Hoover Dam and Leaving Las Vegas

Here we are just got to Hoover Dam

Rod checking out the scenery

Nice lady took our picture for us

My firts panoramic ...boy is it easy on my new camera

Rod checking out things :)

Security Checkpoint ...Nice policeman said "Sure darling my pleasure to have your picture taken with me"

Down inside the dam...

Turbines making power

tunnels

What a site from a viewing area

This as from a louvered vent in the dam...neat!!!

Icecream

Huge Icecream...

Little plant growing in tghe rock

This is dedicated to the men who died building the dam

From the new bridge  accross the Colorado River

This is the Paddlewheeler we were on....

Hello all...well here we sit at McCarran Airport ...not much to offer us guess it will be Burger King fgor supper...our flight leaves at 5:50...We really had a good time today...checked out early before 8am then went for coffee and a scone for breakfast and then decided to drive to Boulder City as we had plenty of time. Well on the way there we saw the sing for the Hoover Dam and changed our route Ha! Glad we did we did the tour and took lots of pictures with my New Camera ...(bought it yesterday) really is an amazing stucture. Also go a nice picture of the paddle boat we had gone on last night....Took it from the top of the bridge we climed up to and walk halfway accross ....