Hoover Dam & Vegas

Today we left the Grand Canyon and headed to Lake Mead RV Park in Nevada.  It was about a 4 hour drive and Doug got us here safely.  We have an awesome lake view campsite.  We ate a quick lunch and went straight to Hoover Dam.  Maddie was so excited, not to see the Dam but to see the places mentioned in her Percy Jackson books, she can be such a book nerd!

We took the tour of the damn, which was pretty cool and Doug did a lot of explaining to  Maddie about electricity and why the dam was built in the first place.  We then went to all of the exhibits, including the "Dam Snack Bar".  While walking around the outside of the dam, she actually made a friend who was also a Percy Jackson fan, the two of them were squeaking about the books and characters.  It was way too funny!

I have to admit that the design and attention to detail of the dam is amazing, along with the size of the dam is incredible. But I also could not keep thinking about the negative impact that building the dam had on the environment as well.  I guess Doug's eco-friendly views are rubbing off on me.

After we left the dam we made the 35 min. drive into Vegas and went to see the sights on the strip.   It was fun and Doug and I  enjoyed seeing everything there was to see.  Hailey got a little overwhelmed by it all and Maddie was totally into it. Both girls were taken back by some of the outfits some people wore, but is was all together a good evening.  We ate dinner, did some souvenir shopping, and got to see an Elvis Impersonator (who was very good!).

Now we are back in the camper all cozy and getting ready to pull out to our next adventure tomorrow.