Saturday, Nov 5
As the perfect contrast to quaint and comfortable Flagstaff, my next stop was wild and wooly ‘Vegas. This was an easy drive down out of the mountains, across the high desert, and into the congested sprawl of the big city.
Started out the day getting my Fix on Route 66. ? That would be, getting my morning Starbucks coffee and scone.
The engineering treat of the day was the new bridge over Hover Dam just as you enter Nevada. I have a whole book on this one, so was going to drive over it for sure. As a bonus, there was a pedestrian walk the full length with awesome views of the dam.
Then on into Las Vegas to pick up Peter at the airport. We splurged on a room at the Stratosphere Hotel (another engineering treat …for me anyway). Celebrated our anniversary with dinner at the revolving restaurant at the top. One revolution per dinner – fast enough.
