text: We made a trip back to Vegas for Thanksgiving The weather was so nice we had no choice but to head out for a few hours on the Harley Despite living in Vegas for years no visit is complete without a cruise down the Strip so that was how we ended our ridennI wish I could give the Las Vegas sign a five star rating but for me this iconic spot is not the same as it used to be It is just too accessible now There is always a massive crowd Long gone are the days of parking on the side of the road in the middle of the night running across the six lane mega street to get a photo No longer do party buses park illegally in the turn lane and let the crazies jump off the bus for a quick snapshot to memorialize an awesome night not that I would knownnNow there is a parking lotThe ease of access has increased sign traffic immensely Useful Yes but the lack of the Froggeresque challenge of getting to the sign and that fact that you have to wait in a line to take a picture have diminished the fun and coolness factors exponentially