Matt and I flew out of Denver headed for Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. We had a brief stop in Las Vegas (they have slots in the airport!) and safely arrived in LA. We got to our car without a hitch and managed to find our way out of the city. Actually, there were no hitches at all throughout the entire trip (which is rare).
We did hit a bit of a traffic jam on the eastern end of California. It took us over two hours to get 14 miles. They were doing construction on the highway and slowed both sides of the interstate to a halt. We kept ourselves occupied by playing the alphabet game with trash on the side of the highway. Once we got past that spot, however, it was smooth sailing to Las Vegas.
We stayed in Vegas Tuesday night. It was cool to see all of the big hotels and stuff that you see and hear about on TV. We choose the Motel 6! They left the light on for us. We walked around the MGM Grand and the New York, New York. We played $20 in slots. We lost $20 in slots. The city was cool, but I really don't think I need to go back.
After Vegas we went and saw the Hoover Dam. That was pretty impressive. We didn't stay there long. We fueled up, both car and people, and headed on our way. The scenery for the rest of our trip was breath-taking. It all looked fake. Nevada, Arizona and Utah were mostly red, orange and brown canyons and mountains. Matt drove through all of Nevada and California and some of Utah and Colorado. I took the night shift and did the majority of Utah and Colorado. Even at night, the mountains were dominating and demanded respect. We had a very bright moon to drive by, which allowed for a little sightseeing as I drove.
We got some good pictures, which will be posted some time soon.
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You know, I was actually thinking about that while we were driving. I've seen a lot, lived in three different states (soon to be four). Not many people that I know can say that. I do consider myself to be lucky :)
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