Day 19 - Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Off to Nevada We Go

"If you never did you should.  These things are fun and fun is good."

-- Dr. Seuss 

Trip Totals: 

Walmart Trips Made:8

McDonald's Diet Cokes Drank:15

Horse Trailers Seen: 106 + 1 Horse Show

Itinerary Changes Made: 7

Times John Made Fun of Lauren's Navigation Abilities: 5

Today's Itinerary: Kanab, UT to Bakersfield, CA with Zion National Park, Las Vegas, and Hoover Dam.

Conversation of the Day:
John: I gots this under control!
Lauren: That's highly debatable...

Lessons Learned:
1.) Mojave, CA - What do you do out here there's nothing here? Answer: Airplane graveyard, Construct 100's of windmills, and test car handling at Hyundai's proving grounds.
2.) I-15 between Zion and Las Vegas, some of the coolest highway driving. Especially when it cuts it way through the mountains.

Kanab, UT

I took Allie for a walk before we hit the road today and discovered 2 things.  First Kanab, UT was a common Hollywood shooting location for many old western movies and TV shows.  Second that if you're gonna buy a souvenir from the Grand Canyon that was made locally, check how local because it was next door to our hotel. We picked up 2 more pieces for fifty cents each, lot better than $10.

We just drove through Zion National Park, it was nice from the road, but it would have been a lot better if we would have had time to hike the trails.

Zion National Park

Zion National Park

Another thing we wish we could have done, but having the animals made it to difficult visit was Vegas. So we did what we could and drove down the Vegas strip and snapped a few photos from the car window. We are just a short plane flight from Sacramento to Vegas, something we will be doing for sure.

Las Vegas

Can't go to Vegas without seeing the Hoover Dam. We checked that off the list of things to do and will never need to do it again. Lake Mead... that has some potential.

Hoover Dam & Lake Mead

Getting close to the finish, in California driving through some nice sandy countryside. Had to stop at the World's Largest Thermometer... A nice cool 112 degrees.

World's Largest Thermometer in Baker, CA