a visit to Hoover Damn

This was one of those opportune moments. My husband had a work trip in Las Vegas. So I could go, we drove. This afforded us the opportunity to see a National Historic Landmark. While not something I would have gone out of my way to see, it was on the way to where we were going.

I’m really glad we stopped. I remember seeing videos of people dropping things and the draft just making them fly right back up.

I’m not sure what was more impressive about Hoover Damn. The size or height/depth of it or some of the art?

I absolutely love this statue(left). It reminds me of the Never Ending Story. But the style itself (art Deco? – I don’t know these things lol I’m guessing) I absolutely love.

It was interesting to read about the design, build and use of Hoover Damn. And likely more intriguing now since the water levels have dropped so much.

When we visited, the water level was 1088.95 Feet. It is currently 1044.28. (Source).

My husband was like a kid in a toy store looking at all the massing work that was done and the shear size of things. I could almost picture him as a little kid smashing work trucks together and playing with K’nex or an erector set. LOL

He is my very own large child! I love when he gets in awe about things.