{"id":9127,"date":"2021-08-10T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=9127"},"modified":"2021-08-10T21:20:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T04:20:37","slug":"day-3-meowing-wolves-pawn-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2021\/08\/10\/day-3-meowing-wolves-pawn-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3: Meowing Wolves &#038; Pawn Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our time in Vegas was all about beating the heat\u2014especially for our fur-coated amigo. Even at 8am, our jaunt to the dog park was insufferably hot, though it did produce a memorable interaction with a homeless guy offering some, uh, unique grooming services (<em>&#8220;For 20 bucks I&#8217;ll squeegee yer dawg!&#8221;<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Mom &amp; Finn took in the amazing Meow Wolf exhibition (more on that below), Henry and I took El Poocho on a little antiques exploration of the arts district. Hen in particular was thrilled to drop in on the shop featured in the Pawn Stars TV show. He says &#8220;I saw some Confederate paper bills &amp; even some Picassos!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were relieved to find a dog-friendly &amp; air conditioned shop where Hen chatted up the proprietor &amp; impressed him with his extensive knowledge of arcane railroad facts. &#x1f643; He writes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I budgeted myself $20, and I found the coolest old mug from the Santa Fe Railroad with their mascot, Chico. I also found an old anti-drugs pin for Finn, with a lion he named Darnell. &#x1f981;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/b1FmCZFJzvpnj6fG9\">Check out a handful of shots<\/a> of our visits.<\/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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9184\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?attachment_id=9184\" class=\"wp-image-9184\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques3-625x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9192\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques3.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?attachment_id=9192\" class=\"wp-image-9192\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques3-625x1024.jpg 625w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques3-183x300.jpg 183w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques3-768x1259.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Antiques3.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, about <a href=\"https:\/\/meowwolf.com\/visit\/las-vegas\">Meow Wolf<\/a>: it&#8217;s the product of an artists&#8217; collective that&#8217;s turned into a sprawling, madcap interactive space. The entrance seems to be a too-perfect convenience store (&#8220;Omega Mart&#8221;) stocked with really bizarre products. From there you&#8217;re beckoned (by crawling through tents, lockers, and other hidden portals) into a psychedelic world-behind-the-world, complete with weird interactive instruments, climbing walls, slides, aliens, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Margot and Finn checked it out first, spending a good three hours (!) exploring, after which Hen &amp; I passed Seamus off to them and explored it ourselves. <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/ZfyakaasGF8WtYnZ6\">Take a peek at what we saw<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 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=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9186\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?attachment_id=9186\" class=\"wp-image-9186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9187\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow2.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?attachment_id=9187\" class=\"wp-image-9187\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meow2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s a time lapse of our weird trip:<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jfm0YzycZP8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our time in Vegas was all about beating the heat\u2014especially for our fur-coated amigo. Even at 8am, our jaunt to the dog park was insufferably hot, though it did produce a memorable interaction with a homeless guy offering some, uh, unique grooming services (&#8220;For 20 bucks I&#8217;ll squeegee yer dawg!&#8221;). 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