Vegas - 1st Weekend Edition

Since we only have 2-ish weeks here we didn't waste any time diving right in to the Vegas scene. Friday night we went to the Wynn to see the Garth Brooks show. We got there early so we could spend some time roaming around the hotel and casino. Being the high rollers that we are, gambled a total of $3 at the penny and nickle slot machines before calling it quits. The Garth show was as amazing as expected. It was just Garth, a guitar and a microphone in a venue that is roughly the size of a high school auditorium.

Saturday we spent most of the day recovering from our the previous weeks travel, moving and work schedule. That evening just before sunset, we went down the road to the M Resort and Casino to check out the bar on the top floor.  After grabbing some cocktails we sat outside watching the sun go down and the lights come out across the Strip and the entire valley.

Sunday we headed down the road to pay a visit to the Hoover Dam.  Before we made our way to the dam, we pulled over to what we thought was an overlook for the new Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, but to our pleasant surprise it was actually the entrance to the pedestrian walkway across the bridge.  We were amazed by the views of the Dam and the surrounding area from 880 feet above the Colorado River.  After walking across the bridge and back, we went down to the Hoover Dam visitor center.  Unfortunately all of the Dam tours were sold out for most of the day, so we made up our own tour walking across the dam, taking plenty of pictures along the way.

We definitely do not have enough time to fit everything in that we want to do here.  Short of going out on the weeknights, we are doing our best to fit in as much as possible.

Here are the rest of the pictures.