Hoover Dam area (prior to the opening of the bypass around the dam)
September 17, 2010

Scenic view while sitting in traffic leading to Hoover Dam area
[Huge, treeless hills.]

Another view of the traffic backed up by the security checkpoint in the far distance
[Long line of bumper to bumper traffic in the hills.]

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Mount Charleston, Nevada
September 15, 2010

Cathedral Rock
[Large domed-shaped rock in the hillside.]

Close view of homes nestled in valley on Mount Charleston
[View of mountain homes nestled among the trees.]

Big picture view of homes nestled in valley
[Zoomed out view of mountains homes nesteld among trees to show where the tops of the mountains are in relation to the homes.]

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Las Vegas, Nevada at dawn
October 3, 2011

Stratosphere
[Tower with

Sun has not yet crested the mountains on the other side of town.
[More of the ground leading up to the water. Guardrail can be seen in lower left of image.]

Sun just broke the peaks on the other side of town.
[Edges of the shore which give the impression because of the stepped nature that the lake is at a lower level than it has been in the past.]

Sun is now higher, but some clouds are overhead.
[Looking up at craggy, vegetationless rock framed by white and blue skies.]

The day is here!
[Looking up at craggy, vegetationless rock framed by white and blue skies.]

Here's a few palm trees just so you think this is the desert.
[Looking up at craggy, vegetationless rock framed by white and blue skies.]

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Wild melons in Boulder City, Nevada
December 13, 2012

Coyote melon along a trail in Boulder City
[Spherical gourd approximately 8-10 inches in diameter still connected to the vine bearing a multitude of leaves.]

A whole patch of coyote melons at a different place along the trail
(I think they look like green basketballs.)
[Five melons attached to the vine. Looks like a bunch of green basketballs lying on the ground.]

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