Guys that behind me is Hoover Dam hi guys welcome to another episode of
ultimate bucket list and today's episode I'm his jackass a bunch of concrete a
lot of rocks and a hell of a lot of water the Hoover Dam
one of the biggest man-made wonders in the world and when you actually come
here and realize that all of this is pretty much man-made it's incredible
Hoover Dam provides most of the water and the electricity for pretty much all
of Nevada and some of California so without this place most of the
southwestern United States doesn't have any electricity and that's pretty
significant when you're walking around the dam there are three things that are
immediately obvious number one this place is massive
number two the weird discoloration of the rocks you see this different colored
line whereby the rocks are a lot whiter than the other rocks see this line here
right there that's where the water used to be about 15 years ago but in 50 years
the water has evaporated that much and that's a scary prospect because if this
thing runs out of water everyone's screwed yes this is proof
that global warming exists so anybody who doesn't believe the global warming
exists they ought to check this out when you're walking around you've got plenty
of information costs to actually tell you about the history of the dam what
the dam does and if you need any more information they actually do paid tours
of the dam where you can go and see the inner workings of it now admittedly guys
when I came here today I wanted to do the tour but they weren't running any so
oh well what can you do there's lots of plaques and information telling you
about the American history in general and about the dam there's an exhibit you
can pay to go into I didn't bother doing that obviously and you won't be cut
short out here because there are plenty of restrooms except they're all under
Nevada and so if you're parked in the Arizona and I hope you can run quickly
but a gift shop and some restaurants just in case you get hungry or you need
a newborn or another - it's a fairly nice walk and on a nice day like today
it's actually a fairly pleasant viewing experience you actually get to see the
vast size of this place and like I said the fact that this is all completely
man-made is incredible and overall you'll be in or the sheer magnitude of
the place the fact that this place even though it's man-made is nestled in
between what appears to be a massive canyon I don't know how on earth they
built this thing but it's incredible guys I don't know if you can see this
but it's a long way down now I'm trying to hang over the edge try keep you guys
the best angle book you know what it it's pretty high I'm
not gonna lie it it's high I mean - check check this out seriously I mean
look at that view guys you really can't beat that huh now the source walking
everywhere and I was very surprised that it's this busy given that you know it's
a dam at the end of the day but you know there's hundreds of people here it's
incredible guys if you want extra carbon points there are plenty people who want
that picture taken so honestly offer to take that picture for them I've been
doing that pretty much all trip and I'm hoping that I get good karma out of it
and I know you really have to come here add this to your bucket list I guarantee
you won't regret it Sonia and salt what do I do well Hoover
Dam is right on the border between Arizona and Nevada you could take a bus
tour to get you here but to be honest it's probably easier better to hire a
car and drive here yourself how much does this cost
well the dam is actually free you can walk around the dam absolutely free of
charge if you want to go into the exhibit museum or the tours that will
cost you extra money but generally it's free of charge is there anything else I
need to know yes there is if you do want to come here I highly recommend you park
in the Arizona end as opposed to the Nevada end because it's free if you do
choose to park right next to the dam it'll cost you about $10 but if you're
prepared to walk a little bit and drive a little bit more straight it's up to
you it doesn't take very long to walk around probably about what 10 10 15
minutes but overall I highly recommend you add this to your bucket list
especially if you're traveling around Arizona or visiting Vegas guys if you
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