Missus and I took a 5 day road trip for the xmas holiday to get away from the shopping lunacy. Our trip was to Nevada First stop was Las Vegas for some gambling drinking and all night fun. We used the Paris Hotel and Casino as a home base and took off to trek a few sites around the Nevada.
First up was Hoover Dam.
Face of the dam
I hung my tele over the edge looking straight down face
The bypass span so Hoover Dam is now just a tourist location. Years ago you had to drive across it.
Looking down at the power plant
Face of Dam
This the run off passage and hole. The diameter was easily 50 feet.
Back of dam
Back water level of Dam
Next up was the Valley of the Fire. We parked, I loaded up day pack and we hiked off to a far mountain and climbed to the top for the view. Was a 3 hr deal. The weather was stunning. 65 degrees tops.
Entering the area. Interesting the Red Rock just popping up.
The Trek up
Backside of the mountain we hiked up
Rock formations
Another one
Years of layers
Years of rain erosion
Nearing the top
All in all missus and I had a good time. We saw other sites but felt these were the most notable