The first stop of our 2011 summer trip was the Boulder City NV rally of the Golden Spike Chapter of FMCA May 4 - 7. Twenty four of our stalwart members attended.
Our first activity was a tour of the Hoover Dam and the power house. All of the water which goes down stream is used to generate electricity.
Here is the new bridge across the Colorado River.which was opened just last fall, down stream from the dam. Traffic formerly was routed across the dam. It was a real bottleneck, especially after 9 – 11 when many vehicles had to be inspected before being allowed to cross.
View of the dam from the observation deck.
Marina at Boulder City area. The “bathtub ring” shows how low the lake is after a long drought in the upper Colorado Basin. Our campground is in the little white area in the upper left against green trees.
Our second activity was a 45 minute ride on the Nevada Southern Railway. Its tracks no longer reach those of other railroads. The cars were nicely restored and have refrigeration. The ride itself was along the highway so did not give us unique views, with one exception.
This was the exception - what can be the source of the water going down the falls half way down the side of the mountain? The falls are man made and turned on when golfers are on a course near the bottom of the falls.
One rarely sees a lady conductor! And for that matter, an engineer in shorts!
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