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A view from our hotel room.
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The same view at night.
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Another view from the hotel.
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And again at night.
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We could see the Mirage volcano from our room.
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Here is the Mirage volcano erupting. Click on it for a really short video.
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Cameras and cell phones are no-no's in the casinos especially when playing but I did manage to sneak this one in of Buffy at the slots.
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Camera face off with Jeff Abbott.
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Scott presents Lake Mead (behind Hoover Dam).
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This is the generator room (500 ft down inside Hoover Dam).
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Hoover Dam from the Visitor's Center.
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The long building extending from the dam is the generator room.
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Here we are on the Visitor's Center observation deck.
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Interesting...
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A look into Black Canyon as the Colorado River continues past Hoover Dam.
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Buffy on top of the dam with Vistor's Center in background (Visitor's Center cost more than original dam project).
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One of four intake towers behind the dam.
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Lake Mead was at 30 year low due to lack of snowfall in Rockies. The highest level was last seen in 1996.
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Behind the dam with all four intake towers in sight.
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My flash was off so this group shot is a little dark -- too bad.
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Buffy and Jeff over Lake Mead.
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I'm pretty sure this is Lake Mead Marina.
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Shania on her part of the Freemont Street Experience.
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The group observes Freemont's tunnel of lights.
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Scott in the Venetian.
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The same shot with Buffy and a flash.
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Buffy outside the Paris Hotel and Casino.
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The full tower in daylight.
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Buffy cosies up to the Flamingo's outside the Flamingo of course!
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Christmas inside the Luxor.
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In the MGM Grand, we got to walk under the lions.
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It was Billboard Music Awards night but we couldn't see much red carpet action from this viewpoint.
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Erik Estrada did make a side appearance and posed for pictures but I couldn't talk Buffy into jumping into the fray.
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Just what Vegas needs -- more lights for Christmas!
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Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville at the Flamingo was set to open the day we left so we just missed it. I took this without stopping my walk -- not a good idea.
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We kept looking for the Grand Canyon on the way home but all we saw were desert mountains.
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