No hurries this morning. Actually slept in a little leaving the hotel about 10:00am. That was the end of the good news.
Left Vegas on I-15 heading toward Hurricane, UT and my buddy Bobby J. In case you've been following the news of the flash floods out here, the most serious occurred on I-15 near the Moapa River Indian Reservation wiping out a bridge on that very major thoroughfare. But... the authorities had figured out a way. All north bound traffic was diverted near Crystal, NV through the Nevada Valley of Fire State Park joining to SR167 then connecting back to I-15 through the Moapa valley. That turned out to be the least of the problems.
Stopping in Overton to call Bobby J., I reached him on his cell phone as he was pulling out heading north. I had not noticed he'd left me a message shortly before I called so he repeated his message to me that his mother had fallen and broken her hip so he was headed north. Bummer, obviously...but more for his mother (92-years-old). Haven't heard the results yet but I did tell him my mother had gone through this about 9 months ago and came through the surgery with a new hip and is doing very well. Thoughts and prayers are with Bobby J. and family.
Moving on, I returned through the State Park and decided on the way I would head home through Boulder to see the Hoover Dam. I've never been through there but one must improvise, adapt, and overcome. Made reservations at a Hotel Casino in Henderson, NV for the night. Even though it's not Las Vegas I still can't relate what happened there, other than I played 21 for three hours losing $15. Not bad by my lights.
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