Today was a day of state-changing. We started in Arizona, went into Utah, back into Arizona, then Nevada, into Arizona, and back to Nevada. 
We ended up just outside of Las Vegas, in the Lake Mead Recreation Area. It was a HOT day. We had a great breakfast at the Merry Wives diner in Utah, than dropped back into Arizona. 
The country was beautiful, with red cliffs and hills, and open range land. It changed to desert as we passed into Nevada, and the elevation drop was incredible. We followed the Virgin River down, down, down, through an amazing canyon into Nevada. We turned off the interstate to follow the scenic route around Lake Mead to the Hoover Dam. The drive was amazing, with lots of bikers and beautiful views. There were these amazing red rocks everywhere, and an entire valley called the Valley of Fire because it was so red.
It was a great, but hot drive. We stopped at one rest stop for the view and a break and spotted two big horn sheep. They watched us and we watched them and then they jumped around for a bit.
We ended up at the Hoover Dam, where we crossed into Arizona for a couple of minutes again. The Dam was pretty amazing, built into a crevice, which created Lake Mead behind it. 
But it was hot, and when we got to our campsite on the shores of Lake Mead, I was pretty tired and hot. Our campsite was surrounded by these huge blooming bushes of pink and white flowers. It was pretty neat!
I really wanted to see the strip. We headed out around night fall and arrived about 30 minutes later. Rode down the strip and headed back. It was crazy! So many people and taxies and crazy lights and stores and casinos. Next time I go, I will be walking and drinking. I've got some GoPro footage I'll try and show some time.
~Devin
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