Work had been so demanding that PJ and I were overjoyed when the chance came for some travel and private time away from Ogden, Utah. We had arranged to trade several workdays, so had four days off in a row on the weekend of December 5-8, 2008. We headed south to one of our favorite places – Las Vegas.
We arrived Friday in time to see the show La Reve at the Wynn hotel. Great show!
Then on Saturday we decided to take a drive south to Lake Mead to see if we could find the Nude Beach. We followed these directions:
Take Freeway/Boulder Highway (South) to Lake Mead Drive in Henderson . Turn left (East) at the red light onto E. Lake Mead Drive/Route 147, and go 3 or 4 miles to a left (North) onto the road to Calville Bay. After passing the Government Boat Launch area on the right, proceed 3 miles to a right onto 8.0 Mile Road (IE: The road at the 8th mile marker, exactly 4.8 miles later from the Overton/Hoover Dam fork). Proceed about 2.5 miles on this gravel road taking EVERY left when the road forks, until you reach the parking area. From the parking area it is about 500 yards to the beach, following the trails up the North side of the parking area and out a ways (about a 5 min. hike).
There was no one at the beach this December Saturday, but the weather was nice so we got some sun, took a freehike around the area, and even jumped in the water – not much colder than Bear Lake in July, but a little cold for comfort. (You can see a few photos of the beach and surrounding area at: http://imageevent.com/kenandjane/lakemead )
Saturday night we visited the Freemont Street experience. Then, we returned to the beach for a short while on Sunday, but the weather wasn’t as nice. Still, we enjoyed some naked time together. There are apparently many private beaches on Lake Mead, and combined with all there is to do in Las Vegas, this would be a good place for a Group Skinny Trip.
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