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Preliminaries

Before embarking on our river trip, we spent two nights in the city of Las Vegas, dazzled by the sights on The Strip and by a David Copperfield show. On our way to Cliff Dweller's Lodge, where we were to meet our tripmates and Hatch River Expeditions, we stopped at Hoover Dam. At sunrise before the trip departed, I explored the desert near the lodge.
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  • The Las Vegas Strip is a sensory overload.

    The Las Vegas Strip is a sensory overload.

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  • Pam and the kids walk along the Strip in Las Vegas.

    Pam and the kids walk along the Strip in Las Vegas.

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  • John pauses for a photo with a character from "Frozen".

    John pauses for a photo with a character from "Frozen".

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  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

    View from our hotel room, of the Hilton and (reflected) another hotel, with airport and mountains beyond.

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  • It's hot in Las Vegas! look at the forecast.

    It's hot in Las Vegas! look at the forecast.

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  • Mara and John at the Hoover Dam.

    Mara and John at the Hoover Dam.

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  • Bridge from Hoover Dam

    Bridge from Hoover Dam

    The Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, bypassing Hoover Dam, opened less than four years ago.

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  • Andy and Mara check out the Turbines at the Hoover Dam.

    Andy and Mara check out the Turbines at the Hoover Dam.

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  • Memorial at Hoover dam

    Memorial at Hoover dam

    Memorial at Hoover dam - recognizing the death of 112 workers during its construction in the 1930s.

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  • Lunch at Hoover dam

    Lunch at Hoover dam

    Lunch overlooking Hoover Dam

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  • Cliff Dweller's Lodge

    Cliff Dweller's Lodge

    Cliff Dweller's Lodge, near the Lee's Ferry entrance to Grand Canyon.

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  • Sunrise on funky rocks

    Sunrise on funky rocks

    Sunrise illuminates some funky rocks beside the road, near Cliff Dweller's Lodge.

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  • Funky rocks

    Funky rocks

    Funky rocks beside the road, near Cliff Dweller's Lodge. The old stone home now serves as a roadside stall for Native American craft vendors.

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  • Dry wash at sunrise

    Dry wash at sunrise

    A dry and salty wash near Cliff Dweller's Lodge.

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  • Salt remains in dry wash

    Salt remains in dry wash

    Salt crystals line the wash near Cliff Dweller's Lodge.

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  • Salty dry wash

    Salty dry wash

    A dry and salty wash near Cliff Dweller's Lodge.

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  • Old stone house

    Old stone house

    Relic of a home in a dry wash near Cliff Dweller's Lodge.

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