We stopped at Lake Meade National Park because it fit our trip home, Since we are so close to Hover Dam a tour of the dam was a must.
Internet is really really slow. I have more dam pictures, I’ll go back and add them when I get a better connection.
We were at the dam at 8:00 a.m. visitor’s center opened at 9:00 and we were on the first tour of the day at 9:25.
More later. Back to try and update.
Here is one of the rotors out of a generator for a PM rebuild.
The dam has 17 generators.
This pictures is from the visitor’s gallery looking down the powerhouse.
One of the many tunnels inside the dam. There is a total of 9 miles of tunnels and rooms inside the dam. We were at an elevation of 705 feet above sea level and the top of the dam is at 1232 feet, so we were quite a ways down inside.
All the heights inside the dam are measured from sea level.
This is one of the inspection tubes that goes out to the surface of the dam.
This is a picture of the wood form that was used to this tube. Concrete was poured around this form and that the form was dismantled leaving the inspection tube.
This is looking out the end of the inspection tube towards the new bridge.
Another tunnel.
This is one of the passages that goes up and down inside the dam. I think the guide said one had 1400 steps and another has 1700.
Imprints of the wood used to form this tunnel.
Had to show more dam pictures. It is really cool dam.
This new bridge built after 9/11.
Parking garage and visitor’s center.
Bronze casting of the people who worked on the rock wall.
Today’s drive up to Virgin River.
Our campsite.