Thursday, August 2, 2012

Lake Mead

Next we planned on having our lunch at Lake Mead...we tailgated. 

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We decided we would have our lunch by the Marina...

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We found us the spot with the best view

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After eating, we drove to the cruises area...

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Walked the bridge and found ducks...

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and these huge fish.  I think they are catfish...

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even a turtle in the center right...

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there are bunches and bunches of 'em.....

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Then we drove to the beach area...pretty nice and quite a few people are out even though it is really hot!

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As we were driving through Boulder City,  we had to make a stop at this shop...

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I used last night's winnings to buy some of these metal flowers....so neat!

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These jets fly all day on practice missions.....

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This was a fun day!

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