This
is right in the thick of the Las Vegas Strip on I think Flamingo Road
looking west. Either way, that's the Rio off to the right, where I
once saw Penn and Teller peform.
Here
we are at I-15.
There's
a full view of the Rio.
A
first look at I-15 NB in Las Vegas.
Here's
more of the Strip for you to oggle.
At
Sahara Ave.
Here
we are at NV 159.
That's
a lot of information to absorb right there!
I
wonder if you can get to Lake Mead from this exit.
I-15
narrows to 4-lanes pretty quickly. I think it is kinda crowded on the
reduced-size road.
It's
tough going 65 m.p.h. in the desert.
Approaching
a recently-repaved Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
And
there it is, behind a sea of Mustangs.
I
just thought these rock layers were interesting.
US
93 is apparently otherwise known as the Great Basin Highway.
I-15
is rather pretty in Nevada.
Mileage
signs! I remember seeing mileage to Salt Lake from 505 miles away in
California. Must not be many things between Los Angeles and Salt Lake.
Mesquite
is the last town in Nevada on I-15.
All
right! Welcome to Arizona!
A
cool view into a valley in extreme northwest Arizona.
I-15
Arizona shield.
Jeez,
the mountains are so high you can't even see the tops of them in this
picture!
The Virgin River has created a gorge that is responsible for I-15's scenery for the next 10 miles or so.
Heeeere
we go!
Whoo!
Nice curves baby!
I-15
is pwetty.
We
are only up 2,000 feet!
Continuing
on.
And
on.
The
mountains are opening up a little.
So
we're now out of the Virgin River Gorge.
There's
even a recreation area for the Virgin River.
The
rocks have turned a nice red shade.
The
exits in Arizona don't go through to anywhere. They do serve some
localities though.