Only 80 miles away Hoover Dam is a great day trip from Bullhead City on the mostly dead straight highway I-95. Things change when you get to Boulder City and wind down to Lake Mead on I-93. This…
becomes this…
Have to admit Norene got off a pretty good shot here with her eyes closed. Not an excellent heights and curvy roads traveler.
We opted for the full guided interior tour. Worth the money ($30 each) both in terms of where you get to go (beyond the turbines and down into lower tunnels and a ventilation shaft) plus our guide’s knowledge and wit.
After the tour we walked the dam and took what seemed to be hundreds of pictures.
Wait! Come back! I only put a few not completely awful ones in. For example..
Like the Davis Dam, the Hoover links Arizona and Nevada. Since this was before Daylight Saving Time kicked in (which Arizona does not inflict on its citizens) and the 2 states are in different time zones (Pacific and Mountain) you get different answers to the "what time is it?" question. Both sides display local time to amuse us. The next 2 photos were taken 5 minutes apart. We were amused…
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| Arizona |
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| Nevada |
Can’t think of another occasion where we disagreed and both were right…
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| "Time for lunch Darling." "Sorry Sweetie - you missed it." Yeah - we talk like that all the time |
She who must be obeyed at all times was nonplussed by the novelty. I do not expect a repeat.
The dam creates a huge body of water known as Lake Mead – storing up to 2 years worth of the Colorado’s flow.
Just to show we weren’t just going gaga at the sights I recorded some serious information about the dam:
Must read them sometime….
I might have forgotten to mention that I divided the Hoover into 2 entries – the “outside” (which you have – mercifully – finished) and the “inside” where you get to see tour guide Dave try to teach us to moonwalk. It might be OK.
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