near Las Vegas, NV
at Valley of Fire
| Day 16: Valley of Fire SP and Hoover Dam, NV |
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Tuesday, September 26, 2000 When we got up it was, of course, light again and we were able to see just where had ended up. Once again we saw a strange looking scenery, only this time we were actually in the middle of it! We were also happy to be in a warmer 'climate'. After breakfast we had a look around Valley of Fire SP. |
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| Valley of Fire SP, near Las Vegas, NV |
Our tent site at VoF | A nosy squirrel | Squirrel close-up |
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| Rocks all around | Petroglyphs at Valley of Fire |
Red rocks | Let petrified wood lie... |
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In the afternoon we went to the visitor centre in Las Vegas to book a hotel. We picked the Stratosphere hotel and booked for two nights,
Wednesday- and Thursdaynight. It was a good thing we weren't staying on Friday or over the weekend, because that would have been much
more expensive. After we had arranged the hotel we went to see Hoover dam. Unfortunately we were a bit late, so we couldn't join any guided tours, but we
could do a lot on our own. It's high up there on that dam! |
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| An afternoon at Hoover Dam |
Quite a dam | Water intake | The upper side |
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| The lower side | Colorado river |
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