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Thursday April 4, 2019 (continued)<\/h3>\n

I discovered that the Strip looked very similar to when I was here last and the most noticeable new feature is the High Roller<\/em> which is a larger version of the London Eye.<\/em> Since I had already had a good view of the city earlier in the day I did not bother to ride it.<\/p>\n

LOVE<\/em>, the Cirque du Soleil<\/em> show, was a fantastic spectacle with action all around, amazing feats of circus daring, wonderful music and creative storytelling.<\/p>\n

Friday April 5, 2019<\/h3>\n

Map and road video – Las Vegas to Laughlin, NV<\/a><\/p>\n

It was good to get on the road today although I was disappointed to discover that the USB connection in the rental car can only be used for charging. In my car I play music from a USB stick because using Bluetooth interferes with the WiFi network used to stream the road video from the camera to my tablet. Hopefully, I can figure out a way of listening later.<\/p>\n

My first stop was at Lake Mead Cruises<\/em> for their midday sightseeing tour. This is a round trip from the marina in Lake Mead National Recreational Area to Black Canyon<\/em>, the site of Hoover Dam,<\/em> and was very pleasant and relaxing. The blue water and surrounding rugged mountains were impressive and, since I have visited Hoover Dam several times, this offered a different perspective.<\/p>\n

After the cruise I headed south to Laughlin with a detour to the Colorado River<\/em> along Nevada route 165 which passes through the ghost town of Nelson<\/em> and Eldorado Canyon<\/em> on the way. A large vein of gold found in the canyon in 1859 lead to the development of Nelson and several mines. Mining ceased in 1945 but the dry climate has preserved much of the abandoned town which is now a tourist spot and has been featured in several movies.<\/p>\n

The paddle ship Desert Princess<\/em> that cruises Lake Mead.\"Desert
\nView of Black Canyon and Hoover Dam from the boat.<\/p>\n

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The blue water and the 60′ bathtub ring formed from years of drought are very obvious.\"Lake
\nThe Techatticup Mine<\/em> was one of the first, and largest, gold mines in the Eldorado Canyon area.\"Nelson
\nBuildings like this in Nelson are well preserved but too unstable to enter.\"Nelson
\nI’m guessing that this is not an original Nelson artifact but it looks cool and probably attracts photographers and film makers.\"Nelson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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