CDE Day 1 Phoenix to Las Vegas
As I mentioned in my previous post, Earnhardts was amazingly cool to get me out of town very quickly, thanks to all the folks there. Of course as I was heading out of town all the comments about my BlueJ being the 10 ton beast of the AZFJ clan were starting to ring in my head. So a quick side shot off the freeway got me on a semi-truck scale and at least next to all those rigs I felt slim & svelt. But at least I knew the Hoover Dam could handle the weight, and the 702FJcrew had no problem accepted another Voodoo Blue into their group.
Well the slip says it all , 6440 lbs! Ok so maybe I do need to look at something more than just changing from the Budbuilt steel skids to the Rasta aluminum. But what do I give up? Roof top tent? Awning? Fridge? Hah I will give up a fake leg before I give up the fridge! Well post expedition I will have to look at the big picture and figure out what to do.
Ok here is my artistic picture of the cloudy high desert. Hey I am trying to learn!
This is my son and you can see the new bridge being built at Hoover Dam. I have to say that it is a mega project, but I think there will be a loss of charm when folks aren't forced to experience the Art Deco glory of the place. I understand the need for speed but I hope people will still take the time to check out Hoover after the bridge is built.
After dropping off Veronica my wife & Martín my son at the Excalibur so they could walk around and get the full Vegas expereince and take in the show KA, I met up with the 702fjcrew. Here is a pic of the all Voodoo welcome party I had!
And a close up of this great bunch of people. I can't wait to come back and run some trails with all of the Las Vegas folks. Art is the gentleman in the red shirt who was kind enough to be waiting and watching for me. Julian is the gentleman in the black shirt who gave up his lunch hour to hang out and Bruce is the gentleman in the creme shirt who came into town from the cooler elevations with his wife just to meet up with me. That show what an outstanding group Las Vegas has! Yes those are copies of Overland Journal our title sponsor that each person has griped with affection. Great magazine that will be a collectors item in the years to come.
Thanks to eveyone who is making this trip possible and tomorrow I look forward to Salt Lake City!
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