itinerary: route Sep 30 through Calico and Red Rock

days/2026-09-30.md

@@ -1,21 +1,34 @@
-# Sep 30 (Wed) — Los Angeles → Las Vegas
+# Sep 30 (Wed) — Los Angeles → Calico → Red Rock Canyon → Las Vegas
 
 **Stay:** [Horseshoe](../bookings/stays/hotel-vegas-horseshoe.md) · check-in from 4 PM
 
+*All times are PDT.*
+
 ## Logistics
 
-- Check out of the DTLA Airbnb by **11:00 AM PDT**; return the parking fob to
-  its mount before leaving · drive I-15, ~4.5 hrs
+- **8:15 AM target departure** from the DTLA Airbnb; check out and return the parking fob to its mount before leaving
+- All luggage remains in the car until Las Vegas. Conceal it before departure, keep valuables with the group and do not open the trunk at sightseeing stops
+- Red Rock Canyon's Scenic Drive is open until **8:00 PM** in September. No timed-entry reservation is required on Sep 30; the [America the Beautiful pass](../bookings/activities/america-the-beautiful-pass-2026.md) covers the vehicle entrance fee when the pass holder and photo ID are present. Open or screenshot the digital/PDF pass before departure
 
 ## Plan
 
 > Menu: [`vegas_sights.md`](../vegas_sights.md)
 
-- TBD
+- **8:15 AM** Depart DTLA via I-15 north
+- **~10:15–11:00 AM** Breakfast at **Peggy Sue's 50's Diner** in Yermo — the original roadside diner opens at 7:00 AM and is eight minutes from Calico
+- **~11:10 AM–12:15 PM** **Calico Ghost Town** — restored silver-mining town; open daily 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
+- **~12:15–3:20 PM** Continue on I-15 toward Nevada; make only a quick fuel, water and restroom stop in Baker
+- **~3:20–5:20 PM** **Red Rock Canyon** — drive the one-way 13-mile Scenic Drive with short stops at the visitor center, Calico Hills and High Point Overlook; add the brief Petroglyph Wall walk only if time and temperature are comfortable
+- **~5:20–6:00 PM** Continue to Horseshoe Las Vegas and check in
+
+If arrival at Red Rock slips past **5:30 PM**, skip the trail and use only roadside viewpoints. Do not add Seven Magic Mountains; it would send the route back across the south side of Las Vegas.
 
 ## Addresses
 
 | Place | Address | Map |
 |---|---|---|
 | Airbnb — DTLA | 1100 W Temple St, **Unit 703**, Los Angeles, CA 90012 · gated parking, 2 cars | [34.06325, -118.25149](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=34.06325,-118.25149) |
+| Peggy Sue's 50's Diner | 35654 Yermo Road, Yermo, CA 92398 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Peggy+Sue's+50's+Diner+Yermo) |
+| Calico Ghost Town | 36600 Ghost Town Road, Yermo, CA 92398 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Calico+Ghost+Town) |
+| Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive | Visitor Center / Scenic Drive entrance, NV-159 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Red+Rock+Canyon+Visitor+Center+Nevada) |
 | Horseshoe Las Vegas | 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109 · +1 877-603-4390 | [36.11348, -115.16906](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.11348,-115.16906) |