A lot of people come to Las Vegas thinking the only place to dip their toes in the water, is poolside at their hotel.  Just roughly 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip though, is Lake Mead. Named after Dr. Elwood Mead – builder of the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead is America’s largest man-made reservoir.  You can access it both from the Arizona side and the Nevada side.  It has over 550 miles of shoreline, and a depth of over 500 feet at its deepest. The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is comprised of Lake Mead, Lake Mojave and the Colorado River.  Lake Mead is divided into several bodies of…