We stopped for lunch at a wayside stop just south of St. George Utah. The terrain has been pretty much what you see here, not much green and a lot of brown plants and rock.
Shortly after lunch we hit the Arizona border which is just a few miles wide before driving into Nevada. No one told us about the descent through a long winding canyon with cliffs and drop offs on each side. I put on the engine brake and rode it down the steep grades for almost the whole trip through the canyons. We must have dropped 5000 feet in a couple of miles. Once I was comfortable with the engine brake being able to keep our speed under control I relaxed and enjoyed the ride.
I can't say the same thing about Carmen. If she hadn't had her seat belt on I'm sure she would have crawled under table and hid. Between the sharp curves, the steep grade, the narrow roads and the semi's flying by it was about as close to a thrill ride as I've had while driving. All in all an exhilarating experience. I couldn't talk Carmen into going back and doing it again though.
By mid afternoon we had arrived at Mesquite. We parked at the Oasis casino RV park and, because we are ahead of schedule, we decided to stay for a few days. It had nothing to do with the fact that there were casinos all around us.
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