Firefly liked Vegas. She likes the extravagance. I found it expensive and hard to find places to eat. I don't think I will be going back until things are back to normal. People have changed since the last time I was there. I don't understand the need to take your dog to a resort casino.
We stopped at the Hoover Dam after Las Vegas. We could not go on any tours of the dam so it left us a bit underwhelmed.
From the Hoover dam we drove into Utah. I am going to say that Utah is the most beautiful state we traveled. We did Zion National park and then drove up to Moab and did Arches National park. Utah is definitely a place I would go back. I could spend three weeks in the parks there alone. I would do more off-roading and camping. We kept the Jeep off the extreme trails we needed to get back and I did not feel like breaking anything.
Arches National Park
Zion National Park
When we left Moab, Utah I drove through Colorado. It was a nice day and did not want to be traveling the Rookie mountains during bad weather. We stayed the night in a small town in Nebraska. I have never seen as many cows as I saw in Nebraska. From Nebraska we made it into Davenport, Iowa and from there to home.
Firefly was ready to get back. The trip lost all glamor once we started back north into colder states with less to see and do. I was getting tired of the road also but I was not looking forward to my old routine to start again.
It feels strange being home. The road was a time to both forget and to remember. I wouldn't mind taking another road trip. Just not sure with whom. Firefly was not too bad and I made the best of the time. I will have to discuss more of my thoughts in later posts.
The Photo are great. What an adventure... !!!!
ReplyDeleteI took like 500 photos during the trip. I am becoming like these kids.
DeleteWell, you've had a nice break from day-to-day reality. Now back to work!
ReplyDeleteThat is a good way of putting it. We were on a break from day-to-day reality.
DeleteGlad you had a good time. I've been to Hoover Dam several times and went water skiing in Lake Mead a long, long time ago. I was not wild about Vegas. I'm cheap.
ReplyDeleteYou cannot be cheap and have a good time in Vegas right now.
Deletei love that third pic, it's The Birth of Venus! when i think of Vegas i think of James Holzhauer which of course makes me think of Alex's final episode, still in tears over that one.
ReplyDeletei learned this the hard way in college: no matter how far you go, you can never escape yourself...
did you ever go on a road trip with Billie?
Billie and I never left the state of Michigan. She would have to save up tons of money for the dope she would need and then carry it around.
DeleteWelcome back man!
ReplyDeleteYes the fun of being home. :(
DeleteLove those pics. I much prefer the off-reading and parks to the shiny, false Vegas. To me it’s a one and done.
ReplyDeleteI think a little of both is okay. We definitely spend more time in parks than in cities.
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