Saturday, August 8, 2015

We went into the belly of Hoover Dam and did the Dam Tour

These 8 Generator supplies power on the Arizona side of the Dam.   8 more generators are on the Neveda side as well

This Generator supplies all of the power just for the Hoover Dam


We are at 705 feet elevation inside the Dam

This grate that you travel overs goes straight done 6 stories, I would not like to travel through this channel

Inside it is all poured concrete and it looks like wood since
the concrete took on the wood grain of the form

The are vents in the dam and we are sticking our hands out
to wave to the spectators looking down from the top of the dam

This tunnel was so small the Carson could be like an
American Ninja Warrior and climb the wall horizontally

When the dam was built 1 inch pipes were built into the dam
and have been plugged with silicone

Emergency stair for workers to get out of the
dam, or to inspect the dam for damage or measure how far it moves

Stairs to go further into the Dam.  Last week a worker travels down several
flights of these stair to retrieve a tourists sunglasses.  Another time
they went down to find a camera

Please do not kick this box, it would set off the Earthquake sensors.
Anybody see San Andres????

Portrait of workers from 1931-1935 is found on the
poured concrete

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