Walkabout With Wheels Blog: March 2020

Monday, March 23, 2020

Driving South to Yuma, Arizona

Eric & I say goodbye to

Fabulous Las Vegas.

Today's drive is literally
due South.

Interstate 11 South shares
its roadbed with US Routes
93 & 95.

We left at 9:00 am.

The roads are

nearly empty.

We continue South
on US Route 93.

I can't identify this black area.

Is it something covered with

black plastic or is it a

Solar Panel Farm?

Welcome To Searchlight

Historic Mining - Ranching Area

The road ahead...

Powerline Towers as far
as the eye can see...

Herbarium 66 Discount

Dispensary in Needles,

California

Thanks for Visiting Nevada

Welcome to California

Speed Checked By Radar

The open road ahead...

A Call Box for emergency calls

Even after decades of Cell
Phone use, Californa still
feels there's a need.

Brittlebush is in bloom.

It's Ginny's turn to drive,
Ginny's turn to drive...

Our plans to drive due South
have just been altered...

US Route 95 is closed ahead.

I take the turn wide & slow.

And follow California
State Route 62 East.

The Colorado River is the

California/Arizona border.

The rest of our drive is
on Arizona State
Route 95 South.

Eric & I drive through Quartzsite,

a favorite wintertime haunt.

I love these mountains!

The Yuma Training Ground
has a long history.

I have no idea where the
bridge goes...

One of Yuma's many
commercial farm fields.

Eric & I return to Suni

Sands RV Resort.

Friday, March 20, 2020

A MashUp of Our March 2020 Las Vegas Trip

Eric and I arrived in Las Vegas on March 5th. The Coronavirus Outbreak was the lead news story.

Eric & I took this

pic of the Welcome

to Fabulous

Las Vegas sign at a

distance to avoid

the group waiting

to take selfies

closer in.

The Big Edge art installation

in front of Vdaro Hotel & Spa.

Eric learned about it on
Atlas Obscura.

A selfie from an

overhead crosswalk

with The Paris Hotel

& Casino in the

distance

ART-O-MAT at

The Cosmopoliton

These repurposed cigarette

vending machines now sell

small pieces of art.

The Bellagio's Celebration

of Lunar New Year is very

popular.

Eric & I soared above

Las Vegas on

FLYLINQ.

Eric shows off the
Tee Shirt he bought
to support the
Pinball Hall of Fame.

Admiring custom and sports cars in Las Vegas:

Count's Kustoms does

amazing work.

The Shelby Heritage Center
showcases the Shelby Sports
Car from the 1960s into the
21st Century.

Nearby Henderson offers tourists places to visit.

A replica of America's favorite

dysfunctional cartoon family,

Garden is next to

Factory &

Ethel M's is the place to go to watch gourmet chocolates being made, buy Ethel M's best chocolates and wander the paths of this carefully maintained Desert Garden.

Concerns about the spread of Covid-19 (The specific name given to this specific Corona Virus) grew day by day. On March 16th Eric and I visited Downtown Las Vegas early in the morning.

The Fremont Street
Experience early on
cloudy March 16th.

4 Queens Casino

A few people walk the

length of the canopied

street.

Whiskey Licker Up & Down

Binion's is a popular

Downtown Casino.

Our last stop is

Main Street

Station Casino,

Brewery & Hotel.

Eric took these pics in the Casino's Men's Room. He found this hidden destination on Atlas Obscura.

Photos of the

Berlin Wall, its

fall & info on the

Men's Room's

Berlin Wall

The Urinal attached to

a graffiti-filled section

of the Berlin Wall.

But wait, there's more...

Eric and walked around Thousand Trails Las Vegas RV Resort. We counted 32 empty campsites. Staff told us that people are canceling their reservations.

Eric and I held an exclusive St. Patrick's Day celebration in our motorhome.

On March 18th I found out that Downtown Las Vegas Casinos and Hotels had closed. Eric and I counted 43 vacant campsites during our walk.

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Monday Morning, March 16th: Downtown Las Vegas

Monday, March 16, 2020: Casinos are closing. Shows are going dark because of increasing cases of Covid-19 Virus across the United States.

What can a visitor do in Las Vegas at this time?

Eric and I visit a few more items on our list...

We drove to Freemont & 11th

to see The Big Rig Jig.

Thank you Atlas Obscura!

Our next stop was inspired by an article I read in The Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Eric & I visited the recently

installed historic VOTES

FOR WOMEN Marker at

Centennial Park, on

South 4th Street.

Fremont Street is a few blocks up, and our next stop.

The Fremont Experience on

a cloudy Monday morning

Eric & I walk beneath

the lighted Canopy.

There are very few

people here this

morning.

A Miner pans for gold at

Crazy Ely Western Village

Gift Shop.

St, Patrick's Day

Decorations are

available.

4 Queens Resort & Casino

Fremont Hotel
& Casino

In just two days, Fremont Street has dramatically changed, again. While writing this blogpost on March 18th, I found out that many of the businesses along this covered walkway have closed.