Sept 2 day 31 OTR

So, the saga of noisy campgrounds continues.  Last night we had no trains, no trucks but we did have two batches of noisy campers.  One extended Latino family and one group of Belgian students. They decided to have a campfire until 1:30 in the morning.  Oh well.  At least when I got up a six to take a shower they were all still asleep.

We drove north from Kingman to Las Vegas this morning.  We stopped at the Hoover Dam.  Lake Mead is down many feet just proving how dry this summer has really been. 20 years ago we drove over the dam and parked on the side of the road to look at it.  Now, it has become an attraction and another road passes way above it.  It seemed smaller than it did the first time we saw it.

The desert did have some colour to it this morning as there were thundershowers in a couple of isolated areas.  Amazing what a little water can do.

Vegas is crazier than ever.  When we were here 20 years ago, you could walk the strip from one end to the other, pop into a casino, never see a store.  Now, there are pedestrian flyovers - you have to climb stairs or ride an escalator or elevator to the top to cross The Strip.  Some of the major cross streets also have flyovers.  So a walk of 4 miles up one side of the strip becomes an obstacle course of ups and downs.  And the people, both tourists and those hawking things.  Like I said, crazy city.  Since it was 20 years between visits, I probably won't be back.

                                                   Just a little peak at Vegas in the daytime

Tomorrow we head to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  I may be out of touch for a day or so.  It seems the KOA campground we wanted to stay at is no longer a KOA so I don't know if they have wifi.