Nevada

The Route

During our stay at Thousand Trails Las Vegas 

the average high temperature was about 104.

 So one day we headed to the mountains 

where we spent an enjoyable day in the mid-70's.

Private homes added to the beauty of the Spring Mountains NRA.

During a snack stop we learned about the area.

Over 900 nuclear bombs were exploded at the Nevada Test Site

on the valley floor below.

  Most were underground, but during the first years

 of testing they were all above. 

The "sinkholes" can still be seen and were 

produced from the early 50s to the mid 60s.

Near the ski area, the aspens were showing off their fall colors.

We re-visited this NRA, but did not hike to the area's hot springs.

Our last visit to this area included seeing the new bypass 

bridge about half finished.  This time we got to walk it.

We do not think that this counts as a high point, 

but you can see that our feet are smiling!

CHEESE!

On the Hoover Dam.

Lake Mead is at about 38% capacity.   

That's down about 147 feet in the last fifteen years.

 It has not been this low since it started to fill in the 1930's.

However, it is still beautiful.

Arizona bound.