Visiting the Hoover Dam

A new morning, a new day!

Because we were not sure if we would drive back to LA
after seeing the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon,
so we didn’t book an extra night in that hotel and we had to check out.

This time it was a quick check out, because you could do it over the TV.

TV Check-out
TV Check-out

After we checked-out, grabbed our luggage and drove to the Hoover Dam.

Before you can enter the Hoover Dam,
you have to go through a Police Check Point.

But I can’t understand why, b
ecause they don’t even look at you, they just give a signal/gesture you can drive along.

Once we were in, we saw the Hoover Dam and it’s quite an impressive dam!

The Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam

It’s huge and Vegas is almost completely relying on that dam, to get their power.

Electrical power station
Electrical power station
Hoover Dam Bridge
Hoover Dam Bridge

After we parked our car, some luxury cars were passing us.
I can admit the sound was awesome, because of the echo the dam created.

Sport cars at the Hoover Dam
Sport cars at the Hoover Dam

When the guy in the Lamborghini saw I was making pictures,
he gave me the thumbs up and made some extra noise.

Good guy in a Lamborghini
Good guy in a Lamborghini

After they passed us, we had a look at the Hoover Dam again and its surroundings.

The Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam

There are a lot of people trying to throw money in to the dam for good luck,

but a lot of the money doesn’t even get in to the water.

So it’s a funny sight too see it lying around on those rocks.

Good-luck Money
Good-luck Money

After that, we walked towards the Hoover Dam,
to have a look on both sides.

The Colorado River
The Colorado River
Looking down in the Hoover Dam
Looking down in the Hoover Dam

After an hour or more, we decided we also wanted to see it from the bridge.

So we had to drive towards an other parking, where you could take some stairs to get onto the bridge.

Once your parked and walked all the stairs,
the first thing you see, is that it is an Memorial Bridge.

Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge

After that you see, your going to enter Arizona, by walking over the bridge.
And of course if you walk the opposite way, back to the car, that you will enter Nevada.

Welcome to Nevada
Welcome to Nevada

Here I am, walking over the Hoover Dam Bridge.

Walking on the Hoover Dam Bridge
Walking on the Hoover Dam Bridge

Here it is, the view you’ll get, when you are in the middle of the bridge.

The view from the bridge over Hoover Dam
The view from the bridge over Hoover Dam

Once we had enough of the Hoover Dam,
we went to a viewpoint, to see the Colorado River.

The Colorado River
The Colorado River
Colorado River
Colorado River
Colorado River
Colorado River

After we had a late lunch with a view over the Colorade River,
it was time to continue our trip towards the Grand Canyon.

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