Narrow escape

Sunday night we were all anxious to get out of Las Vegas. After dinner on the Nevada/ Arizona border our temporary driver Brian took us for a middle of the night crossing over the Hoover Dam. He explained that commercial vehicles were not allowed on the dam, but we were OK because we were "sight seeing". We were boarded by a federal police officer on the Nevada side and then sent on our way. Here is a pic of the group on the Nevada side.

Pictured in back are Matt, Uncle Al, John, Mitch, and Allan. In front Sari and Rob.

With no traffic we stopped on the Arizona side of the dam and got out. Then a bunch of cars came up behind us so the bus took off and stranded us. Passing cars saw a bunch of people on the dam taking pictures so they decided to stop and join the fun. Then the police showed up.

They were sincerely pissed and yelled for us to get back in our "car". When we pointed to our bus clearly visible 1/4 mile away and unable to come back for us, they suggested we start walking. They were more concerned with the people who had stopped cars that were still running on top of the dam.

Here is a shot of the dam from the Arizona side.

Finally, here is a cool shot (taken from the same spot as the above photo) of the almost finished US 93 bypass road under construction. It is a 1/2 mile or so south of the dam. It will allow commercial trucks and buses to travel 93. For more info about the by-pass click HERE.