The powerhouses at the bottom of the dam fed by huge tunnels through the dam and through the canyon walls. Note the trucks on the platform below for scale.
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
One of several huge tunnels–each large enough to drive a large truck inside–running through the dam and through the canyon walls to and from the turbines. They are so large that in the 1930s when construction was occuring, they had to built on site. A major undertaking all by itself.
The humongous turbines inside the dam….. power goes throughout the West, including Vegas which certainly needs all the electricity it can get.
Out of this fine line up, Bunny rode Tater (as in Tots) and I rode Norman (as in Stormin’). An adventure, beautiful, fun, nervewracking.
This is about 2 hours into the ride and the only time that we stopped that was away from the edge….. if it weren’t so cold and I wasn’t so covered up, you’d see the sweat……
Between the ears of a mule, yes, there is something out there….. The ONLY time that I (Guy) got VERY nervous was when the guide would have us stop and face the Canyon for his talks. I am not sure what he said. All I could see was the precipice between the ears of Stormin’ Norman who was truly as stubborn as a mule. Would not go backwards and seemed instinctively to know how nervous his rider got the closer to the edge he got. I am sure it was actually safe but…… it’s a long way down for any small misunderstanding.
Life, Death, and Antiquity beyond human dimension or comprehension.
Vast in every dimension….. and, yes, that is snow in the foreground. It was in the 20s in the mornings. Normal for this time of year would have two feet or so of snow.
That is the mighty, roaring, and treacherous Colorado River about a mile down there….. it can and does toss rafters up and over like little corks. A short trip on a raft through the Canyon takes more than a week of hard work. A relatively better trip takes about 20 days.
We could put a thousand of these photos on the blog….. it just IS awesome! The Canyon is more than a mile wide and a mile deep at this point.
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