More searching finds the National Conservation Area also offers great trails, an awesome 13-mile, one-way scenic drive – and it’s only a half-hour from the casino cluster.
Besides, any trip to the great outdoors would help me survive the glitz – if not the glamour.Īn Internet search reveals the Sopranos scene was shot at Red Rock, a place I’d heard about as a primo park-and-climb spot.
But the beautiful rocks in the background look very much like the real thing.Īlready planning a Vegas visit, I figured the area might be worth checking out. Tony, brain soaked in peyote, stands in the desert outside of Vegas hollering, “I get it.” We’re left wondering what he means. If you’re not a fan of the HBO gangster show, let me back up.Įpisode 83. Who, in Tony’s immortal words, “gets it.” Tony Soprano led me to Las Vegas which took me to Red Rock Canyon and that was how I came across Huntington Beach native Molly Sheridan and the talking wildflowers.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right?