We woke up fairly early, planning on maybe going all the way. That dream ending quickly when we took the luggage out to the truck. Nada. No clicker for the door, no ummph from the ignition. Someone left their electric baked potato warmer plugged in all night. Back to breakfast and a call to AAA. They responded very fast (in about 1/4 the estimated time) and got the truck jumped and going…so fast I forgot to take a photo! A big thanks to Bracken’s Auto Tech and Tire! So here is a photo from last year to tide you over…it looks the same, just there was a brick wall behind it at the Hotel…
The snow had covered the mountains nearby, but it was bare and dry down at our level.
Then it was down the road to the Flying J! Two horrendous Rotaries (as they are called on Kauai)…gas, then back through the Rotaries…then down the road to Arizona! Or at least the 22 mile Arizona Strip!
Of course, nothing is that simple. They have such interesting Christmas decorations down in the South…where palm trees grow…this photo opportunity came about because, naturally, we got rotaried from the Rotaries…
Then off to the Strip!
The Arizona Strip is the corner of Arizona that I15 runs through. It is spectacular country, and is beautiful in any weather.
Then we hit Nevada…but missed the sign! So here is the Virgin River Casino in Mesquite. When you see the Virgin River Casino, you know you are really in Nevada.
Just out of Mesquite we hit a traffic jam. That big white thing…
I mean, we got to see these neat looking new Amazon vans…
…and Joshua Trees…
…but 40+ miles before you could pull over??? Well, it did move along at around 40MPH or so…
So what was it? Some secret new Air Force spy plane? An alien Spacecraft? Nope. Just someone’s very, very expensive party boat…
Then the traffic broke up and we all descended into beautiful…beautiful? Hack! Cough! Las Vegas!!!
(All Photos except the first one by the Dailylife Wife!)
~Curtis in Utah, Nevada and Arizona! {!-{>
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