We love the concept of Bucket Lists. Every place we have lived, we have loved compiling a list of recommended activities, sites, and restaurants to ensure that we fully enjoy each location. Vegas has numerous shows, restaurants, day-trips, parks, etc., so we capitalized on the past two weekends to see some of our "Bucket List" items.
Recent Bucket List highlights:
-Lion King. LOVED it. Truly theatrical eye-candy. The costumes are incredibly creative and the overall experience is delightful. Even better, Matt got day-of tickets with his UNLV student ID for $25 each. So glad we finally saw this!!
-Boulder City. A breakfast joint named "The Coffee Cup" was featured on "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives", and is famed for its Chile Verde Pork Omelet.
I tried the Huevos Rancheros; amazing!
John walked right up to the bar and pulled himself up on a swivel seat.
Then demonstrated his developing fork skills
(though he quickly resorted to his hands, so much quicker)
-Lake Mead. Warm, beautiful, and accessible. I love this lake!
View from the end of my triathlon bike route.
This hill nearly killed me, but the view sure is gorgeous!
-Hoover Dam. We drove over this national landmark many times en route to Phoenix (when my parents lived there), but never took the time to explore and take pictures. SO, we made up for lost time and took tons of Dam pictures and did the Dam tour.
My Nevada boys :)
Pointing at the Dam from the middle of the Bypass bridge.
View from the Bypass.
Note the swagger.
John's favorite part: rocks!
Turbines inside the Dam generate 4 billion kilowatt-hours of hydroelectric power each year.
Stunning bypass bridge (while driving underneath).
View of the Bypass and Colorado River from on top of the Dam.
The tourists.
Enough concrete to build a two lane highway from SF to NY.
Lake Mead. The biggest land-made lake in the States, thanks to Hoover Dam.
Fun weekend!! Next up, our trip to Valley of Fire.
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