It was a nice day, albeit windy. I suspect much of Nevada would make wonderful windfarms for wind power generation. And because almost nobody lives there, hardly anybody would be irritated thereby.
The little old towns in Utah tend to have small canals running down both sides of the street, lined with stone or concrete. Time was when these had water running in them, part of the vast system of canals built by the Mormons to irrigate this arid land. Now you are lucky to see water in the roadside canals, we saw some today.
The whole area of south-eastern Utah is booming, new subdivisions and shopping areas everywhere. Someone asked "What do these people do for a living?" and I responded "Mostly they are retired and the rest have jobs providing goods and services for the retired folk."
The greater St. George area is where Mormons retire instead of Palm Springs, Phoenix or Florida. It has LDS-relevant infrastructure with warm weather and spectacular scenery. Oh, and it is really close to Nevada and all those Nevada-style evils (booze, gambling, girly shows) nice Mormons aren't supposed to enjoy, but some do anyway.
