Evan

Evan invited us up to Las Vegas - As he put it, you're not that far away from here, why not come up to visit me; so we did. We had some unexpected engine issues on our way to Vegas that turned out to be nothing more than resetting the dashboard computer. Thank goodness. We stayed at the Nellis AFB Desert Eagle FamCamp.

We had a great time with Evan; he is so funny. We met him after work for dinner, then Joe & I went to The Mirage Casino to see "LOVE." It celebrates the musical legacy of the Beatles song lyrics through interpretive dance performed by Cirque du Soleil. His friend scored the tickets for us. Thank you Fabrice. The next day we brought the dogs over to see Evan. It was a short visit; Evan was leaving for Utah & we were leaving for Arizona, and, OOPS! I forgot my camera.



Evan told us that the Hoover Dam Bypass they were constructing the last time we were here was now completed, so we decided to drive across it on our trip down to Tucson. As we approached the Dam we saw this spectacular view of Lake Mead.




The new Colorado River Bridge spans the Black Canyon connecting Nevada & Arizona. The bridge is over 2,000 feet long & over 900 feet above the Colorado River. The new bridge is said to save significant travel time, and it does - We didn't have to navigate the narrow, windy road congested with tourists snapping pictures of the Hoover Dam & not paying any attention to what is going on around them (we should know, we've been one of those tourists). It easily saved us 20 to 30 minutes from the last time we were here.