Alpaca Makes a Beeline From Mormon Town to Sin City.

Having had enough of propriety, decency and religion, Alpaca decided to head to Las Vegas next. After settling in, the first thing on Alpaca’s list was to head to the famed and acclaimed L’Atelier Joel Robuchon (http://www.mgmgrand.com/dining/atelier-joel-robuchon-french-restaurant.aspx) in the MGM Grand (http://www.mgmgrand.com/) for dinner. It did not disappoint. We each had the set menu, and enjoyed a multi-course meal starting with a cucumber gelatin amuse bouche and some small baguettes made onsite (husband commented that he thought they were the best baguettes he’d ever tasted), followed by delicious Mediterranean vegetables layered with buffalo mozzarella, a crispy langoustine fritter with basil pesto, then a rib eye steak with truffled mashed potatoes that husband thought were amazing, a choice of their proprietary ice creams or tarts (we had one of each and shared – much to the delight of our mouths), and ending with a strawberry smoothie and a piece of Robuchon’s own proprietary chocolate. Simply divine, all of it. Despite the number of courses, the portions were quite small and husband was very concerned that he would leave a very expensive dinner still hungry. Still, even he agreed that even if he left hungry, he would still have had a magnificent dining experience.

Scenic Viewpoints of Kolob Canyons of Zion National Park.

Kolob Canyons (http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/zion/kolob_canyons.html) of Zion National Park (http://www.nps.gov/archive/zion/home.htm) constitutes the northernmost portion of Zion. The rock formations that constitute the canyon make for some very pretty vistas.