We left Scottsdale around 9:00, arrived in Las Vegas bout 4:00, which is a longer driver than we thought. It was a pretty interesting drive, all things considered, especially when we traveled through the Joshua Forest, with its strange looking trees, something out of a horror movie, or so it seemed. It was an easy drive until we got near Hoover Dam, which slowed things down quite a bit. It was interesting to see everyone was stopped by guards, to make sure there are no terrorists. We went about 15 miles an hour from about three or four miles before to the same after the dam. The dam road coming in, around Hoover, and beyond is being re=created, so that those who do not to stop, can bypass it. The engineering feat, of huge spanning bridges, of roads on the side of mountains, of mountains and hills being redone to accommodate a road is amazing.
Earlier, we stopped at a little town call Wickenberg, just off of 93, in a shop called Refried Beans. We bought four luminaries, and some silver salad forks, as well as coveting a number of other things. We then headed to Las Vegas, an interesting ride, though fairly desolate, with an occasional town or gas station. As we got beyond the Hoover Dam, however, it began to become more populated, and Las Vegas has the typical urban sprawl you see everywhere. It’s interesting to think that sixty years ago this was just a small desert town, surrounded by mostly desert and mountains, and now it’s a city of millions.
We arrived at Laura’s around 4:00, talked for awhile, had Asian shrimp cocktail, then veggie pizzas which were great. Pat and I went in the hot tub for a bit, before we all headed off to bed. I think we were really tired from the ride, as usual, but Laurie tends to stay up late, a result of her meds, I think, and just staying up late. It was a good day, fun to see them, especially Leah, who went to bed around 8:00, as she was exhausted from school and practice.
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