SILVERTON CASINO AND LODGE
September 20, 2005 on 9:47 pm | In Travelblogue |Before I left for Salt Lake City, UT on the 18th, I walked from the TA Truckstop to the Silverton Casino for breakfast at the Sundance Grill. I had Eggs Benedict, Hash Browns, and Hot Tea. After breakfast, I strolled through the Casino with my camera and took some photographs.
Shady Grove: The first point of interest after leaving the un-photogenic Sundance Grill is the Shady Grove Lounge. The Rock & Roll group Hootie and the Blowfish are prominantly featured here for some reason.
The left and center pictures are the outside and inside (respectively) of the 2-lane, 1/2 scale, bowling alley. It is located inside an old “airstream” trailer. The picture on the right is of the pool table w/ Hootie & the Blowfish felt. How the H___ are you supposed to play pool on that. It’s way too “busy”.
There’s something “Fishy” going on around here: The next interesting place that you encounter is the Mermaid Lounge and Azure (the 117,000 gallon aquarium).
The picture on the left is of the Mermaid Lounge. Note the Azure aquarium in the background. The 2 pictures on the right are of customized “choppers” supplied by Orange County Choppers. Nice, if you’re into ‘bikes’. They are situated between the entrance to the Mermaid Lounge and the main viewing area of Azure. .
The above pictures are of the Azure Aquarium. I can’t identify any of the species except the Rays, and the small shark in bottom row left. They are beautiful and interesting just the same. The ‘little orange guy’ in the bottom row (right) kept swimming around the circumference of the tank at eye level. He would appear about every 2 minutes like clockwork. If Municipal Transportation Systems could keep a schedule like him/her, maybe more people would ride “mass transit”.
Wildlife Photography for “Dummies”: After the Azure Aquarium the next point of interest is Outdoor World or Bass Pro Shops. They are a Retail Shop, but they have many interesting displays that depict wildlife in their natural environment.
Top row (l to r): Moose (no squirrel that I could see), Lions, Elk
Bottom row (l to r): Bears, Bear, Bear
After the “tour”, I was running short on time, so I left the Silverton, walked back to the TA and left for SLC.
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