It's Not Hoover Dam...

...but yes, it's true--my dear friend Natalie and her daughter Diana did visit Hoover Dam with me last August! I can't seem to find any photos of that particular excursion at the moment, but I do have these:

Clark County Wetlands Park

Emad and I visited the Wetlands Park while he was here. It was windy and cold that day, but the park was beautiful. There were a few brave ducks here and there, but mostly tall grasses, trees, and.....WATER! They've really made a nice place for nature and people there. Emad's camera was out of memory, but I had my phone, so here are some pictures:

Notice Frenchman's Mountain in the background...
I've finally found a place in the desert that reminds me (a little!) of the Texas Hill Country!

Hoover Dam

Emad and I visited Hoover Dam on December 26th. It was extremely busy that day. The line to the theater in the Visitor's Center was long, so we decided to look at the exhibits and go outside to the lookout spot. We also walked across the dam to the Arizona side. It was getting dark by then, as you'll see in some of the photos. Also, note the bypass bridge being constructed. It will be at least 900 feet over the Colorado River when it's finished.

We later went back in to watch the movie, but they were having the last showing. HOWEVER, the nice man there let us watch it anyway, all by ourselves! He said that since it was so busy, he was working late and all. We thought it was very nice of him to show it for us.

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Mt. Charleston on 12/23/2007

Hubby drove Emad, Ali, Gene and me up to Mt. Charleston. Emad could hardly believe that the snow was real--Ali had the same reaction the first time he visited. We didn't see much snow back in south Texas, nor do we see it in Las Vegas either!

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