After spending a few days in Austin we headed for our next adventure in Las Vegas. We traveled 4 consecutive days to arrive on February 25. We had very strong headwinds on the 23rd and got the worst mileage ever. On the 24th we got the best we ever have, almost twice the mileage of the day before, so it averaged out. Other than the wind, we had great weather even though it was pretty cold at night. We stayed the first night at the Wal-Mart in Fort Stockton. We had lots of company! The second day we fought the wind all the way to the SKP park in Deming. On Sunday we made it to the SKP park in Congress, Arizona, our first time there, and got caught up on the laundry. Monday we drove through one of the largest Joshua tree forests along route 93. We have seen them many times before, but it was nice to see so many of them growing wild. It was interesting to drive over the Hoover Dam again The construction on the bridge there is well under way. What a huge project. They hope to have it completed by 2010.. We arrived at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and decided to spend the night at the Las Vegas bay campground. It cost us all of $5.
Windmills under construction
If you look closely you can see all the windmills on the mesas in the distance. 
Old energy source alongside new.
We had a strong headwind on this travel day.
A VERY large roadrunner along the road.
Three views along the road between Deming, NM and Congress, AZ
Location of Super Bowl 2008. Glad we weren't traveling through here a couple of weeks before.
Typical Arizona scene.
Two pictures of the Joshua Tree Forest along route 93 in Arizona.
Along the road to Hoover Dam.
Another beautiful desert sunset at Las Vegas Bay Campground, Lake Mead Rec Area.
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