Charlie came up to the Elks Lodge in Boulder, NV, where we were parked. The lodge has a great area for RVs with full hook-ups and 30 amps for $18.00 a night. Boulder is a cute little town and has a Railroad train ride that goes on a 7 mile ride. We all took the ride and I took this neat picture of a hole in the rock. I hope you can see it.
Charlie has a friend that works at the Boulder Dam and has been telling him for years that any time he wants to have a private tour he would take him. So early Sunday morning, before all the tourists arrived, we went down inside the dam for a up close private tour to places that most people never get to see.
We were so close to the turbines that I took a video of the water bubbling in the view window. How cool is that!
Above I took a picture of the design in the floor of one of the hallways and of the mode of transportation use by some of the employees. I thought you would like it!
If you look at this picture above you can see where the normal water level is supposed to be. It was down almost 100 feet because of the last 8 years of “drought.” This year it has already come up 20 feet and expected to rise another 10 feet because of the abundance of snow pack in the mountains. Hooray!
Two shots of the new bridge. We didn’t go up on the walking path. That is a little high for both of us!. It is a beautiful sight though.
By the time we left the tourists had arrived and we headed back to the RV. It was nap time and Charlie went home for the afternoon after a wonderful day at the Dam. Thanks to Charlie and Larry for the great tour!
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