No, Ebbie, I'm afraid a three hour drive would not be possible. What I need for this weekend is a hot spot which allows for a half-day trip.

Bee-dubya-ell, thanks for the links. I see what I can find out.

Since I posted, the site for the Lake Mead Recreational Area has started accepting e-mail. Earlier, my e-mail wasn't going through. Perhaps I'll get some help from them.

I'll never forget how, in 1970, I was riding down the Colorado River on a Grand Canyon tour. Our boatman, a bronzed hunk in mirrored sunglasses, nodded downriver, and there was a flock of snow-white shorebirds, gliding up and down, up and down the river. He cut the motor, and we floated along behind them. As he watched, he had an expression of purest joy.