Located at about 45 minutes driving from Las Vegas, Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. When completed in 1935, it was both the world's largest electric power producing facility and the world's largest concrete structure. The dam, located 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, is named after Herbert Hoover, who played an instrumental role in its construction, first as Secretary of Commerce and then later as President of the United States.
Lake Mead is the reservoir created behind the dam, named after Elwood Mead, who oversaw the construction of the dam.
A four hours driving later, we finally arrive at Grand Canyon National Park!
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. The canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to 29 km) and attains a depth of more than a mile (1.6 km).
We visited the South Rim which is more famous compare to the North Rim.
A service of buses is at your disposition to bring you to the major view points. As it is pretty high in altitude and it was windy that day, we all catch a cold for the rest of our vacation...
Pictures of Grand Canyon here! / Photos du Grand Canyon ici !
Lake Mead is the reservoir created behind the dam, named after Elwood Mead, who oversaw the construction of the dam.
A four hours driving later, we finally arrive at Grand Canyon National Park!
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. The canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to 29 km) and attains a depth of more than a mile (1.6 km).
We visited the South Rim which is more famous compare to the North Rim.
A service of buses is at your disposition to bring you to the major view points. As it is pretty high in altitude and it was windy that day, we all catch a cold for the rest of our vacation...
Pictures of Grand Canyon here! / Photos du Grand Canyon ici !
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