Just got back from a trip out there. Started in Vegas and ended in Phoenix. Day one was Hoover Dam and Valley of Fire. There is a documentary about the construction of the Hoover Dam that I watched a couple times before we went, and that made the experience even better. I'm also fanciniated by the ever shrinking Lake Mead but we were on a pretty tight schedule. We did pass a sign that said boat launch, but not a drop of water anywhere.