Since we didn't go to Roswell, NM, and couldn't get in at the Grand Canyon, we decided a trip to the Star Trek bar in Las Vegas was a worthy side trip. It is about 100 miles off the main road, we ended up missing some of the last cities in Arizona, but we decided it was worth it. I bet some people would have made the trip themselves as they were driving out to California.
We had breakfast at the Roadrunner in Kingman and gassed up at the Canada Mart. Not sure why it is actually called the Canada Mart - you do get a 5 cent per gallon discount if you pay in cash though - nice!
We were driving through the Mojave Desert up to Vegas - not a lot of options for pulling over along the way. The Black Mountains literally look like giant mounds of dirt - there is very little vegetation on the hills.
We drove over the Hoover Dam on the way to Vegas. This is so crazy! You spend all day driving across the desert and then come to this massive feat of engineering. It was so impressive to wind down into the canyon and cross over the dam.
Us at the Dam. As we drove through, it was funny to see the hundreds of tourists stop looking at the dam and turn to hoot and holler and give us the five millionth "Nice car" comment we've heard on this trip. Honestly, we've had everything from motorcyclists to truckers, even a train went by and blew its whistle and conductor gave us a thumbs up - everyone loves this car. It is definitely the star of the road.
And another new state!
We drove up the Strip into Vegas, which was definitely a mistake. It was the height of the afternoon heat - easily 95 degrees or more in the car, and the traffic was heavy. We were worried about the car overheating so ended up pulling off and trying to figure out an alternate way around. It was a little hectic. I just think the Venetian looks cool.
The Sahara was actually perfect because it was the northernmost stop on the Vegas Monorail. For $9 each, we were able to get an unlimited pass on the Monorail for 24 hours. We wore that thing out - we went all over the place that night, had lunch at Caesar's Palace, coffee at New York, New York, drinks at Mandalay Bay, dinner at the Venetian. So much fun - not a lot of gambling though. I'll have to go back if I want to get my poker fix - Ryan wouldn't let me get close to it, he knew I would be checked out for the rest of the night if I started playing.
We had breakfast at the Roadrunner in Kingman and gassed up at the Canada Mart. Not sure why it is actually called the Canada Mart - you do get a 5 cent per gallon discount if you pay in cash though - nice!
We were driving through the Mojave Desert up to Vegas - not a lot of options for pulling over along the way. The Black Mountains literally look like giant mounds of dirt - there is very little vegetation on the hills.
We drove over the Hoover Dam on the way to Vegas. This is so crazy! You spend all day driving across the desert and then come to this massive feat of engineering. It was so impressive to wind down into the canyon and cross over the dam. 
Us at the Dam. As we drove through, it was funny to see the hundreds of tourists stop looking at the dam and turn to hoot and holler and give us the five millionth "Nice car" comment we've heard on this trip. Honestly, we've had everything from motorcyclists to truckers, even a train went by and blew its whistle and conductor gave us a thumbs up - everyone loves this car. It is definitely the star of the road.
And another new state!
We drove up the Strip into Vegas, which was definitely a mistake. It was the height of the afternoon heat - easily 95 degrees or more in the car, and the traffic was heavy. We were worried about the car overheating so ended up pulling off and trying to figure out an alternate way around. It was a little hectic. I just think the Venetian looks cool.We originally wanted to stay in the Stardust - not realizing it was actually demolished earlier this year. This is the pile of dirt that was once the Stardust. Guess we're not very up to speed on the Vegas landscape.
We ended up staying at the Sahara, since the sign has two camels on it, we realized the camel has been a strange reoccuring talisman for our trip.
The Sahara was actually perfect because it was the northernmost stop on the Vegas Monorail. For $9 each, we were able to get an unlimited pass on the Monorail for 24 hours. We wore that thing out - we went all over the place that night, had lunch at Caesar's Palace, coffee at New York, New York, drinks at Mandalay Bay, dinner at the Venetian. So much fun - not a lot of gambling though. I'll have to go back if I want to get my poker fix - Ryan wouldn't let me get close to it, he knew I would be checked out for the rest of the night if I started playing.Sidenote: Our plan was to spend the night getting liquored up at the Star Trek bar and asking humans to play damjat. So, we explored other hotels for several hours and then got all ready to head over to Quark's around 10.30, only to find out that the Star Trek area closes at 10. Ryan dropped to his knees, looked up at the sky and yelled "Khaaaaaaaaaannnnnnn!". Unbelievable that the one thing we wanted to do actually closes at a reasonable hour in Vegas. Not to worry though, we were determined to go.
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