Day 3 (Mon May 25, 2009): Las Vegas

Day's Summary: Hoover Dam, then on to Las Vegas. Overnight: Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon.

Kingman, AZ

Route 66 runs through here.

Approximate location: 35.188004, -114.049971

On The Way To Hoover Dam

I had forgotten where I videoed this, but I used online maps to finally figure it out. The city on the other side of US 93 is Golden Valley, AZ. Desolate. Awesome. Approximate location: 35.28133, -114.17497

Hoover Dam

On Kingman Wash Access Road, with a good overview of the surroundings. Note that this was before the building of the Hoover Dam Bypass.

Hoover Dam

Dashcam view, driving across Hoover Dam. This was less than 8 years after the terrorist attacks on September 11th. You were required to go through a checkpoint in order to gain access to the road over the dam. In fact, you're still required to go through a checkpoint (although not to go over the bypass) to even get near Hoover Dam.

Lake Mead

Off US 93 near Boulder City, NV, at the Alan Bible Visitor Center. Looking towards Lake Mead.

← Day 2 | Trip Index | Day 4 →

Travel:	[Day 0]	Fri May 22	Drive day · no videos	Drive day · no videos
Grand Canyon N.P.:	[Day 1]	Sat May 23	First day at the Grand Canyon South Rim	First day at the Grand Canyon South Rim · 6 videos
	[Day 2]	Sun May 24	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 15 videos
Hoover Dam/Las Vegas:	[Day 3]	Mon May 25	Hoover Dam, then on to Las Vegas	Hoover Dam, then on to Las Vegas · 5 videos
	[Day 4]	Tue May 26	Las Vegas	Las Vegas · 5 videos
Yellowstone N.P.:	[Day 5]	Wed May 27	En route to Yellowstone	En route to Yellowstone · 7 videos
	[Day 6]	Thu May 28	Yellowstone National Park	Yellowstone National Park · 42 videos
Yellowstone/Grand Teton N.P.:	[Day 7]	Fri May 29	Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, then the start of the straight-through drive home	Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, then the start of the straight-through drive home · 29 videos
Drive Home:	[Day 8/9]	Sat May 30/31	Drove straight home from Grand Teton with no overnight stop, arriving early Sunday morning	Drove straight home from Grand Teton with no overnight stop, arriving early Sunday morning · 1 video
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