Thanks! It is a fun place but dogs would be tough, it's designed more for people. I think once we did bring a dog on a trip when I was still married and stayed at La Quinta off the Strip which is dog friendly. It's really kind of a headache though even though you love your dog!

Valley of Fire is gorgeous isn't it? Glad you got a chance to see it! I grew up in the west and Vegas has never been all that far away making it less of a hassle to get there. It also used to be pretty inexpensive, they used to have nice rooms that were cheap to bring in the gamblers. Now it's a destination unto itself and expensive!