Coming into Arizona from Vegas, one just must stop at the infamous Hoover dam. An extraordinary man-made engineering wonder of the world. A scary notion of man's succession of controlling nature's wildest, the Colorado River.

Whether you anticipate its scale or not, please be prepared to drop your jaw through the dam itself. It's massive force of stout capabilities.

I ended up camping near the entrance to Grand Canyon, I awoke to snow around my campsite. I was unaware of it as I had arrived late in the evening darkness. A nice little surprise, if you may. I collected the dirt from the ground, placed it in a test tube, lit a joint, and rode off towards the great Grand Canyon.