Laughlin's Riverfront RV Resort, Laughlin, NV

Day 60 - 62, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, March 15 - 17, Laughlin’s Riverfront RV Resort, Laughlin, NV

We traveled from Parker Strip through the Mojave Desert to Bullhead City, then over the Colorado River to the Casino RV Park – hundreds of sites here on a terraced hill, many very high-end RV’s, and some small, old RV’s that are clearly full-time homes for their inhabitants.  All you have to do is call to get a free shuttle to the casino!  Hee hee!  (Kind of like the time we stayed for free at the casino south of Tucson and each ended up donating $20 to the casino!) We had a nice dinner, chicken and stuffing and gravy and fresh broccoli.  We took Sarah for a walk around the park – nice grassy areas for her here, not all sand and gravel.

Friday, we rode our bikes out of the park, crossed a street, and rode up to Davis Dam, going on the paved Riverside Trail, along the Colorado.  We rode across the dam, and I rode up a hill to Highway 95, then we rode back over the dam and rode up Davis Dam Road to Highway 163, then found our way back to the park, coming in on side roads and a back entrance.  Guess what!  Riding back down from the dam, the headwind caused us to have to pedal.  We had a headwind most of the way up Davis Dam Road, too!  Turning a gentle rise into a steeper one!

Jim on Davis Dam.  

Mojave Lake, an impoundment of the Colorado River.

In the afternoon we went for a drive, stopped for lunch at In and Out, checked out Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area (great campground on the river, 24 spots and no reservations), Jim got a haircut, picked up a few things at Safeway, and checked out Davis Camp County Park – it had no spots when I tried to get in!  After taco salad for Dinner, we walked down to the casino and went to the two Classic Car showrooms at the Riverfront Casino.  Several Model T’s, Thunderbirds, Mustangs, Chevy Bel-Air 1955 – 1957,  some unique and unusual cars.   Many people who own these cars are displaying them here.

Saturday we decided not to battle the wind on our bikes or in our kayaks, hung around the wonderful RV, listened to music, did some tidying up, and I worked on the blog!  In the afternoon we drove up toward Mohave Lake and went on some back roads into the desert.  Compare the population density here with the casinos about 10 miles away!

It is not the trackless desert, but it is uninhabited!

On our drive into the desert, we walked up a steep, rocky, road to an old
mine site.  3Z remained below, vainly looking for kayaking water.

In the desert you take pictures of rocks, because not much else is there.

A creosote bush adds exciting color.

Some people are not good about electronic recycling.

We thought this rock formation looked like a hand.