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Scumbag Bicycle Thieves & Saying Goodbye to the Kids (Main Street Station RV Park – Las Vegas, NV)

No post yesterday (Thursday) because I was at the police station first thing in the morning reporting the theft of our bicycles 🙁

We did a lot of running around all day with the kids to various places in Las Vegas and when we got back to the Coach late Wednesday night we found the bicycle lock on the ground between our Coach and Steven/Cheryl’s Class-C.  Some scumbag(s) cut the chain.  We could clearly see the tell-tale signs of bolt cutters on the tumbler portion of the lock.

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Our bicycles used to be here 🙁
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Cut bicycle chain on the ground where our bicycles used to be.

We flagged down one of the security vehicles that occasionally roamed the parking area here at the Main Street Station RV Park and the guard went to get his supervisor.  When they returned, they took my statement, a couple pictures, and left again.  They returned later with a copy of my report.

I also called the police to report the theft of our bicycles and was told to go online to fill out a report.

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As you can see from the screenshot (above), that didn’t go too well… so I called the police again and was told I had to come to the station in the morning to fill out a report.  Luckily, the police station was only a few blocks away, but it took a while and then we still had to break camp to check out by noon.  We were scheduled to leave and convoy with my Mom, Stepdad, Aunt Kathy, and brother Steve & Cheryl to visit my brother Ronald in Westley, CA.  He was waiting on us.

Unfortunately, I only had paperwork on my bike.  I couldn’t find a receipt or serial number for Stilla’s.  Another lesson learned!  I also quickly came to the realization that I didn’t have good photos of the bikes.  I had to browse through my photo albums for a long time to find the following ones:

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Older photo (earlier this year) of our bicycles on the bike rack.
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Old photo (last year) of our bikes on the bike rack.
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Old photo (circa. 2 yrs old) of our bicycles.

So, if anyone sees these bikes running around Las Vegas or on the road somewhere, please let someone know…

They were both Specialized™ bikes:

Mine was a “Rockhopper 29er”, Black/Grey color.  Ser # WSBC602362842F, It had a Topeak rack on the back and a “Criterium” sticker near the neck.  This sticker was the logo (it looks like a Colorado license plate) from the bike shop in Colorado Springs where it was purchased in 2011 for ~$1,300.  Another identifying feature is the rear-mounted kickstand.

Stilla’s was a female bike, primary white color with purple and green accent stripes.  We think it was a “MYKA” model.  It had a removable  metal mesh basket on the front that we used to transport little Coach in (below):

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Anyway… we still had a lot of fun with the kids and my relatives here in LV with the exception of the bicycle thefts and the stingy slot machines 🙂

The kids did the haunted house thing at Circus Circus and we all met up there to say our goodbyes late Wednesday night.

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(L to R) Dylan, Joleen, William, Jasmin, and Stilla.

Some of us even toured the lower part of Fremont Street later where the Container Park (←link here) is located.  Here’s some more pics of that:

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A giant praying mantis mounted on a truck spewed flames at us in front of the Container Park.  Pretty cool…

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And our time here in Las Vegas has come to an end.  William & Jasmin took their rental car and headed back to Colorado Springs (COS).  They will stop at Grand Canyon on their way back and will still have a few days in COS before they have to fly back to Germany.  Joleen & Dylan rode back with their friend, Dalton.  We heard they made it back to COS late Thurday evening.

And oh, by-the-way… we never went back to the Neon Boneyard Museum.  We found out that tickets are ~$25 and you have to schedule far in advance for the hour-long tour.  Maybe another time…

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We convoyed straight through to Westley, CA from Las Vegas yesterday (Thursday) with my Mom, stepdad, Aunt Kathy, Steven & Cheryl.  We got here at 9:30 PM.  I wrote about our last visit here in this post.  I’ll update you on our visit here in my next post.  Stay tuned…

Yay! William and Jasmine are Here! (Main Street Station RV Park – Las Vegas, NV)

We left the Elks Lodge in Saint George Utah a little later than expected on Thursday.  But it was for a good reason… we heard through Facebook that good friends Orman and Susie Claxton were coming through town on their way back home to Gold Canyon AZ. We know Orman and Susie through the Alpine Coach Association and have met up with them a couple of times in our travels., e.g., Hwy-101 (Tillamook, OR); the FMCA Rally (Redmond, OR); and most recently in Yellowstone.  Orman is a factory trained and certified Aqua-Hot technician… he serviced ours in Quartzsite earlier this year (link HERE).

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The Urban Escape Vehicle at the Saint George UT Elks Lodge.

We waited a little after noon-time for Orman & Suzie to arrive at the Elks Lodge.

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Orman & Suzie Claxton roll into the Saint George Elks Lodge.
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Orman & Susie Claxton

Orman’s new truck.

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We went inside the lodge to get them checked in and found out the lodge had hot dogs and sliders at a buffet table for donations.

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After catching up with Orman & Suzie, we headed on down to Las Vegas.  Safe travels Orman & Suzie!  See you in Quartzsite next year 🙂

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After an uneventful 120-mile drive and a quick fuel stop, we checked in at the Main Street Station RV Park in North Las Vegas.  We’re packed in like sardines here, but it’s only $19 per night for 50 Amp full hook-ups and only a block or two from Fremont Street.

Our son William and his girlfriend Jasmine arrived around 8 PM after their 2-day road trip from Colorado Springs.  They drove through 4-corners and spent the night in Blanding, UT.  Then they visited Goosenecks State Park, Monument Valley, and then drove to Lake Powell (Page, AZ) where we just were for the Alpine Coach Rally.  They visited Antelope Canyon and Glen Canyon Dam before driving through to Las Vegas.

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After Will & Jasmine got refreshed from their long travel day(s), we walked over to Fremont Street.

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It was a late night.  We gave Will & Jasmine our bed and pulled out the couch for us.  They’ll stay here in the Coach with us until Sunday.  Then they’ll share a hotel room with our daughter Joleen and her boyfriend Dylan over at Treasure Island until the 29th.

Here’s a picture of our spot at the RV Park this morning (Friday):

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Urban Escape Vehicle packed in at the Main Street Station RV Park. (Will & Jasmine’s rental car is parked next to the SIlverado)
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View of the Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel from the RV Park.

Stay tuned… we’re looking forward to spending time with William & Jasmine while checking out all the sights here in LV 🙂