On the map, Nevada was a vast, almost uninhabited desert. There were a few small towns scattered in the middle. They were born in the era of the Great Western Adventure and were built by miners.
Especially in the eastern part of the state, because it was known as Las Vegas, more people knew that there were many deserts and few wetlands there.
The wetland here was Lake Mead.
Because of its unique status, the Nevada government built a national amusement park here. It was a vast field, including Lake Mead, which was 110 miles long, and Lake Mojave, which was 67 miles long.
Li Du was interested in the wetland. It was a rare sand-water terrain, which meant that the wetland was next to the desert. The lake and the desert were neighbors.
Driving on Hwy93, they saw a tall building not long after leaving the city. It was the Allen-Baxter Visitor Center, which provided entertainment and life information for the amusement park.
The best way to visit the amusement park was to walk and ride.
Li Du and the others planned to rent bicycles to enjoy the beautiful scenery around Lake Mead.
Hans shook his head. "I'm not doing it. You guys can ride bicycles, but I want to drive. The sightseeing route around Lake Mead is 32 miles. My good friends, that's 32 miles! "
Li Du said disdainfully, "Then you can stay in the car. But as a brother, I still have to advise you to exercise more. Look at your body, how much has it been ruined by alcohol and sex?"
Hans thought about it and got out of the car and changed to a bicycle.
Li Du and Sophie rode a tandem bicycle with backpacks. Crispy Noodles and Ah Meng stayed inside, while the other three ran and jumped behind.
Many people had pets in the scenic area, but no one had a big cat or a kangaroo. They quickly attracted a lot of attention.
Many children saw them and pointed excitedly, shouting, "Look, a kangaroo!" "That's an ocelot, we just had science class …"
Li Du sped up, and the bodyguards followed without any difficulty.
Hans shouted from behind, "Don't, don't, slow down, slow down, I, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, ah ah ah!"
Starting from the visitor center, there were two scenic roads around Lake Mead, named the North Shore Trail and the Lakeside Trail. The Lakeside Trail was the longest, and one could reach another beautiful scenic spot, Fire Valley State Park.
The Fire Valley State Park was a masterpiece of the desert landscape. It was full of strange and dazzling sandstones and had a wonderful exhibition of desert life.
However, that was not their goal. After they turned around Lake Mead, they wanted to go to the Hoover Dam.
Today was a day for sightseeing. When they arrived at the Hoover Dam, the long, winding shoreline appeared, in sharp contrast to the surrounding barren terrain.
They bought tickets to cross the Mike O'Callaghan Pat Dillman Memorial Bridge, which had a pedestrian walkway from which Li could look around and see a perfect view of the upper reaches of Hoover Dam.
Sophie did not want to go on the bridge. She kept shaking her head. "No, I'm not going. It's too scary."
The bridge spanned across the river, and the bridge deck was very high above the water. Looking down, one could see the rapid current, and it was easy to get dizzy.
Li Du waved and said, "Come on, the view here is very good. You don't have a fear of heights. You can fly very well."
"No, I don't have a fear of heights, and I don't like places like this." Sophie still shook her head.
Ah Meow and the others were curious and wanted to run up, but Sophie held them back and scolded, "Behave. If you lose your balance and fall … Oh, my God!"
As soon as she finished speaking, someone jumped from the bridge into the water.
Li Du was shocked. He thought that someone had jumped into the river to commit suicide. However, after one person jumped in, there were more people behind him who jumped in. Like dumplings, five or six people jumped in one after another.
On the bridge, there were people holding cameras or holding mobile phones, taking pictures and cheering, "Oh, beautiful! The way the China team enters the water! "" Haha, that idiot Kyle, is he trying to drown us? "
Seeing this scene, Li Du understood that these young people were playing high-altitude diving.
"They're really looking for trouble," he said bitterly.
The bridge deck was at least 30 meters above the water. Sophie did not even dare to come up, but a few young people took off their clothes and jumped.
There was a security room at one end of the bridge. Seeing what these young people were doing, the security guard rushed out and shouted anxiously, "What are you doing? What are you doing? These bastards, get out of here! "
High-altitude diving was an extreme sport. Many people got into accidents every year, and foreign young people liked this kind of sport. Sometimes Li Du felt that this was also the reason why the population of foreign countries was small: if there were too many people looking for trouble, how could the population increase?
The young people laughed and got in the car and ran away. Li Du and the others were unlucky. The security guard looked at them fiercely to prevent them from jumping like the young people.
Hans was tempted and asked, "Jump?"
Li Du rolled his eyes at him. "If you want to die, go ahead. I won't stop you."
Hans said disdainfully, "How many meters is this? I participated in a high-altitude stunt diving competition in Los Angeles. I jumped from a special steel platform, and it was 48 meters high.
"And in Mexico, there was a traditional cliff diving competition. The cliff was up to 60 meters high, and below was the sea. It was really fun. Jumping is like a bomb. God, just thinking about it makes me excited. "The more he spoke, the more excited he became.
Li Du waved his hand and brought Brother Wolf and the Madmen up. He forcefully pushed Hans to the side of the bridge. "Come, come, come, I'll help you jump."
"F * * k!" Hans roared.
Sophie was frightened. "Don't joke. What kind of joke is this?"
Li Du let go of Hans. This time, Hans stopped bragging and ran across the bridge.
In the evening, they went to the nearby town, which was formed around the scenic area. Most of the residents were immigrants, and when there were so many immigrants, it became a town.
The town's selling point was the scenic area. Naturally, most of the businesses were tourism-related. Hence, the food and accommodation were especially developed.
Li Du and the others found a western restaurant, which was famous for its chicken and pork. With fresh freshwater fish from the Colorado River, the ingredients were plentiful.
In addition, there was a wide variety of beer. The seats in the restaurant were made of oak beer barrels. The style was the same as that of the gold rush in the West.
The restaurant was famous for its homemade baked goods and oatmeal pancakes. The locals in the town queued up to buy them.
After a leisurely day out, they returned to the hotel and waited for the elevator. When they were in the elevator, a few big men walked over. When they saw them, they suddenly asked, "Mr. Li from Phoenix?"
Li Du saw them and could not help but smile. "Yes, you are?"
He did not know these people, but he had seen them before.
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