We rode our bikes on the Historic Railroad Trail this morning. It is about 4 miles long and follows the old railroad grade that was built to transport supplies to build the Hoover Dam in the early 1930's There are 5 tunnels along the way. A fun trip but, we were disappointed that there was no good view of the dam at the end of the trail. The surface was gravel - loose gravel - so the going was tough and then no reward at the end! The helicopters giving tours of the dam were buzzing overhead like bees. We had to take the car to actually see the dam and the new bridge that was built after 9/11. We're pooped tonight!
We are seeing a lot of rented RV's, typical of the west, most with Europeans visiting our National Parks. There was a family from Switzerland next to us last night - three little girls that made us miss Samantha and Emily more than usual!
Yesterday we explored Valley of Fire State Park near Las Vegas. A scenic area of rock formations but we didn't do as much hiking as we hoped because the trails were deep soft sand and we aren't conditioned for that much work!
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