It was an early morning start-we were picked up by the pink jeep at 6.30am for our Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon Tour. People were on the slot machines in the casino already... or were they still up from the night before?
THERE ARE *NO CLOCKS IN LAS VEGAS CASINOS*
Hoover Dam - a unique hydraulic engineering work in the United States, height 221m., constructed in the lower reaches of the Colorado River in Black Canyon on the border states of Arizona and Nevada. It is 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas and forms Lake Mead. The Dam is named in honor of Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President, who played a major role in its construction.A mass of concrete which claimed the lives of 7 workers during its construction. Stunning.
Interesting fact: Boulder City, at the time of construction, banned prostitution, gambling and sale of alcoholic beverages. The ban on the sale of alcohol in the city lasted until 1969, but the ban on gambling remains (this is the only such city in the state of Nevada).
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| You can see how high the water level used to be. |
2 comments:
Interesting about Boulder City (cf Los Vegas) - like it's the sensible sister or something. Were you given any explanation for the drop in water level? Something to do with global warming, maybe?
Yes, global warming.
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