Five Great Family-Friendly Hikes Near Las Vegas

All around Las Vegas lie areas of breathtaking natural beauty, offering families with young children the easy opportunity to explore unspoiled wilderness without traveling great distances. To compose this list, I tapped the memories of three experts: my children.

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North Pole Experience and Little America Hotel Partner to Usher in the Holidays

As the holiday season marches upon us - I had the opportunity to speak with Santa's Ambassador, Scott Pace, who is hard at work in Flagstaff, AZ where he, along with his team of Elf University graduates are preparing a one of a kind gathering that includes a special appearances from Santa as he prepares for his annual round the world blast.

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Capella Pedregal’s Tortuguitas Kids Club: Creating Vacation Legacies Through Cuisine, Art And Distinctive First-Time Children’s Experiences

Capella Pedregal's Tortuguitas ("Little Turtles") Kids Club aims to deliver such an experience and offers a variety of activities and experiences for children of all ages to enjoy while parents can rest easy, soaking in all that Capella has to offer – activities for 'tweens and teens are also available.

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  • Business News: The Evaporating American Homeownership Dream Verses Higher Education

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    Picture a home of your own, a white-picket fence, front porch, yard or view. Sound like a fairy tale? Homeownership appears increasingly elusive to a large population subset, but a whopping 72% or $8.74 trillion of U.S. debt is mortgage-related, according to MarketWatch.  

  • Samsung President and CEO Boo-Keun Yoon to Deliver Keynote Address at the 2015 International CES

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    Arlington, Va., September 18, 2014 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that Boo-Keun Yoon, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 International CES®. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 International CES, the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, returns to Las Vegas, January 6-9, 2015.

     
  • Controversial Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign Challenges Censors with Racy Launch Video

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    New York -- New York City-based Vittorio J sparked a fashion firestorm today, publicly launching a Kickstarter campaign with a video that imagines Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy in a provocative bedroom scene.

     
  • Beltway Insider: Obama/Vacation/Louisiana; Syria Civil War; Turkey; ISIS; Election; Berlin Wall; Olympics

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    President Obama, escaping the daily demands of the Oval office, and the First Family are spending this last official vacation in Martha's Vineyard, where they have vacationed every summer since elected leaving Vice President Biden to assume the responsibilities.

     
  • Douglas Elliman Saddles Up for A Good Cause with Hampton Classic Benefit

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    Elite Grand Prix Riders Georgina Bloomberg and Jimmy Torano are saddling up with Douglas Elliman Real Estate and One River Point to benefit a trio of equestrian-oriented nonprofits at the 2016 Hampton Classic Horse Show beginning August 28, 2016.

     
  • Beltway Insider: Trump Veto, NZ Terror Attack, Brexit Delay, Boeing, 5WPR CEO, Iran, 2020

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    President Donald Trump has issued the first veto of his presidency after twelve Republicans joined Senate Democrats passing legislation that would terminate the National Emergency declaration directly and prevent further misuse of the National Emergency Act.

     
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Hosts The Amazing Spider Man Sneak Peek

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    The Amazing Spider-Man, from Marvel Comics, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures presented a global sneak peek of the summer 2012 release at the Century City, California AMC Theaters.

     
  • World News: Trump to Approve Israeli West Bank Sovereignty Declaration in Coming Weeks

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    In an interview released by Israel Hayom Wednesday morning, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said the  application of Israeli sovereignty to 30% of the West Bank is expected soon and will be approved by the Trump administration.

     
  • Grand Velas Los Cabos Restaurants Review - A Gastronomy Delight, Epicurean Ingenuity at its finest

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    Grand Velas Los Cabos, as an all-inclusive offers a variety of gastronomic opportunities from lite fare to the Italian eatery Lucca, the French Piaf, and Velas 10, a steak and seafood house, all highly authentic and with an elevated approach to cuisine.

     
  • Beltway Insider: Trump/Kavanaugh Hearings; G7 Conflict; Cybersecurity; Indonesia Disaster; ISIS; Elon Musk; Bill Cosby

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    President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week invoking laughter from world leaders as he explained, "in the last two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country."

     
  • Beltway Insider: Trump/Saudi Sanctions; Khashoggi Ambushed; Brexit Redux; China Builds A Bridge; Crimea Erupts; Paul Allen

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    President Donald Trump, since the news Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had Washington Post journalist Jamel Khashoggi murdered, has skirted a hardline position reserving his usual assertive and uncompromising stance for mild rebukes while the world demands justice.

     
  • Healthy Cooking: 150 Best Spiralizer Recipes Review – Delicious Dishes that Introduce Vegetables To Every Meal

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    Eat your vegetables. Everyone from your mother to First Lady Michelle Obama has said those same words and still no one has introduced recipes outside the time tested that will modernize the traditional carbohydrate laden meals. 150 Best Spiralizer Recipes will change all that.

     
  • Kon-Tiki Review – Visually Stunning, Inspirational, An Epic Tale

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    “Kon-Tiki,” from The Weinstein Company and Anchor Bay Entertainment, brings to the screen an epic tale that feeds the explorer spirit, pitting man against nature, in this real life high seas action adventure.

     
  • World News: France’s Imposed Pension Reform Backfires

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    France’s imposed pension reform, which has become a pivotal election issue that will determine the candidate’s chances of political success, has the political structure slowly understanding imposed change will backfire with the people happy to change leadership.

     
  • US Markets Take Sharp Dive; World Markets Follow

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    The Dow Jones Industrial continued its downward trend falling sharply over the past week unable to rebound from the previous week long tumble as a lackluster July jobs report did little to bolster investor confidence.