MARK & JAYNE

MARK AND JAYNE ARE OLD FRIENDS FROM THE YELLOW RIVER CAMPING DAYS. THEY LIVE AROUND DES MOINES, IOWA. THEY MADE THEIR FIRST TRIP TO VISIT NEVADA, AND I CAUGHT UP WITH THEM TO BE THEIR TOUR GUIDE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT IN 16 YEARS I’VE NEVER STOPPED AND VISITED THIS ICONIC “WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS” SIGN.

WE DID TWO DAYS IN LAS VEGAS AND TWO DAYS IN LAUGHLIN. OF COURSE ON YOUR FIRST TRIP, THE HOOVER DAM IS ON YOUR LIST, ESPECIALLY SINCE MARK WORKS AS AN ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF DES MOINES.

AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE BATHTUB RING AROUND LAKE MEAD, THE SOUTHWEST IS STILL IN A DROUGHT. THE LAKE IS DOWN ABOUT 100 FEET.

MARK & JAYNE TOOK THE TOUR DOWN INTO THE BOTTOM OF DAM AND THE POWER HOUSE.

FROM THE DAM WE HEADED DOWN RIVER TO LAUGHLIN AND THE HIGHLITE WAS THE ARIZONA GREEN BAY GAME ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WE WATCHED THE GAME IN A PACKED BAR CALLED SASSY SALLYS IN THE PIONEER CLUB WHERE THE PATRONS WERE HALF ARIZONA FANS AND HALF GREEN BAY FANS, AND THE CROWD WENT WILD NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED.

MARK AND JAYNE MET UP WITH JIM AND MISSY WHO ARE ALSO OLD YELLOW RIVER FRIENDS OF THEIRS. THEY TOOK THEM ON ROAD TOUR OF OLD ROUTE 66 THROUGH THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND OF COURSE OATMAN.

MARK & JAYNE ENJOYED FREMONT STREET THE MOST AND AS JAYNE SAID, “ THIS AIN’T YELLOW RIVER!” OF COURSE WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STILL STAYS IN VEGAS !!!

BUT I KNOW THE ONLY REASON YOU’VE READ THIS FAR IS TO SEE PICTURES FROM FREMONT STREET.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT I’LL GO LOOK FOR THE FREMONT STREET PICTURES AND PUT THEM UP TOMORROW.