Sunset park should be a familiar sight for any Vegas resident who's opted to spend time outdoors more than a couple of times. It's one of our larger parks and is located conveniently close to McCarran International airport on the corner of Eastern Avenue and Sunset Road. There's a wide variety of events that are held in the park throughout the year and it's a popular spot for families and youngsters to escape to. Back when I was in college I'd roll up with my iced Americano and a book, happy to spend a few hours sprawled out on a blanket beneath a tree reading. These days we like to watch the geese and crank out some work while we're there, photographing an assortment of our newest tie-dye creations while out. Our good friend Ceedro joined us for this outing, kindly modelling some of our shirts and showing off his juggling skills in the process. Whether you've been to Sunset park for Ren Fair, the Holi Festival of Color, or for a pleasant day of recreation (you can event rent bikes or sports equipment on park grounds!) by the man-made lake, Sunset park has a little something for everyone. There's a less developed area of the park for hiking that lets you marvel at the bounty of wildlife the desert can support, because believe it or not there's over 200 different plant species proliferating the area! There's also a rabbit overpopulation problem sweeping through the valley, which means that you've got a pretty good chance of spotting a fluffy little interloper bobbing across the park at some point. We saw one big fat happy thing in the greens over behind where Ceedro is juggling above. It's no surprise they'd profligate in this park as there's lot of lush green areas during the warmer months...at this time of year the grass is on the yellower side, but I'm sure there's still plenty for the little foragers to nibble on. Ducks and geese also abound, and during the spring it's not unusual to find an array of different bird's nests tucked away among the branches of trees. All in all we had a wonderful day at the park! We made friends with some bees and I was even able to pet a goose! He walked right up to me and gracefully allowed me a gentle stroke of his back. Lovely! Most geese are little terrors, aren't they?
More photos below!
As the sun began it's descent behind the horizon we found it started to grow a bit too chilly for our blood. We packed it in and started out for another adventure!
Check back tomorrow for the exciting finale!
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XOXO,
NAU
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