After this past week I feel as if I should apologize to the city of Boulder. I not only judged you, I also made fun of you behind your back. Boring, ugly and uneventful are all words on the nicer side that I used to describe you. You really suprised me. You showed me your cultured, small town feel roots that I think all of us here in Las Vegas crave every now and then. Friendly folks throwing a hand up to say hello or thanks, rather than to say ” up urs”, and trees u can actually sit or lay under, I felt as if I were in another state.


Ant and I got up early to have breakfast at the Ritz Carlton, our new favorite breakfast spot. The day was completely open to us so we sat outside and enjoyed the fresh air for a few long minutes. We drove down to the Hoover Dam after. One of the Seven Forgotten Modern Marvels of the World, the dam was built for power, irrigation, transportation and some other crap. But in my opinion it was just a huge grave site or tomb stone. Few dozen “remember the dead who built this thing” and “tons of people died here” signs kind of creeped me out, but it did make me remember them. On the way back home we stopped at Boulder Beach to catch more air. Here are a few pictures. Not to eventful that Boulder Beach but nice to know it’s there…I guess.
Nice shots, looks like you went durring a great time of day. Yeah, I was supprised to learn that the dam was build to stem the floods from the colorado river.
Also sad to learn that only ~90 families got compensation for their loved-ones dying because the other deaths were reported ‘off site’ and therefore not the government’s problem.
Anyway, I have a few more shots here:
http://www.4tay.com/blogs/Adam-Parker/Visiting-Hoover-Dam/1/1/703/
Thanks for sharing.
So, after following your instructions and checking out Hollywood in Oklahoma I saw this as well. To me, Boulder City is the symbol of everything that is right with the world. Trees, lawns, houses with yards, and a walkable downtown without muggers and rapists. It is a lot like Minnesota, but without snow. That is probably why I like it.
don’t forget, they’re holding megatron there.