Las Vegas & Grand Canyon July 13-18, 2006 Joe and Mary Jane Naumann PowerPoint #2 Lake Mead & Hoover Dam part 1.

Las Vegas & Grand CanyonJuly 13-18, 2006

Joe and Mary Jane Naumann

PowerPoint #2

Lake Mead & Hoover Dam part 1

We took Lake Mead East

Internet Photo

Leaving Vegas on the way to Lake Mead

Increasing elevation

Our rental automobile

Interesting mountain peaks

Tilted rock strata

Arriving at the entrance

USGS photo

Color variations

Small tributary canyon

Small dam forming Lake Las Vegas

Luxury dwellings at Lake Las Vegas

Basaltic Butte (black color)

A glimpse of Lake Mead

Lake Mead from South Shore Drive

Lake Mead & basaltic butte

Lake Mead from scenic turnout

Sunset Point

USGS Photo

Las Vegas Harbor

Las Vegas Harbor

USGS Photo

Mary Jane approaching the Visitor Center

National Park Service Sign in the Courtyard

Flower at the Visitor Center

Visitor Center court yard

Casino/Hotel at Hoover Dam seen from the Lake Mead Visitor Center

View from the Visitor Center

Lake Mead from Visitor Center

Another view of the casino/hotel at Hoover Dam