The anti-Vegas solution to sensory overload: hiking, biking, kayaking and houseboating will soothe the senses
(LA Times Music)

Instead of shiny steel hotel towers, I saw dusty red rock pinnacles towering above me. Dazzling neon signs had disappeared in favor of delicate petroglyphs peeking out between the stones. People ambled along a gravel promenade carrying walking sticks rather than yardstick drinks. Something strange...