Our final stop on our roadtrip before arriving in California was in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the ride there, we passed the Hoover Dam, and stopped there for a few minutes to take some pictures. The water was a bright teal color, which was cool to see. However, if you look at our pics, you'll see a white line. The top of that white section shows where the old water line was, as opposed to what it is today. The level of Lake Mead has been dropping for years, and there is a 50 percent chance that Lake Mead, which was created by the Hoover Dam and the Colorado River, will go dry by 2021 because of escalating human demand and climate change. This will cause a domino effect of the loss of water and electricity for many surrounding cities.
We reached Las Vegas on Tuesday evening, and met up for dinner with our friend, Vinod, who works as a director in the Venetian casino. He treated us to really good Thai food and drinks at a restaurant called The Mainland. (Thanks, Vinod!) Afterwards, the three of us spent some time walking around exploring Las Vegas.
The next day, we continued walking around exploring Las Vegas. We love Vegas - always something to do and see. We ended up going to the Ellis Island Casino & Brewery for an $8.00 bbq meal that was huge... and very good. Best ribs on our trip so far.
In the evening, we walked around till 1:00 am (we walked about 3 miles) taking in the different casinos all lit up, and the show outside the Treasure Island casino. It was supposed to be sirens who were singing and performing a short skit on the ship, which let out flames and fireworks by the end of the show.
Afterwards, we played pool in the hotel lounge until about 3:00 am before turning in for the night.
Next: 8 1/2 hr drive to San Francisco, California
Here are pics from Nevada:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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