Hey, California_Jon, welcome aboard!
Listen, if you ever get the chance to catch a ride back to Vegas one weekend with someone who has a rental car or military vehicle, forego the trip on Red Stripe Airlines and try to get clearance to leave TTR via the back gate. It's a beautiful and interesting drive, neat small (REALLY small) towns, roads winding through the mountains, etc.
Pack plenty of lip moistureizer and don't forget to get a souvenir T-shirt from one of the ranches (and ONLY a T-shirt, unnerstan' ?).
[This message has been edited by hnechets (edited 09-12-1999).]