Leaving the cool crisp mountain air in Arizona, we travelled west to Boulder City, a town southeast of Vegas. It sits next to Lake Mead and Hoover Dam. Once again, Covid19 bit me in the ass. We crossed a bridge coming into town that has got a perfect view of the dam except that they have a wall so high that even a semi could not see over it. The dam is closed to visitors but I drove past two signs to get to the gate. Two guards stopped me, but all I wanted to know is where we could a view of the dam. The response was…. wait for it…. If you could see it, it wouldn’t be very secure. What? Are they afraid of a rocket propelled covid19 bomb hitting the dam? The access to Lake Mead is open including beaches, bike/hike paths, marina, etc. Next day we headed into Vegas to see the strip. The ‘new’ strip is huge, beautiful, and completely empty. We’re talking apocalyptic movie level empty. The news said it is a bicyclist’s paradise, but we saw very few bikes. We also got to spend some time with Claudia’s niece and her husband.