This will finally be the last vacation post. Our last two days were spent around Lake Mead which was also very sad to see as the water level is very low. The Lakeshore Drive was pretty disappointing as well as it was sort of misleading . . . you couldn't really see the lake. It would have been more appropriate to call it Desert Drive. Here are some pictures of the kids (including Mickey of course) on a short hike around some interesting geologic features. Pickle stopped to pose for her shot . . . very much in the manner of "here I am and why are you not snapping my photo?"
The best part about the day was riding on an old railroad bed through tunnels. The railroad was built for the sole purpose of transporting cement and other materials to Hoover Dam and it was pulled up in the 60's. It skirts the river and the trail will eventually go all the way to the Dam; however, once it leaves the railroad bed it becomes a little tougher for 5 year olds and non-cycling moms to ride.
The Little Guy also received another Junior Ranger Badge for Lake Mead. If you are ever in the Las Vegas area the Lake Mead Visitor Center is one of the best National Park Visitor Centers I've ever been to and has a great bookstore.
On the final day as we drove home we stopped at Hoover Dam
to do the Power Plant tour.
It takes you "into the earth" which was a big hit with The Little Guy as you can imagine although you couldn't tell it by looking at this picture:
I will leave you with the following image . . . not sure if anyone reading this blog will ever have the need to drive from Arizona to Las Vegas but let me show you your tax dollars at work:
One day this will connect to it's twin on the other side and there will be a bridge over the Colorado River right next to Hoover Dam. From the looks of it I am guessing millions of dollars in labor and materials is being spent to span the river to accomodate a small portion of the population who needs to get across the river right there.
The best part about the day was riding on an old railroad bed through tunnels. The railroad was built for the sole purpose of transporting cement and other materials to Hoover Dam and it was pulled up in the 60's. It skirts the river and the trail will eventually go all the way to the Dam; however, once it leaves the railroad bed it becomes a little tougher for 5 year olds and non-cycling moms to ride. 
The Little Guy also received another Junior Ranger Badge for Lake Mead. If you are ever in the Las Vegas area the Lake Mead Visitor Center is one of the best National Park Visitor Centers I've ever been to and has a great bookstore.
On the final day as we drove home we stopped at Hoover Dam
to do the Power Plant tour.
It takes you "into the earth" which was a big hit with The Little Guy as you can imagine although you couldn't tell it by looking at this picture:
I will leave you with the following image . . . not sure if anyone reading this blog will ever have the need to drive from Arizona to Las Vegas but let me show you your tax dollars at work:
One day this will connect to it's twin on the other side and there will be a bridge over the Colorado River right next to Hoover Dam. From the looks of it I am guessing millions of dollars in labor and materials is being spent to span the river to accomodate a small portion of the population who needs to get across the river right there.
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