Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Dam Thing

Today was all about the dam. Returning to the hotel after yet another late breakfast at Denny's, Stephen and Ann said they wanted to go to see Hoover Dam. We also wanted to go and we all were joined by Cameron, Millie Kay, and Hank. Colette chose vitamin D by the pool. We climbed the hill to walk across the new bridge. I hugged the back side of the walkway to avoid the staggering drop off, but managed to get out far enough to look down at the dam. We drove down to and across the dam before returning to Henderson for lunch at In-N-Out Burger. Then this evening we drove back to Lake Mead for a dinner cruise. The food was surprisingly good! The company was great. We sailed right up to the dam for a slightly different perspective, but, sadly, it was too dark for a photo.

 The new bridge

 Hoover Dam from the Bridge

 Hank, Ann, Stephen, and Cam seem unruffled by
the staggering drop

 Excursion participants

 The dam is a great Art-Deco structure

 A remarkable bit of engineering

 Lunch!
The Hansen Cousins 2012

 The cousins boarding the boat

 Dinner on board

 The empty place is mine

 The old man and the sea ... er ... um ... reservoir perhaps

 The sunset was beautiful

 Yup, beautiful

This was another fun day. After breakfast tomorrow, the reunion will be finished and we will head for home. There may be a tiny bit more to record, but that's all for now.

OXO

D.

2 comments:

Anna said...

very beautiful indeed!
and that amazing hotel pool was wasted on you folks!!!!

Bill Hastings said...

The bridge is amazing!. I almost remember the dam from my teen years -- not been there since.