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Day 15 - Las Vegas, NV to Palm Springs, CA

UNLV to Palm Springs Air Museum
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At the parking lot of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas - recovering from a tough night drive from Colorado (we had to skip Utah). Our leg was driving till 3:30, short sleep, then back in the game...
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At the parking lot of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas - recovering from a tough night drive from Colorado (we had to skip Utah). Our leg was driving till 3:30, short sleep, then back in the game...

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  • At the parking lot of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas - recovering from a tough night drive from Colorado (we had to skip Utah). Our leg was driving till 3:30, short sleep, then back in the game...
  • We all headed to view Hoover Dam (formerly Boulder Dam) and the Colorado River.
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  • At one time, the road was the top of the dam, then this fine bridge was installed.
  • The inlets to the power house, generating electricity for Los Angeles and Las Vegas...
  • The effects of the drought in the southwest marked on the walls of the reservoir, well below normal levels.
  • On the right are the gates that would normally control flow into the spillways that deliver excess water below the dam - way above the current water level.
  • A monument at one end of the dam.
  • A statue honoring the workers who constructed the dam.
  • The spillway and gates that lead to a tunnel around the dam.
  • We followed Historic Route 66 past some forgotten locations that once enjoyed visitor travel.
  • The unusual formations were the inspiration for the countryside in the animated movie Cars.
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  • MINIs on Route 66...
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  • This location was the inspiration for the central location in the Cars movie.
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