We only took one day to sightsee in St. George. The temperatures were 100 to 103 the whole week, so we sort of just chilled at the park.
We left there yesterday & drove to Las Vegas so John could buy a new In 'N Out hat & have lunch. They are building a new road around the Hoover Dam. John questioned the Homeland Security man about the new road & they have no idea why it is being built. But, once it is finished, you will be driving around the dam & not over it.
We took the picture of Lake Mead, because the water level was so low. It was about 15 feet low the last time we went over the dam, back in 2003. Now, it looks about 4 times lower or more.
We stayed in Kingman, Arizona last night, & are now in Congress, Arizona. We had to drive through off & on rain yesterday & today. This is the first time we have been in the southwest when it was raining like this. That's why we took pictures of the washes. John has always wanted to see these washes full of water & not dry like we usually see them. He got his wish today.
We will get to Casa Grande tomorrow & will start working on the 16th.
We won't have a lot of off time - 3 days a week - so there won't be a whole lot of sightseeing & pictures to post on the blog.

The red cliffs around St. George, Utah

The St. George Temple

Rain over the mountains

Another canyon - the Virgin River Gorge

Aren''t these pictures gorge -ous??

Lake Mead

Part of the road around the Hoover Dam

More of the new road

These cranes fell the first year, delaying this project

Massive rock wall along the road held back with screening

An arch, part of the new road

Looking back - the Colorado River

Hoover Dam

Lake Mead - notice the white rock - that's how low the water level is

More of the new road

Rain over in the mountains

More rain

...and more rain

Flooded corner in Congress, Arizona

These pictures show the washes filled with rain water

Renter at North Ranch watching TV ????