Vegas!

I slept better though still had leg and back pain. We decided to stay on plan and start slowly heading back to Oregon, just in case. It was apparent that Mike would do most of the driving so we decided to head to Las Vegas, which was only 4 hours away and where we had the options to visit the Red Rocks area, Mt. Charleston and/or Death Valley.

While dumping the Casita, another Casita owner pulled up behind us. Owning a Casita makes one a member of an informal Casita fraternity. The owner wanted to talk to Mike about Casitas while Mike was struggling with using the dump station without a necessary part. Let’s just say there was a little black water seepage.

The day improved. As we got closer to Vegas, the scenery turned into lovely red rocks and hills. While looking for a place for lunch, I came across the Alabam statute in Boulder City, which was one of several statutes in that town commemorating the hard-working people who built the Hoover Dam. The Alabam statute showed a man who maintained the outhouses, toilet paper included.

Of course, I wanted to see the statute. Coincidentally, Mike and I had been discussing what to do for the rest of our sabbatical if we had to go home early, and I was exploring Halloween ideas. The tap house immediately across the street from the Alabam statute was Beer Zombies and it had a taco food cart - perfect.

The historic district of Boulder City is very cute with several other statues and art pieces around that intersection. It was hot, in the mid-80s, and we lucked out and found parking nearby that accommodated our trailer. Also, the tap house had a wonderful, shady picnic area with fake grass that was perfect for Iris.

Since it was warm, we stayed at the KOA at Sam’s Town with hook-ups. There’s nothing remarkable about the campground - it’s a big, flat, dry parking lot with a lot of very large RVs and terrible dog-walking opportunities. But the AC is very nice!