Yesterday we went to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. On the way, right beside the road was a herd of big horn sheep! We have looked for them in every park but didn't see any. I didn't think we were going to get to see any on this trip and suddenly...there they were! Beautiful animals! Who knew that we would see them here? I loved the guy on a rope! The rope work involved in building the dam must have been spectacular. Clem would have been right there, dangling!
This is the dam. I didn't take the tour because it was hot, hot, hot and I didn't want to leave Bill and Mindy out in that while I toured the inside of a dam. I know it was interesting but Bill had already seen it and I didn't want to take the time to see it so we went on to Lake Mead.
The lake was beautiful and people were taking full advantage of it. There were different roads for personal craft, sail, fishing or swimming. We went to the water and Mindy and I waded in a little ways. The water was cool and felt so good. I wished I had my swim suit but had to be happy with cool toes only.
This is the dam. I didn't take the tour because it was hot, hot, hot and I didn't want to leave Bill and Mindy out in that while I toured the inside of a dam. I know it was interesting but Bill had already seen it and I didn't want to take the time to see it so we went on to Lake Mead. The lake was beautiful and people were taking full advantage of it. There were different roads for personal craft, sail, fishing or swimming. We went to the water and Mindy and I waded in a little ways. The water was cool and felt so good. I wished I had my swim suit but had to be happy with cool toes only.
It was a nice day but we have had enough of the extreme heat! On the the Grand Canyon!!
We taught several classes there. Sometimes hanging off the crane that held the cables over the dam, sometimes in the penstocks or the overflow channels.
ReplyDeleteThe High Scaler is my hero. Those were really tough guys.