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[disneydream06]

Once Upon a Time...

I also went to Las Vegas.
This will be the second to last posting of last years trip to Sin City.

This is the Statue of Liberty made from Twizzlers licorice


This construction site...

Use to be the blue building on the right of this photograph

The blue building on the right of this photograph is sitting empty and needs to be tore down because it's not salvageable.

Hoover Dam...

Looking down at base of dam


The white mark on the rock walls is the highest point the water of Lake Mead has ever been at. It is now quite low due to draught



Appears to be a ladder that only reaches half way down to the boat dock. I am assuming the water is usually a wee bit higher then it is here

Back side of the dam

The bridge that was built over the dam so traffic didn't have to drive down and over the two lane road over the dam


Wild big horn sheep in a local park. Don't touch, they are a protected species


Looking back at Lake Mead

Kind of a disturbing highway sign. lol........

Comments

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

oh wow! That dam is quite impressive.
Such a pity the dog got under a truck

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

That was sad. :(
It is such an impressive site.
Sadly, I can't picture it being made now. No cooperation for getting anything like that done here any more. :o

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

it's idd impressive. It's amazing what people can all pull off

[britalone.livejournal.com]

That dam is huge! That's a sad story about the dog, I bet the workers were upset when it happened.

I wonder how the veterans feel about the close proximity!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Kind of creepy that the home and cemetery are so close. :o

It must have been pretty crushing when the dog was accidentally killed. :(

[kaishin108.livejournal.com]

What great photos Jon! I loved our trip to the Hoover dam years ago. Thanks for sharing and the memory!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)
The trip was to include the tour down into the dam, but I didn't want to take the time and not have time to walk around and get pictures outside of the low water. That is what I really took the whole tour for. lol... And I had already done the tour down into the dam on another visit.

[polvodestrella.livejournal.com]

Hoover Dam is amazing! AAwww, the dog ♥

So beautiful, I loved the pics. And all that liquorice on the first pic!! Yummy!!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)
Very sad about the dog. :(

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

I like the rainbow.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I was happy it turned out. :)

[penelopes-web.livejournal.com]

At one point, there was no need for the ladder at all :(

My friend worked on that building that cost something like 115mil to build, only to not pass inspection and told it would cost 200mil to fix, hence why it was torn down...talk about cutting your losses!

Love going to that park with the long horns :))

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Do you think they will ever tear down the other one down by Circus Circus? :o

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

That's impressive! :)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Very much so. :)

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

This is awesome!

I love your photos.

I saw a Statue of LIberty made of Jelly Bellys
http://endlessblush.livejournal.com/1219362.html

And we really loved Hoover Dam
http://endlessblush.livejournal.com/1221403.html

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

2010? That had to have been shortly after my first time out there. When was that? 2009 maybe?

[owlstorm_9]

where was the twizzler statue? NYNY perhaps?

water level doesn't seem to have changed much...

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Yeah it was in the Hershey's store in NYNY.

I was expecting it to be a lot lower. :o

[howlin-wolf-66.livejournal.com]

Licorice Lady Liberty - I love it! :-)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Makes me hungry. lol.......

[doomcookie99.livejournal.com]

For some reason, the pic of Lady Liberty reminds me of raw ground beef. LOL Sorry but it does! loL

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That will be a BIG BBQ. :p

[ellierachael.livejournal.com]

The Hoover Dam pics are amazing!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)
Things like that really make you feel small. :p