Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is the world's largest dam and an engineering marvel at the time of its construction dated back 1930's. It bestrides the mighty Colorado River in Black Canyon, which forms the border between the states of Arizona and Nevada. Constructed in the 1930's, the concrete arch-gravity structure was intended to debar flooding as well as provide much-needed irrigation and hydroelectric power to parched regions of states like California and Arizona. At 726 feet high and 1,244 feet long, Hoover Dam is one of the largest man-made structures in the world and one of the world's colossal producers of hydroelectric power.
Today, the dam draws nearly a million visitors a year. Tourists are not only intrigued by its enormous size and gargantuan hydroelectric generators, but also by the elegant Art Deco designs on the dam's four towers, spillways, and power plant. In here you'll also find a plaque commemorating the 96 workers who died during the dam's construction.
When we first got into this world renowned landmark, we were flabbergasted not only by the awe-inspiring elephantine site, but as well as the massive tourists that went to visit that day. Looking down to the very steep vertiginous dam (remember, 726 feet high!!), indeed some of my fellow visitors felt nauseous and queasy. But despite that, the hoover dam is definitely a site to be blogged and talked about by so many people. It's such a remarkable experience to be able to catch sight of the world's largest dam.
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| Hoover Dam |
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The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial highway Bridge
arching across the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada |
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| We're excited to witness the scenery! |
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| Here we go!!! |
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My family posing at the memorial plaque commemorating the
96 workers who died during the construction
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Me with the bubbly girl, Shine :)
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And now, check out some beautiful scenery.
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| Ok, this is me posing again. Peace. |
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I'm with the twins! Oh. they're not really twins but they do
look alike. Don't they?
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| Look at the crowd. |
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| And that's dad. Posing right in the middle. Talk about vain. |
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| Here it is! The 726 feet-high dam |
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| That's the Colorado River |
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| Makes you feel nauseous, looking down at this very steep dam. |
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| Aaaaand, that's mom posing at the boulder. |
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| The 1,244 wide hoover dam. |
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| Ok, so I'm also vain. |
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| That's me and my brother. |
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| The Nevada Time |
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A clearer view of the plague commemorating the 96 workers who died
while constructing the dam dated back 1930's. |
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| Another |
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| Vain |
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| Moment |
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| The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial highway Bridge |
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