Today, I had booked a rental car to go out to Hoover Dam and around. It's easy on a short trip to Vegas to never leave the Strip. It was nicer to get out from the tourist-trod path. We ate breakfast at our hotel and picked up the car directly from there too. Hoover Dam is less than 40 miles away, but we drove around a bit. Actually we drove enough to fit $5.00 of gas in rental Dodge Caliber.
After leaving the gloom of the Lower Mainland, it was nice to get out in the sun and dramatically blue sky. I can see why people have made this one of the fastest growing parts of the US.