Believe it or not I am enjoying the “much needed” Las Vegas rain.  Hopefully it isn’t a newsflash to anyone we have been in a drought for around a decade.  The Las Vegas Sun is reporting that “western slope snowpack is 145% of normal” right now.  Snowpack is more important than the rain itself which has only raised Lake Mead’s level’s 2/10 of an inch (it’s down 130 feet), according to the Las Vegas Sun. Aside from that I thought that stores would be dead Monday morning but it seemed to have brought out shoppers in all places I was at:  Target (Flamingo/Hualapai), Ulta (Arroyo) & Bed, Bath & Beyond (Arroyo).  That’s also great news for our pitiful economy I suppose! According to weather.gov’s map:  my area has received 3-4 inches since Saturday (my pool is filled to the brim and we need... 12/22/2010

Vegas Bob & Sherry driving over the "Hoover Dam" in Nevada ...   If anyone of you have ever been to the "Hoover Dam" in Nevada you know it is a site to see. Along with the history of building the "Hoover Dam" and the men & women that helped build it makes it quite amazing. Here is a short Video that was taken out the front & drivers side windows as Sherry and I drove slowly across the "Hoover Dam". I also captured the new Bridge that divides the State of Arizona & Nevada ... Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge by "Hoover Dam" in Nevada Video by Robert Swetz (Vegas Bob) - All rights reserved - 11-6-2010 Hoover Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border bet... 11/10/2010

Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge by "Hoover Dam" in Nevada Video by Robert Swetz (Vegas Bob) - All rights reserved - 11-6-2010 Here is a short Video of the "Hoover Dam" and the new bridge that separates the State of Arizona & Nevada. They have been working on this bridge for many many years and I am wondering what the real reason was for building this bridge? I would have to say for the HUGE semi trucks running to Vegas to back bring produce, etc. And as for terrorist's ... when this new bridge won't stop them! Until a road or highway is constructed to bypass Boulder City I feel the bridge was a waste of time and money. There are more tourist's now then there was before going to "Hoover Dam" and now the bridge ... This has to be one of the most expensive views I have seen... 11/07/2010

 Have you ever been to "Lake Mead" in Nevada?  If you have ever been to Lake Mead in Nevada only 30 minutes from Las Vegas you will be able to relate to this post. And if you never have been to Lake Mead it is a (Must See), I was there Sunday afternoon taking some photographs and it was about 80 degrees out by the lake and it was beautiful.  Here are some stats on Lake Mead below and several photographs I took, I will be posting another story with some very unusual photographs I captured while experimenting with my camera.  Encompassing 1.5 million acres, Lake Mead National Recreation Area features two large reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. Lake Mead, the larger of the two lakes, covers approximately 247 square miles and boasts 550 miles of shoreline.  Attracting nearly eight mil... 11/23/2009

 New Bridge at Hoover Dam in Nevada (Must see)!  They have been working on this bridge for many, many years and there have been some serious problems.  When you first catch a view of the new bridge being built it looks like a shot from "War of the Worlds"!  And the size of this bridge is amazing and a very fascinating sight to see!  These photograph were taken at sunset 6-13-2009 on my drive back from Arizona.  Photographs taken by: Robert Swetz and copyright infringements apply, please don't duplicate without written permission from Robert Swetz  www.VegasBuildingsForSale.com 06/17/2009

 On Easter I spent the afternoon at The Hoover Dam in Nevada with some relatives. I have been there several times before, but it's always exciting to view it again and try to understand how important this landmark really is.  As you can see by the photo (above) it was very busy with cars and people.  It took us about 45 minutes just to get down the hill because of the traffic, I really don't understand why it would be so busy on Easter day. You would think people would be out looking for Easter eggs or some thing!  There are some very interesting statues like this one in the photo (below).  And there are views of The Hoover Dam itself, which is really a site to see in the photo (below).  In the photo (below) you can see the back end of The Hoover Dam. If you have never been to Hoover D... 04/14/2009