempt to drive on 3 wheels, learn to control the momentum of a 2 ton vehicle and try not to damage the vehicle while doing this.

What an adrenaline rush!