We went to the park for Earth Hour the weekend before last to watch the Strip go dark. We had planned to barbecue some kebabs and just hang out. The weather was pretty nice for it. We had to go to our second choice for parks because our first choice was holding a Bad Religion concert. Our second choice was a little park dedicated to firefighters. It's a nice, quiet little park with a good strip view. Unfortunately, after arriving, parking, and carrying our cooler and picnic gear to the perfect site, we discovered that the firefighers park doesn't have any grills. It has a notice requesting that patrons only have fires in designated areas, but no grills or firepits. So, we had to make do with drinking wine and eating the fresh fruit that we brought along. We didn't want to leave and miss the action...or drive our car around wasting energy during earth hour.
Here are some pictures of the Strip before and after Earth Hour. You might be able to see the Circus Circus sign on. They apparently didn't know that everyone was turning their sign off. The Palms also did not turn off all their lights. They thought they did, but only one building went out, I guess. Wynn and Encore also left their signs on. I was most impressed with the Palazzo. It is just so huge and bright that seeing it turned off made a big difference.
The Stratosphere Part of the Strip - Lights On!
The Stratosphere Part of the Strip - Lights Out for Earth Hour!
The Rio Part of the Strip - Lights On!
The Rio Part of the Strip - Lights Out for Earth Hour!
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