Others may get antsy after enduring months of icy winds, but it takes a long, blistering Vegas summer to really create a full blown case of cabin fever. Now, of course, somewhere out there other-people’s kids read all day, paint, or play early morning tennis. Then, in the dappled afternoon shade, they build elaborate obstacles courses to train their freshly-washed pet dogs (at least that’s what I tell my kids). However, the only obstacle course my family seems eager to build is the one in the living room when it is strewn with various forms of electronic screens. (My son likes to inform me that “a recent study said video games were good for you!” “Yeah, right,” I reply, “according to Advocates for the Afternoon Cocktail, so is a series of stiff drinks.”)
So forgo your Cosmopolitan, put a cool compress on your sweaty brow, unplug every cord in your living room then pile the family into your car for a day of adventure. The best cure for cabin fever, I’ve found, is to escape the cabin. With the daytrips I’ve uncovered, those video game buttons may even gather a little dust.
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