My friend Nicole

My friend Nicole who lives in Paris, France is visiting Las Vegas.  Last Thursday I decided to take her on a hike.  We ended up hiking to Hoover Dam.  This is the greatest hike to take Las Vegas visitors on.  We drove toward the dam but pulled off the road and parked at the Lake Mead Visitor Center which is on the left hand side of the road before you reach the Hacienda Hotel.  The trail is well marked and for the most part follows the old railroad bed which was part of the dam construction.  The trail follows through five tunnels without much elevation change for about 3 1/2 miles and ends up at the top of the parking garage at Hoover Dam.  We did a little sight seeing at the dam and had lunch at the cafe before heading back to our car.  Nicole throughly enjoyed the hike.