We left the historic Amargosa Opera House and Hotel. Ellen took a few pictures of the place thinking that the wall murals had interesting perspective (check out that guitar). Marta Becket bought the place and painted the murals. As a multi-talented woman (artist, dancer, pianist) she thought it proper to own her own opera house. BTW, the plumbing in the hotel is very old. If you go, don’t expect warm showers nor the toilet to work properly. It was probably spectacular in its day. That’s a heads-up warning. 

    After crossing the Nevada border we spotted a giant cow and a giant bull (across the street). Just roadside attractions!

    The road we took headed north. Yes, we are heading mostly east but we had to divert to go and see some Area 51 attractions in the Amargosa Valley. No, they aren’t government official…they are tourist traps: The World’s Biggest Firecracker, The Area 51 Cafe, The Area 51 Brothel. So take a look at the pictures. Don’t forget to click on them to see an enlarged view.

    There is a new freeway in the area of Boulder City to assist with traffic control at Hoover Dam. It got us lost because our GPS gadgets didn’t have the new roads in them. Eventually, we found our route and went down U.S. Highway 93 to the Arizona Last Stop. One thing for sure, these people love outer space aliens.

    In the 1930’s Nina Talbot and her husband moved to Santa Claus, Arizona. For awhile she started a Santa attraction which eventually went bust. The buildings and land are now up for sale.

    Do you know what a chuckwalla is? We found one for Ellen to ride. It is a lizard but we don’t think that they grow to be as big as the statue we saw. It’s surprising that neither of us has seen a live one. Chuckwalllas reportedly live all over the southwest and northern Mexico. How about that!