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Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 9:47 AM
My wife and I just got back from Las Vegas where we attended the "Ginormous" SHOT Show. SHOT Show, in case you didn't know, is the world's largest trade show for manufacturers involved in the firearms-shooting-tactical-hunting industry. It was held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center and in two full days I only managed to see 80 percent of the booths and talk to just a fraction of the exhibitors there. The crowds were huge - with a final tally coming in at over 58,400 attendees. This is even more amazing when you figure that this show is not open to the public! To find out more about SHOT Show - and some upcoming interviews we'll be sharing with you from Northwest manufacturers - go to the Articles Page on this web site.
While we were in Vegas we stayed at the wonderful Silverton Lodge Casino south of the famed Las Vegas Strip. It was a great, outdoors themed, hotel and casino and had an amazing salt water aquarium you could stare at for hours if you didn't get distracted by the slot machines and table games beckoning to you nearby.
It helped that adjacent to the lodge was a huge Bass Pro Shop. We don't have these in the Northwest, but I wish we did. I was very impressed and found this store to be every it as good (and in some ways maybe even better??) than the Cabelas Stores we have in our region.
As I recorded interviews to air on Northwestern Outdoors Radio I also learned there are lots of things to do outdoors in this area. Fishing, boating and hiking are just a few of the activities waiting for you beyond the glitter of the Casinos. I'm looking forward to sharing this - and a chance for you to win a stay at the Silverton Lodge Casino - during the weekend of February 13th and 14th!
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