Friday, November 25, 2005
Swimming at last!
Ed, Zaph and I decided to drive the portion of Northshore Road (in the Mead Lake NP) that we
had done in the dark the previous Sunday. The drive is through the desert but you can see Lake
Mead in the distance. The first stop was Collville Bay .... a very busy marina as it is one of the
few that still have an operating boat launch due to the extremely low water levels in the lake. We
decided that it was too busy to let Zaph swim there. Driving back towards Las Vegas brought us
to Crawdad Wash road, along this dirt road, we saw a small fox who quickly dove into a tunnel.
When we got to the lake we decided that it was too muddy for Zaph to swim there so we headed
back to the main road and continued back towards Las Vegas. The next road was for
Government Wash — this was one of the places where the boat ramp was closed so I expected it
to be very quiet. Was I ever surprised when I saw a least a hundred RV s parked haphazardly in
the area. We drove around till we found a spot with lake access that wasn't too close to anyone
else — didn't need a wet dog going visiting. It was pretty bumpy .... I'm not sure that I would
take my trailer in there! Zaph happily swam around while Ed happily took photos. The last
destination of the day was Lake Las Vegas. This is a resort area that is being built just outside of
Lake Mead National Park boundaries. It is going to be quite the area when it is finished.
As we are leaving Las Vegas on Sunday we decided to have one last buffet. Colin had checked
Main Street Station out and want to go there for the Seafood Buffet. We stood in line for 45
minutes but it was worth it. The food was very good .... lots of yummy crabs legs, peel and eat
shrimp, clams and oysters in black bean sauce and at least a hundred other things. On the way
out we found our favorite Wheel of Fortune slot machines and sat down to see what kind of
damage we could do. The machine was good to me again... not being much of a gambler I
stopped when I had won $20.
Collville Bay harbour on Mead Lake
small bay at Crawdad Wash
Crawdad Wash area
the Government Wash area
Mead lake near Government Wash
Smog over Las Vegas as viewed from Las Vegas Lake area
Las Vegas Lake
had done in the dark the previous Sunday. The drive is through the desert but you can see Lake
Mead in the distance. The first stop was Collville Bay .... a very busy marina as it is one of the
few that still have an operating boat launch due to the extremely low water levels in the lake. We
decided that it was too busy to let Zaph swim there. Driving back towards Las Vegas brought us
to Crawdad Wash road, along this dirt road, we saw a small fox who quickly dove into a tunnel.
When we got to the lake we decided that it was too muddy for Zaph to swim there so we headed
back to the main road and continued back towards Las Vegas. The next road was for
Government Wash — this was one of the places where the boat ramp was closed so I expected it
to be very quiet. Was I ever surprised when I saw a least a hundred RV s parked haphazardly in
the area. We drove around till we found a spot with lake access that wasn't too close to anyone
else — didn't need a wet dog going visiting. It was pretty bumpy .... I'm not sure that I would
take my trailer in there! Zaph happily swam around while Ed happily took photos. The last
destination of the day was Lake Las Vegas. This is a resort area that is being built just outside of
Lake Mead National Park boundaries. It is going to be quite the area when it is finished.
As we are leaving Las Vegas on Sunday we decided to have one last buffet. Colin had checked
Main Street Station out and want to go there for the Seafood Buffet. We stood in line for 45
minutes but it was worth it. The food was very good .... lots of yummy crabs legs, peel and eat
shrimp, clams and oysters in black bean sauce and at least a hundred other things. On the way
out we found our favorite Wheel of Fortune slot machines and sat down to see what kind of
damage we could do. The machine was good to me again... not being much of a gambler I
stopped when I had won $20.
Collville Bay harbour on Mead Lake
small bay at Crawdad Wash
Crawdad Wash area
the Government Wash area
Mead lake near Government Wash
Smog over Las Vegas as viewed from Las Vegas Lake area
Las Vegas Lake
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