Don Lauglin is a gambling entrepreneur and rancher and the town is named after him. He bought property there in the mid 1960's starting out with an 8 room motel of which he could only rent 4 rooms because his family occupied the other 4. Today, his Riverside property has over 1400 rooms and there are 10 casinos.
The water taxi takes you from casino to casino and the view from the Colorado River is very nice.
I went and played at Riverside and Harrah's by myself that afternoon. At Riverside they actually have machines that still pay in coins! They have some that spit out the voucher, but it was fun to hear the coins jingle. I did break my streak and managed to break even.
That night, Doug and I took the water taxi to Joe's Crab Shack. Dinner was good and waiters entertained.
We took the water taxi down to Harrah's and played a bit and then back up the river to Riverside. Along the way, you pass the Colorado Belle which has beautiful neon.
We had fun in Laughlin and will probably go back there some day. I mean, they got some of my money that I have to try to get back and the coffee at Harrah's was really good!
We left Laughlin Sunday morning to drive to the Grand Canyon. We took a short stretch of Route 66 from Kingman to Seligman. One of the towns you pass through is Hackberry which has a collection of old stuff and a small gift shop. Cool place.
We got settled in at the Grand Canyon KOA and Doug wanted a snack. Okay, how about some chips and dip? Look what happened to the potato chip bag! Is that an altitude thing?
Well the season premier of Two and a Half Men is on and I just have to see Ashton Kutcher to see how he does. That and a fresh cup of coffee...perfect night!
Caffeine isn't a drug, it's a vitamin! ~Author Unknown
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