Texas seems central to everyone (maybe), at least there are a ton of yt'ers from Texas.
I could combine a visit with my folks to a meet up there. Yeah....
I think Vegas isn't too dog friendly but not sure where or why I heard that and I guess it would also depend on where you stayed, so I'll just not talk about things I don't know about. LOL
You go get 'em Des. I hope I can go next year.