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| Lake Page from the Hoover Dam..the little boat on the water shows the scale! |
Woke to
another clear blue sky morning with the reflections of the rocks on the river,
although have to say I am missing my clouds, photographers need clouds! A
number of skiers were enjoying the still morning water - memories of Lake Tarawera!
First stop this morning was Lake
Havasu, and the drive
through amazed us by the sheer number of riverside settlements that were full
of holiday cabins and RV parks, seemingly just wall to wall.
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| London Bridge...at Lake Havasu! |
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| The English theme was everywhere. |
Lake Havasu had grown to be a city of over
50,000 residents since the 60’s when it was designed from scratch by a
developer who had the forethought to make the most of a great location…even if
it is in the desert. He also bought the London Bridge
and transported it stone by stone to the city, reconstructed it, then dug a
channel under it to form an island creating a real tourist attraction in the
city.
Continued
north on freeways through the desert to the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River,
the first day it had been open since the Government Shutdown. It is one of
those engineering feats that we have all heard about; we really enjoyed driving
over it and walking around, the landscape is spectacular.
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| Colorado River downstream from the Hoover Dam |
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| The Dam and the new bridge which has recently been opened. |
Then it was
onto Las Vegas and straight into a good city camp
(thanks Keith and Holly for the recommendation), another half price one using
Passport America
membership. It was late afternoon, so good to pull in and relax after another
long day on the road. We have covered far more mileage over the past three days
than we normally do, but wanted to be able to spend as much time as possible in
this extremely scenic region. Tomorrow will be a day to look around the city
and the strip…!!!!
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| Las Vegas...here we come! |
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