Originally "Hardyville", the old Hardyville Cemetery is being preserved by the City. Many of the graves are crudely marked, many proclaim dates 100 years old. These were likely miners and their families turned settlers. Construction of Davis Dam in the early 1950's, several miles to the north, created Lake Mohave as well as a flourishing Colorado River scene leading to recreation and the inevitable (for Nevada) gaming image. It was this beckoning which prompted Don Laughlin to begin his influence on the area, building the first of a number of huge gaming resorts to come. There are now 10. Population-wise, the area has grown immensely. Bullhead City, on the Arizona side of the river grew from 10,000 in 2000 to 40,000 in 2010. Laughlin now has about 9700 residents. Here is the "Bullhead" rock formation which resulted in the re-naming of Hardyville: It is now largely submerged under the waters of Lake Mohave, below: View across the surface of Lake Mohave. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mohave This is the Casino Strip, built along the NV shoreline of the Colorado River: The airport ID letters are "IFP", allegedly derived from "It's Fun to Play!" Frank
I prefer the Bullhead/Laughlin area because it's not as big as Las Vegas, the river is a bonus for me. Yes I see this is an older post and not a very active one...
Do you get out that way often, Sunny? You live in a neighboring state, don't you? I've flown through Vegas (but have never "been there"), and once had a business meeting in Nogales, so rather than take a puddle-jumper for the last leg, I drove from Scotsdale. It's way different than the east coast.
I actually live in Arizona about an hour away from Bullhead/Laughlin area. I do not get to Vegas very often but do visit Laughlin on occasion. I've never been to the East Coast...
I was born in Indiana and moved to Virginia when I was 9 years old (1963.) Been here ever since. You get used to greenery and seasonal environmental changes as being the "norm." The thought of living in a desert--or even at the beach--is "too different." On the other hand, I can see someone who was raised in your area getting claustrophobic if surrounded by trees, much as I get in a city. The only time I've been out your way for an extended period was a vacation I spent with a friend in New Mexico. He lives in Rio Rancho, and we spent a week at Navajo Lake, which straddles the New Mexico/Colorado border. It's way different than what I'm used to. But at least you all don't have 80% humidity in the summer.
Yeah I was born in a small town in Calif. Family left there when I was just a kid (many years ago!) and i've lived a lot of different places with their different seasons, but i've always preferred warm. For sure thankful we don't have the high humidity some places do. Although we are looking at 116 degrees in the next few days. Actually for the next month and a half, pretty typical summer temps for this area. Nice chatting...now to take care of business. Doc appts etc... Have a nice rest of your day! I'm a desert person always have ben. Lived in Oregon in the rainy Willamette Valley for 20 plus years and I always said all a tree does is block the view. Yes I know there's much more to it than that but I love my palm trees!