Las Vegas Day 4
Today was a day of adventure. I rallied the troops, some unwillingly, and convinced them to come with me to check out some scenery at Red Rock Canyon. Map quest said it was only about 30 minutes away from the strip so we rented a car and headed out. We rented a black convertible V.W. An experience I will not forget anytime soon. Thank god the temps stayed in the low 70's.
Afterwards we decided to try our hand at the Grand Canyon which we were told was only about 2.5 hours away. We met with some frustration because navigation doesn't work in the middle of the desert. We crossed the Hoover Dam... which isn't what it looks like in the movies at all. Apparently it's a 'target' so access is limited and heavily patrolled by law enforcement. Can't even really see the dam itself, just a small cross walk in the middle of mountains. But anyway, we got to the grand canyon around sunset and I was SO excited to take pictures. What an amazing time of the day to get there! We walk in around 5 and are told that no tours are going out, they stop at 5. The land is owned by a Native American Tribe and you have to pay to get on a bus and be shuttled to the lookout spots. I asked if we could drive to any other look out spot and was told, 'no'. We were disappointed but we made memories and the drive itself was breathtaking.
I'm ready to wrap this up though. Get back to my bed and a more moist climate. Everyone was right... just a couple of days in Vegas is enough!