Hoover Dam

Today we visited the Hoover Dam.  We stood on an overlook to see its outside and took an elevator to see the inside of the Dam.  The dam controls water flow and produces power

The dam has an interesting history. Before the dam could be built, the Colorado River needed to be moved.  Two diversion tunnels were built and the Colorado River flowed around the dam site.    People began building the dam in 1933 when the first concrete was poured.   President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the dam in 1935.  The dam was finished 26 months earlier than scheduled!!  When the dam was done, the water filled up behind it.  This water was Lake Mead.    Cars can drive over the dam.  96 people officially died building the dam. Frank Crowne is the person who engineered Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam was named after by U.S. president Herbert Hoover.  The dam is important for stopping floods and giving water to California.  The dam makes electricity for California and Arizona.  

Noon Photo Day 4: Thursday, June 30, 2011

Day 4: Thursday, June 30, 2011

Weather:  Sunny, a little cooler
Temperature:

Destination: Hoover Dam
Highlight: Turbines and pipes and LOTS of WATER
Scenery:  Oasis in the Desert

Mileage:  odometer start:   end:
= miles driving
+ miles flying
+ steps walking


Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel (with an automatic pancake machine!!!)
Lunch:  At the Hoover Dam  
Dinner: Planet Hollywood

Revile: (time to get up!): 7:00 am
Curfew: (GO to BED!!!) 11:00 pm

Noon Photo Day 3: Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sorry you can't see the cool Hoodoos behind us.  Check out our other pictures for images of the interesting rock formations we saw at Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park

Zion National Park

We went to Zion National Park. It is really so beautiful.  There were many interesting plants and rocks. We saw few animals:  beaver, squirrel, lizard, and crane. They came close to us. Of course, we don’t touch them because they can bite us. We went to a waterfall called “weeping rock” and it is beautiful and wet. Some students touch ledge because there had algae, and it feel smooth and silky. That was a special habitat. We went the Temple of Sinawava. We walked in the river and it feel cold. We had fun to play in the river. Some students throw rocks trying to skip stones.  We hiked and were amazed at the scenery!

Bryce Canyon

            Today we are at Bryce Canyon in Utah. Bryce Canyon is full of bright color and has interesting rocks.  The Hoodoos are geologic formations.  Some people believe Hoodoos have a feeling spirit.  We hiked about 2 miles on a ledge and looked at the scenery.  Bryce Canyon is different on the left and right sides of the trail because left is forest and ground and right is orange and tan colored rocks.  There are around 400 the different kinds of plants.  One kind of plant is a Bristlecone Pine that can be 1,600 years old!! Another tree is called a Ponderosa Pine-- it smells like caramel! We didn’t see many animals, but there are mountain lions, fox, deer, and condors there.

Day 3: Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Weather:  sunny, warm, a little bit hot
Temperature: 66º

Destination: Bryce Canyon & Zion National Park
Highlight:  Interesting Rock formations
Scenery:  grass, trees, rocks

Mileage:  odometer start:  18130 end: forgot to check!
               = _________ miles driving
               + 7387 steps walking


Breakfast: Ruby's Inn Buffet
Lunch:    Subway
Dinner:  Golden Corral

Revile: (time to get up!):  7:30
Curfew: (GO to BED!!!) 10:30