Last weekend Stephanie and I traveled to Las Vegas for a wedding. On the way there we took a detour through Lake Mead. Which meant we got to stop and visit Hoover Dam. And take lots of pictures.

First sight of Lake Mead

Dam!

It’s hard to describe how really big it is

Colorado river outflow (note the new Hoover Dam Bypass under construction in the background)

Still gives me the willies

We walked to Arizona, then crossed to the lake side to see the intake towers. The white “bathrub ring” around the lake is due to mineral deposits from earlier high water periods.

• Gatun Locks at four in the morning
• sunburnt in africa
• Tekapo and Pukaki
• Out of Africa
• Crossing the equator on land

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