The West 2019 Part 16: Las Vegas, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and Valley of Fire

We spend some time on The Strip, do a live stream, drink an $11 beer, and then we depart. We visit Lake Mead, walk the Railroad Trail, visit Hoover Dam (sort of) and go for a hike at the Valley of Fire State Park
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[@AskRemy]

I like that he does not try to be someone more - he is just himself and the music rocks

[@ElaineSimplyEL]

I'm addicted to your videos. I'm an armchair traveler. I live in AZ and the West is so amazing with it's beautiful landscapes! You capture them well!

[@clarashoe9504]

I will join you in my armchair!

[@Michael-Bennett]

Valley of Fire is one of the most scenic spots in the Southwest. I never tire of visiting it. The White Domes hike with its slot canyon is out of this world.

[@uncledave54]

Hi Robert... You really, really need to take the Hoover Dam tour next time. It is awesome! It really gives you an appreciation of what those brave men went through building such a fantastic structure.

[@bigjay3863]

Wow, haven't been to the dam since the mid 90's. Cant believe how low the water level has become.

[@larsturner310]

The Las Vegas strip truly is a "feast for the senses."

[@barbslife5460]

You are the best Traveling R! Your camera captured the colors of VOF amazingly! I went to Valley of Fire State Park December 2017 with my two cousins and it was the highlight of our trip. The images are in mind for eternity.

[@mpower6004]

Gorgeous scenery . Many people think of Las Vegas only as the strip . But a few miles outside of the city you will find beautiful landscapes with spectacular scenery .

[@marcb7439]

0:07 "she always interrupts me". Lol

[@nitaell]

Right? LOL🤣

[@petem6846]

Thanks for including the footage from Valley of Fire! It's a gem of a state park and over looked by folks heading to Vegas!

[@crystalkittykat3581]

You make the best travel videos! 🌴🚐🌴

[@christinestange4813]

Hoover Dam footage was spectacular! 👍 Low level of Lake Mead is rather shocking 😱 ...especially when compared to your 2013 footage. Very unique part of the country.

[@mssagebydavelmt]

I just love your videos and just bought the national parks pass,I'm heading out west for my next trek in a few weeks and find your videos very helpful.I wiil be hitting up Zion,the valley of fire this time the west Rim of The Grand Canyon then Yosemeti.

[@cathlynpollom2545]

If you appreciate mountains this much then you’ll appreciate Yosemite for sure. The peaks that the glaciers carved the peaceful flowering meadow in Yosemite valley and of course the majestic waterfalls. The dinning at the lodge is wonderful. I still salivate over the buffet and the blueberry blintzes for dessert mmmh delicious. Much to see there also. The pine scented air and the whispering aspens. Not to mention the wildlife. Well Yosemite has always been my favorite.

[@electrica1215]

I’ve never had an interest in visiting Hoover Dam until watching your very in depth look of this must see American marvel. Thank you for sharing and sorry to hear you dinged the Colorado. Saludos de Miami ☀️🌴

[@1970boobear]

Love it love it love it!! Wish I was there. Thank u Robert!! 🤗

[@newengland2352]

Love the shots of the Hoover Dam just spectacular and the different hues out west is mind boggling. Pull up a chair to just sit and go ah and ooh, such beauty out there.

[@scothorne8448]

Gooooood morning Robert! Thank you for the new video. Stay safe in your travels. We will keep you and your family in our prayers. Fly pelican, fly! 👍🌴😎

[@jessiemac9226]

Love it love it love it!! Wish I was there. Thank u Robert!! 🤗

[@RobertoLopezstudyis]

Good evening, Robert. I love this video a lot about Arizona and Nevada! The good thing that you show us these nice places since I cannot travel at this point now but it is like you are taking me their with you! Thank you!

[@TravelingRobert]

Thank you! So glad you liked it

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Nice job on this video Robert. Your narration is excellent!

[@remylove9292]

That was absolutely brilliant. Well done ...Thank you for taking us with you

[@barbarawebster3653]

I have been watching your videos for some time now and I love them all. Keep on doing what you are doing and stay safe. X

[@aguyslife7952]

Great music at the valley of the fire!

[@montanagirl4530]

Love spending Sunday mornings traveling with you!

[@aguyslife7952]

I love the look of the Valley of Fire. I will have to visit that place one day.

[@debbiewerner7124]

Thank you for taking us to places some of us wouldn’t be able to get to. ❤

[@jamesconway4821]

. Nice chilling with you Robert always loved the scenery you capture

[@trish5556]

Nice trip to Valley of Fire. Every time we visited Vegas we tried to find something different to do away from the Strip. I always enjoyed Valley of Fire. We also went to Red Rock Canyon often.

[@dramaqueen3306]

I’m picking up my first RV next week, a Nucamp teardrop, so I’m rewatching many of your videos this week. This is one of my favorites.

[@TravelingRobert]

Cool. Congratulations. Those are nice teardrops.

[@dramaqueen3306]

Traveling Robert thanks Robert, i’m going to get one of your sticker for the back of it.

[@rogerchouinard3180]

Thank you Robert ! you are the best !

[@MICHELLE-gu2qc]

Really enjoying your road trip. Lake Mead is so low it's pretty shocking

[@evslone]

That giant light atop Luxor attracts millions upon millions of bugs at night. From below you can watch dozens and dozens of birds diving through, feeding on them. Eerie sight.

[@joansrvadventures6112]

Loved this video. It brought back so many memories of my trip there in November. I went around Vegas on the west to Red Rocks Canyon, which is beautiful and avoided driving through Las Vegas. Stayed at Boukder Beach campground. It is so pretty and really is only $10 a night with the park pass. It still has water & elec., a dump station and great bathrooms. I hiked the railroad trail and took the tour of the inside of Hoover Dam. Very educational. Also took the paddle boat from the marina to the bottom of the dam. I love the campground so much, I stayed 5 days, went to boondock outside Valley of Fire 6 days at Poverty Flats while driving in to hike VoF, then went back to Boulder Beach again for another 5 days. One of my favorite areas. The best way to see VoF and hike the trails is to leave the trailer parked at your campground and just take the car. I learned about a great boondocking spot out on a messa surrounded by mountains that Paul of The Motorhome Experiment revealed. There were other nice campers there so I felt my trailer was safe. Just pull up Poverty Flats contour Google map.

[@TravelingRobert]

I'm going back to see how it is in the summer. I'm going check out Poverty Flats, although with the extreme heat I guess boondocking would not be recommended

[@MrWayout55]

I looked it up, the Luxor's roof light has 40 billion candlepower, if you wanted to know !

[@johnarmstead1094]

I love you and your micro mini RV Thank you for the peaceful scenes my friend 🌻

[@pattiwhite9575]

People watching this video must be warned that this was filmed in February. Not current. Cause if you decided to get in car and go right now it is going to be HOT! Smart Robert!!

[@TravelingRobert]

Yes, I always put the date at the beginning and the end of the video for that very reason. There signs everywhere warning not to hike in the summer.

[@shelbymculp]

Thank you for leaving in that beautiful scenery on your drive.

[@USARoadtrip364]

Good video to prepare my trip to LV and the close area... Thanks for sharing your video that will help me out..

[@spokes909]

I really enjoy your traveling videos. I can't drive anymore due to a vision problem. But now I can sit on the couch with a cold beer and see our beautiful Country. Safe travels, and thank you.

[@TM-bd7nf]

My favorite areas to visit.

[@llucas2008]

I must say your music is catchy and it grows on people. Keep composing.

[@anniekim9044]

Valley of Fire is a hidden gem & a must see!! Planned to camp one night, but ended up staying two nights. We'll definitely return.

[@edgarherrera2236]

Estos videos es como sí 👌 uno estuviera ahí contigo. Gracias Roberto por los videos.

[@Craniacs]

This is awesome !

[@vieritz5ve199]

Great video editing. You are a pro. Love your trips in the desert. That scrub brush you were in, is classic Mojave rattlesnake habitat. Stay safe buddy !

[@janemartin1666]

Again Thank You Robert for taking me to Las Vegas...I like you doing the driving...

[@retiredandpreppingquilting2350]

I always enjoys your videos. Thank you for taing us along.

[@melvintodisco1453]

Very enjoyable travelling along with you. Very well done!

[@patnowak8873]

Robert, your music is really evolving nicely in these videos. I have to say the beauty of this latest video is one of my all time favorite.

[@TravelingRobert]

Thank you!

[@faithrada]

@@TravelingRobert yup... I want to play your music in my own car... just driving to the store will seem like a fun adventure.

[@nitaell]

Just love your vids, your voice, the information you impart...especially appreciate how you keep your viewer engaged...no boring stuff. 🙌💚 Also really enjoy your music!

[@sterlingmarshel6299]

another great video Robert -- thanks for capturing some beautiful scenery for us

[@alanwilliams3038]

I so look forward to Sunday's these days, when you publish another great video!

[@WileECoyote616]

Thanks for another great video Robert. We actually stumbled on your videos on Amazon Prime and have been binge watching on KZbin since. Stay free (in your RV)

[@almamorales4158]

Great video. Fabulous landscape. The rock formation in Valley of Fire are incredible.It's more beautiful than Cappadocia Turkey. Congrats and keep going...>>>

[@ConnectingthedotsConnectingthe]

I love that your enjoying yourself.... Great Video ❤

[@JayJayFromAZ]

I was at Hoover dam 2 weeks ago. I go each year and still in awe of it. Great vid.

[@IssuesWithMyTissues]

There's a huge arcade in the basement of the Excalibur. Excalibur and Circus Circus are 2 of the more "family friendly" hotels. I took 2 young teen girls to Vegas several times and they loved it. They loved that arcade in the Excalibur. Another hotel I recommend if you have kids is The Orleans. The Orleans has a daycare center and they will babysit them for a fee. They have video games, movies, and tubes to crawl through, etc. for their amusement. My daughter loved it, she thought she would hate it but she asked to go back every night. Just remember to bring their shot records. You will need them. Then on the same floor as the daycare center is an arcade and a movie theater.

[@eliciaburton4862]

Thanks for this great trip. It's wonderful to take the walks and se the territory! great colors! Your fun take on it. Thanks again!

[@jnikash]

Excellent

[@rlmaz1111]

You do some excellent Video Narrations !!! Awesome quality as well !! Really enjoy your videos

[@davemetz7368]

Robert, you should secure all " rights " to your song....... " Because I'm free in my RV " because I think it is pretty awesome. Really enjoy your travels !!!!

[@gegazaidd]

Awesome video,thanks

[@ernieland2480]

Very good my friend! After listening to you in the last few video, it wouldn't surprise me if you relocated! lol It's not warm enough for you though I think. It is amazing how that world wide floor about 4000 years ago formed all these canyons you are visiting.Thanks again, take care.

[@connor9216]

Las Vegas is awesome

[@creativehearts7127]

Beautiful area, Valley of Fire and Fire canyon..!

[@gabrielapaulinho1luv]

Robert, your travel vlogs ROCK!!! I don't even drive, and your RV travels make me want to learn!

[@maazshafqat-theeater5609]

Sir am maaz.i just want to say u are a Great man.keep it up thx.

[@irdataman]

Thank you so much. You are extremely talented and make your videos so nice to view.

[@genxer711]

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is near Las Vegas, it’s as impressive as well

[@jchors2947]

The tunnels you walked through were the same ones used to film the motorcycle/helicopter chase scenes in the 1977 movie 'The Gauntlet', starring Clint Eastwood.

[@wstafco]

Nice video by the way. Great views and very informative.

[@kitterkat007]

Never fails. as soon as I get anything new,something happens to it. I can't have anything nice.

[@montydanable]

I could watch another 40 minutes of the Valley of Fire.

[@caryn9561]

Such magnificent rock formations.

[@satyas1914]

Excellent Video...From Engineering marvel to Amazing Nature. U nailed it.

[@larrywirth5150]

Hi Robert, great Sunday afternoon drive. Las Vegas and your 11.00 beer at the beer park, looked good though. 😃Lake Mead, Hoover Dam all were very interesting & fun to see. Valley of fire hike was so beautiful too. Thank you again for a fun filled trip. See ya on the adventure. Your friend, Larry, Santa Rosa, CA

[@syljarry497]

WOW, that water is very low.I remember a few years ago Nevada would run out. That could be true now. Love your videos.

[@L4WNY..]

A real life time traveler! 😝👍

[@DantesTimeshare]

100k subscribers!!!!! Wooooo! Way to go TR!!

[@dhblan8591]

Very alarming to see how low the water level is in Lake Mead. Great video, again, Robert!

[@DragonWarriorMama]

Such a gorgeous place

[@VIJAYKUMAR-gd3ro]

Superb..

[@willothwisplx2516]

That was a beautiful travel video. Thank you Robert.

[@yvesfleche1782]

hello mon ami robert un voyage magnifique 👍😉

[@edgar.lamkin8409]

Robert you do a good job on your videos I've been watching you since you were down there in Florida and all by for about a year and a half or so because I'm getting ready to go RV in myself full time I do enjoy your videos this is the first time I've commented but I was planning on coming to Vegas and Reno in those places and I like it when you guys go ahead and show people around

[@humanresourcellcusa1969]

Good afternoon again Mr Robert we visit with you USA

[@marysmith9120]

YOU ROCK ROBERT!!!

[@SushiFanatic]

Holly crap. Welcome back to Vegas man. I keep watching your vids and cant wait to one day own my own RV.

[@giannabella9183]

Another wonderful video!! ♡♡♡

[@philliplondon6095]

Robert love your videos just subscribed been following you for a year and a half. You inspired me not to wait until I retired to start my RV adventures. On Friday picked up my Gran Design Imagine XLS 19RLE and camped in it near by. You’re production and video skills are the best on You Tube as you work to choreograph your music to the story. If you don’t have fitting music then you create it. I hope to meet you one day to personally say thanks.

[@angieontherun9275]

Love your videos!

[@ralflitlepine1772]

The Panama Canal locks were the largest concrete structures in the world until the Hoober Dam was built

[@unxdp114]

Hallo, Robert! Greetings from Indonesia! Glad I found ur channel.. feed my home missing. Thank you!

[@ede4961]

Hey Robert, who put that rock in your way? That must've been one of those "mysterious moving" rocks from that Badwater basin! This might be a new name for your truck...Colorocko!!

[@vspeditor8878]

when you guys were going to the Hoover Dam I don’t really know if Pablo was there but I think I saw it and my dad works there to make dry wall for peoples houses.

[@MauriceKuria]

From Kenya....love your videos Robert

[@louislehartel4442]

Thanks vidéo

[@bigdaddyg2643]

Please let us know temperatures in your different locations,I see your wearing a winter coat today.As I’m Canadian and we check the weather daily,as we can have so many different experiences of weather daily.😊🙂We love all your videos.

[@toughharley1903]

I love how you said if you park in one side you have to pay ten bucks but if you park on the other side it's free, your welcome lol that was cute. I bet those people are mad after paying for parking then finding out they could have saved their money. It is sad the water levels are so low worried in a few years it may or may not be there

[@pennyjobergemann8831]

Very nice video Thanks for sharing 😉