Day 2 - Kernville, CA to Henderson, NV

We got an early start today and were on the road just before 8. Enjoy the pictures. We posted a lot because there they tell more of the story than the words will.

It was HOT. The guide at the dam said it was 115 outside. We couldn't find any thermometers. Do you know what the windchill factor is with 115 degree heat and 70 mile per hour wind???? 134 degrees!!!!!! We took as much advantage as we could of pouring water on ourselves. I got bold enough at one of the rest stops which had a faucet to just turn it on and run it over my arms and shoulders.

The only interesting landmark we saw on the way was a solar energy farm. After Walt and I explored it a little and were walking away there was a loud boooom! We both ducked and looked around for the explosives. Not seeing any we looked up and saw the aircraft contrails. This was different then the sonic booms I'd heard before. Not sure if or why they can sound different due to various conditions.

Because we started early we had time today to vist and take a tour of Hoover dam. Quite interesting to see it in person. After having seen several TV shows on the building of the dam one new piece of information I picked up was that there is a copper liner between the dam and the canyon walls. This allows a compression fit with the water pressure pressing the dam against the canyon and it allows the dam to survive an earthquake.

Tomorrow we have a short day riding to Zion. It should be cooler there and we'll have time to explore there.