Friday, November 5, 2010

October 2010 Week 2 - Reno, Lake Mead & Hoover Dam



Spent a couple nights in Reno on the way down since neither of us had been there in years. The downtown area a pretty sad but the big sign is still there and the rest of town is nice. Did a circle drive down to Lake Tahoe, around part of the lake and then back to Verdi by way of Truckee. What a cute old town. Then on to Beatty and Las Vegas on the way to Lake Mead and our favorite dry camping spot.

We stayed at Echo Bay with a nice view of the lake and the trees. It was in the 80s which was great after the cold weather we just left. Spent one day at Valley of Fire and hiked the white dome trail with a slot canyon. There were spots with water up to our thighs but we had a blast.

We have been to Hoover Dam before but haven't toured the Visitor Center so decided to spend an afternoon there. Beautiful day, great views, and saw the new bridge which was almost done. It opened a week later.

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