Weekend Jaunt......

Dale and Carol came for a visit and we decided to head to Las Vegas for the weekend. On the way we stopped at a little 50's style cafe in Wikieup. Dale loves our Arizona cactus!

I have been dreading ever driving to Las Vegas because I knew we had to go over the Hoover Dam and I was NOT looking forward to that. I had seen a movie once and they showed a picture of the dam and it was (and is) way up in the high! Luckily when you drive over the dam it does not seem as if you are as high up as you really are. Good thing or I might not have gotten over it! Now the problem is they are building a new bridge (see it in the picture?) that is even higher in the air!!! I'm not sure if I'll be able to manage that one if the time ever comes!

Once in Las Vegas we took in the sights. For non-gamblers there is lots to do. We rode the tram a couple of times to get from point A to point B and back again! We did a lot of walking as well. Last night we drove down to the Bellagio and watched the fountains do their amazing dance to the tune of "All That Jazz." Specacular but no camera with me so no photos! We stayed at Circus Circus and had fun watching the trapeze artists and other acts. We also spent time (and a little money) at the Midway playing the games. We had a great time. Lots of fun and great memories with super & dear friends!

One of our stops was breakfast at the Silverton outside of the strip. Right next door is The Bass Pro Store. Not sure what kind of fish this is but it was huge - probably about 3' long.

We left Dale and Carol to head northeast to their home in Colorado and we headed back to Arizona going through the Joshua Forest Parkway of Arizona. It was amazing! There were thousands of these trees but not a very good place to get a picture!