{"id":2152,"date":"2018-04-20T20:18:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T02:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2018-07-22T20:44:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T02:44:31","slug":"when-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/?p=2152","title":{"rendered":"When in Vegas&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A conference placed me in Las Vegas. I do not like Las Vegas. So, to escape the strip I took a quick afternoon trip out to the <span data-original-name=\"Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area\">Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area<\/span>, which I had heard is quite nice. Wow. I tackled the 8 mile White Rock Canyon Loop &#8211; including the out-and-back up to La Madre Spring. 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