Another long desert drive, highlighted only by being able to see Hoover Dam. We didn't really even think about it being on our journey until we came to a checkpoint of armed guards who needed to look inside, outside, and under the RV, thanks to 9/11. After we passed inspection--Bear was not a bit happy about people coming into our home, by the way--we drove another 20 miles or so and there it was. I've always heard about people crossing over Hoover Dam, but it was certainly nothing like I had pictured it. I thought you'd be driving straight across the top of it so you'd see a lake of water from the Colorado River on one side and a gigantic dropoff on the other. It's more like traveling in an enormous spiral down through the dam and mountain area, with your jaw dropped open the whole time! It's a really indescribable piece of engineering. I was snapping pictures out the window while Tip was trying to keep the RV and car on the twisting, winding hairpin turns on the road down through the dam area. I have no idea what I was taking pictures of--just that it was GIGANTIC, amazing, and demonstrated beautifully what incredible things people can do!
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The RV park in Las Vegas was like an oasis in the desert. Not only were there swimming pools, an 18-hole putting green course, a bar and restaurant, slot machines in the registration area, Texas hold-em poker games in the evening, and a wedding pavilion, but you could also have someone come and wash your RV, clean the carpets, do a tune-up--pretty much whatever you needed!
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