{"id":9102,"date":"2021-08-08T21:45:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T04:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=9102"},"modified":"2021-08-08T21:45:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T04:45:02","slug":"day-2-barstow-to-red-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2021\/08\/08\/day-2-barstow-to-red-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2: Barstow to Red Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adhering to the timeless wisdom of ZZ Top, we began our second day by scoring some cheap sunglasses\u2014then headed out to Barstow, the huge rail hub we first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2019\/01\/20\/hey-porter\/\">discovered in 2019<\/a> and then visited <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/jnuGhpzoqJo4jfvT9\">last summer<\/a> and again <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/8hoFSrhMRA3pNyAv8\">in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9160\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?attachment_id=9160\" class=\"wp-image-9160\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD-768x1365.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD-864x1536.jpg 864w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD-1200x2133.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/05BF2FEB-CA6E-440B-A335-0150A9DC45CD.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7-626x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9161\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?attachment_id=9161\" class=\"wp-image-9161\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7-626x1024.jpg 626w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7-183x300.jpg 183w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7-768x1257.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7-939x1536.jpg 939w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7-1252x2048.jpg 1252w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7-1200x1964.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/C89857D6-1453-4531-B780-9BFF22D44BA7.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After hitting Centennial Park (where Hen scrambled over a vintage Marine tank) and visiting the various trains and Harvey House, we headed out to piping-hot Las Vegas. Before we got there, though, we took a cool detour through Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, where Henry picked up a little stuffed buddy, &#8220;Churro the Burro.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/Cjzz3edcnffSNDbZ9\">Check out our gallery from the day<\/a>, as well as a cool video timelapse below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-1024x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9164\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?attachment_id=9164\" class=\"wp-image-9164\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-1024x449.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-300x131.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-768x336.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-1536x673.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-2048x897.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-1200x526.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5826-2-1980x867.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Block Rockin&#039; Red Rocks\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uYyrIb5oQao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adhering to the timeless wisdom of ZZ Top, we began our second day by scoring some cheap sunglasses\u2014then headed out to Barstow, the huge rail hub we first discovered in 2019 and then visited last summer and again in March. 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