Las Vegas-Day 2

Day Two was our rafting trip on the Colorado River. We saw this rafting trip on the Travel Channel and it looked so fun and beautiful that we just had to do it! We boarded a bus at Lake Meade and were driven to the base of the Hoover Dam. We went through a security gate just to get on the road that leads down to the base of the dam and our van wasn't even allowed to go the whole way. You have to walk the last 100 yds or so due to securtiy. You can read the sign behind Jeremy's head in the picture. It was really cool to see the dam at an angle that almost no one gets to. It was quite impressive!
The river is really calm below the dam so the ride was very smooth and relaxing. Below the dam it is called the Black Canyon and it was so pretty! We saw lots of wildflowers, blooming cactus, beautiful birds, and even bighorn sheep! The canyon was spectacular and anyone who goes to Vegas should take this trip, it was well worth it.