Hoover Dam was an extraordinary engineering  feat for its time (1930's), and is very beautiful. The guides went a bit overboard with the dam jokes, however.  The dam tour was terrific and our dam guides let us take as many dam photos as we wanted.  The dam holds enough water to cover the entire state of Pennsylvania to the depth of one foot.  Dam that's a lot of water!   

The new bridge from inside the dam

Lake Mead, behind the dam, with intake tower.

 However, we were on the dam, so no pictures of it.

Terrazo floor

 Instead, we have some of the 1930s art deco that decorates the outside of the visitor's center.

                                                       

Retirement looks better every day.  We spent yesterday evening sitting outdoors at a bar on historic Route 66 getting our kicks drinking local beer and listening to live music.  Marty wore the tie-dyed tee shirt she bought from the "Peace Guy" at the Farmer's Market in San Francisco. 

This is what retirement looks like.