In Las Vegas everywhere you turn there is a tour company ready to take you to the Hoover Dam or the Grand Canyon, which makes for a nice worry-free day trip, and the tours are priced well.  BUT, can you imagine being on a tour bus or van, filled with people who have been hiking around in 110+ degree temperatures, uggh.   So, Ryan and I decided we would rent a car and drive out to the Hoover Dam ourselves, saving ourselves the misery.   We were also able to have the flexibility to detour a little bit, and check out Lake Mead.

The Hoover Dam in pictures:

Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge:

(To be completed September 2010)

To be continued with pictures from the tour inside of the dam. . .