Today Paul took us on a drive outside of the city and into the open desert. It was nice to take a break from the glitzy, bright metropolis of Las Vegas not to mention the cold and windy weather of Chicago. It was a warm and sunny day. When we arrived at Hoover Dam I could not believe the immense size of the dam itself. Apparently, there is enough cement within the dam to build a two lane highway from Los Angeles to New York! I had anticipated that the dam would be large but I really was taken by surprise at the sight of it's greatness. While lingering around and taking photographs of the dam, Esteban and Paul met a young boy with a peculiar and extremely cool pet. Upon a thin leash, the young boy carried a lizard who distracted many from even looking at the dam. The lizard is said to be the boy's best friend, the two posed regally for numerous photographic shots that were taken of them.
A bird's eye view of Hoover Dam, located on the state border of Arizona and Nevada.
Pet Lizard
Esteban and Paul head towards an observatory point.
At the conclusion of our day we headed back to Vegas and enjoyed a dinner buffet at the Sahara casino and hotel. The three of us could not resist the $6.99 all-you-can-eat dinner buffet, which of course was only made possible with our "Sahara Cards" haha! We anticipate a lot of excess here in Vegas and I suppose this initial buffet will be just one of many experiences of consumption, excess and waste here in Las Vegas or as one of our textbooks calls it, The Last Honest Place in America!
