Mountain Biking Bootleg Canyon / Annual Christmas Trip to Vegas / Day 1 Dec 28, 2021 - Video

3 years ago my wife and I took our kitchen staff to Las Vegas for Christmas. They had such a blast we decided to make it a tradition. Last year we went during covid and most places were closed down so were werent able to take everyone to shows, even eating out was difficult because we had to split up. We weren't allowed to have more than 4 people to a table. This year its more crowded but the casinos are understaffed so there was a line everywhere to eat. All the shows were limited capacity so everything was sold out. Atleast this year we were able to all sit and eat together but we had to wait for 1 hr minimum at every restaurant.
All 3 years Big Booty Chris has joined me. This year Kyle joined us and brought his wife. It was his birthday so we got to celebrate it line dancing with the wives. We always have plans to ride different places but we always decided to just hit Bootleg Canyon because its by far the gnarliest place out there. They have so many different trails from beginner to double black diamond. What makes Bootleg so gnarly is the rocks are razor sharp so its really sketchy. If you fall you will most likely get stitches.
The first night I took my staff out to eat, then we met up with Kyle and his wife at Gilley's to celebrate Kyles birthday. Chris and his girl rolled up late so they were in line checking in. I promised my wife that I would actually get on the dance floor so I had to take some shots to loosen up. We all had too much to drink and we were all hung over the next morning.
Kyle didnt know that he could bring his bike into the hotel so he took it apart to fit inside his truck. We put it together in the parking garage. We were both still drunk and forgot to tighten down his stem so on the first ride they moved on him. It was a shit show with me leading because Im so bad with directions. It was sketchy riding hung over but after we got warmed up we had a blast. Chris woke up late so once he joined he was able to lead the way.
Its really cool to come back here every year and see how much I have improved. Last year I did "Hour Glass" for the first time and I took the B line. When I saw Chris take the "A line" I thought to myself that I would never have the balls to try that ... but this year I did it. I almost killed myself but I'm stoked I did it.
On Day 2 we got some more Cali boys who rolled up to ride with us.