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LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

March 24, 2005 on 1:45 pm | In Travelblogue |

On the 15th of February, I took a ‘day trip’ to Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Valley Of Fire State Park. It was a kind of “Maiden Voyage” for my ‘new’ Jeep to test its’ road-worthiness. It passed with flying colors. The day was overcast, but pleasant. The temperature was in the high 60’s. I left Las Vegas at about 10:00 AM, and entered the Park at about 10:45 AM. It’s only about 20 miles, but as usual, the traffic horrible.

My first stop after entering the Park, was Las Vegas Bay. I was surprised that the level of the lake was so low. Las Vegas is about 400% above normal rainfall this year. Then I remembered that Lake Mead recieves 99.99999% of its’ water from the snow melt in the Rockies, and they are below normal percipitation this year.
Las Vegas Bay:


After leaving Las Vegas Bay, I took Hwy 167 North to Callville Bay. This portion of the Park was in much better shape. The boat ramp was at least functional.

Fortunately, the “skip loader” DID NOT demolish my car as it is apparantly about to do in the photograph above right, so I continued my trip. After leaving Callville Bay I contiunued on Hwy 167 North. The next area of interest I came upon was the Redstone Picnic Area. I thought it was beautiful.

The photograph in the center, to me at least, resembles a “sleeping man”.

I spent a pleasnant hour or so here. The trip continued for the rest of the day, but unfortunately this POST doesn’t. Shortly after I began, my computer “crashed” and I lost all of the pictures that weren’t already posted. DRAT!!!!!