Last Tuesday we left our hotel and drove down the Vegas strip. My parents, grandparents and family friends went to Vegas annually for many years when I was little. I was so excited to see Vegas. It's a place that has changed over the years (from what my family has said), but I was excited to see a place they enjoy. Although I liked what I saw, it was not what I expected. I thought it would be more like a big city ... away from the airport, more than just one strip of hotels/casinos, but it wasn't. Las Vegas was literally a strip of hotels and casinos moments from the airport. I most certainly would return to Vegas, but it just wasn't what I'd made it out to be over the years.
After Vegas we drove south to the Hoover Dam. It was neat, but I'm glad we just drove through. We had to go through a security check-point to get in. I'm still baffled at how vulnerable America and it's assets are ... it makes me sad. Anywho ... the Hoover Dam was quite impressive.
Then we drove. And drove. And drove.
The goal was to make it just outside of Four Corners, but after driving across Arizona without cell phone service we followed signs for hotels that said they were a few miles away. We drove closer, closer, and then they were non-existent. That's right ... the hotels weren't where the signs (multiple companies, multiple signs) said they would be. At this point it was 9:00 pm, we were all tired and it was dark with nothing in sight. So, we drove thirty minutes ahead to the next town ... Shiprock, New Mexico. Seriously one of the darkest, creepiest places I've ever been. And by the way, there are NO HOTELS HERE. So, we chose to get gas and drive to Cortez, Colorado to set us up to drive across Colorado the following day. The sky was incredibly beautiful as we traveled to Cortez, one of the bright spots of the day. We were thrilled to get out of the truck that night!!
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it has been lovely to see all your beautiful pictures of you journey!
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