Day 4 was dedicated to acting like a true tourist. So in true tourist fashion we packed up in the RAV4 and headed out on the road. Destination: Hoover Dam and Red Rock Canyon.
While the Hoover Dam was rather spectacular in size and scope, it seems somewhat useless considering the decline in natural water resources that fuel Sin City. Lake Meade's water line has drastically receded as you can perhaps tell from some of my photos. If there was ever a naysayer that said Las Vegas was not the desert, by the looks of the diminishing water, it certainly will be the desert shortly. The funniest moment of the trip may have come while at the dam: an old, labeled (think Burberry), Asian woman chasing around a yelpy, disobedient Pomeranian. I wish I would have had the foresight to record some video of the moment.
We piled back into the car and drove the complete opposite way to Red Rock Canyon. I was a bit skeptical about how "red" the canyon might be but I've got to say it was staggering. By the time we reached the canyon, the weather was changing drastically as well. We also got our first taste of cool, rainy Nevada air, which by Vegas standards is like a triple 7 jackpot: an anomaly.
After the tourism was out of our system we geared up for what was to be the highlight of the trip: the Beatles Love show at the Mirage. And for all that you may or may not have heard, the show was worth every penny and moment. It was amazing and spectacular and (fill in extremely positive adjective)! The music and acrobatics were soooo great. So much to see. So wonderful!
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