Ok So let me start by Thanking You for braving the elements and the fear of heights to make this awesome video ! I really like the fact that you got up early to dodge the crowds which can be daunting at times when making this video. So i like that you where very pleasant , informative and took us on a journey inside and outside of the dam. Those sunglasses look killer on you !
Hi Chris From Belgium! Hmmm, I don't know, being a tour guide might be kind of fun, I guess it all depends on what the subject matter is. Like I would never do a wild animal safari, not even with a really fast buggy! 🙈
I have always wanted to visit Hoover Dam. I often wondered what it looked like inside. I still would like to visit oneday. You explain everything so professionally and your beautiful. Your channel is great. Keep up the wonderful work.
That a Stairstep switchback walkway we call them switchback roads going in the mountains to get firewood I switch back and forth to get up the side of the mountain lolnice thanks I’m not a fan of heights ether lol nice good job beautiful lady, thanks BigAl California
Hi Richard! I plan on doing update videos about Lake Mead. Seems like it's all going in one direction however, which is downhill, both figuratively and literally!
great video - I was there in 2005 before the big bridge and drove across the actual dam to the Arizona side where I parked. The first thing i saw was one of the overflow tunnels and was awestruck by its size and scale. Also, loved the monuments area - the winged sculptures and the great Zodiacal floor - Keep up the super work
Thanks G LC! I can't wait to see the Monument Plaza when it's completed in 2023. It looked like all the marble tile had been removed, or covered, for repair.
Hello Liz great tour of hoover dam, been on that tour a few times, I moved to Vegas in 1977 so I have seen the water level at its highest and unfortunately I haven't seen it at the lowest level yet keep up the great work
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger....not only was I freaked out by that dark scary tunnel, the bridge had me shaking! Oh, thanks for the tour....very nice!
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 Growing up we didn't have much...my Dad used to tell us to go outside and play! We told him we didn't have toys or games to play with. He said "Use your imagination!" There you go......!!
Thank you Hal! We received some rain a couple days ago. Although it may help our landscaping, it doesn't even make a dent in the levels of Lake Mead. 🙄
Liz, I am upset with you! I had planned to video the present status of the dam tomorrow (July 25) but your tour was so complete and well done that anything that I could do would not be even 1/3 as good as yours. Besides, that soothing voice of yours is much better than my hoarse, gravely speech patterns. Some points: surprised to see that they have not fixed that escalator yet. Also did not know that the Winged Figures display was blocked and being redone. Sorry for the tourists. Hope they have carefully mapped where the granite stones showing the sky at the time of the dedication so that they can accurately assemble them again. Then, the $30 tour was closed? That is the best tour since you can see the inside of the dam itself and peer out of that little vent and look downstream, as well as get a ride in the old elevators back to the top. You did an excellent job. Like you, I have acrophobia, and hate looking down into the canyon walls. So, for all of you visitors out there, after watching this video you can better plan your trip.
Thanks R G! No need to be upset....you could always show the dam from the Arizona side! I was there 2 days ago, and there was a lot of cool stuff and views that weren't in my previous video because I did not cross to the Arizona side of the dam. Too hot and too little time. Thank you for watching and for commenting!
Hi Scott! It's footage from the same trip, but this video focused more on the tour of dam. The other video focused more on the concern about what would happen if the water levels dropped too low. I didn't want to combine both in case one didn't one to hear about the other. 😎
Seeing the spill way, all dry, reminds me of one day in the mid 80's when I was at the damn. It was the day the spill ways had water flowing over since there was so much water behind the damn they couldn't process enough through the damn itself. It's a far way from that being the case today.
The bridge for me was something that was unconquerable. I got just far enough to see one of the dam wall towers, before a Semi came past and made the bridge vibrate. My intention was to get a few shots of the Dam at night, but I just couldn't make it happen. Went back the next day and did the visitors center area, which was about all I could do with a elderly relative coming along. Hopefully I'll be able to return and take a tour.
Those semi trucks are NO joke! I'm not sure if it psychologically feels better to go when there are lots of people, or not that many...haha...well, I guess either way is scary. I imagine the worst and most far fetched scenarios happening.....
Great video, great voice, great information. I really liked the other video at the end when you showed the solar farms. If you have a drone it would be great to see the size. Follow up with the solar farms, I believe that will replace the hydro energy generation.
In 1980 those stairs and escalator did not exist. The tour cost one dollar and used the original elevators found in the dam. The tours were operated by the National Park Service. People parked along the dam itself.
Aloha Liz...kudos...another winning video...Question: What is your opinion regarding the fitness level needed for someone who wanted to tour this facility?...Given the escalator and elevator outages you experienced, someone physically challenged wrt their mobility may encounter difficulty on this tour. all the best.
Aloha Yingyang, I was just in Hawaii, in Maui for the first time! Someone with limited mobility would have a very hard time. And if it's in the heat of summer, forget it. Maybe they have a hidden back elevator for people with walkers or wheelchairs, but it would be a challenge to find it I'm sure. If it's in cooler weather, you can still see the dam on the bridge that goes across the top of the dam and see a lot of stuff out there, the cooler weather would make it more enjoyable!
Hi, I did not get to that mountain, but I did take a helicopter ride over Molokai and saw some really beautiful waterfalls, and coral reefs. Such a beautiful state!
I lived there in 1997 - 98 and remember seeing the white ring indicating that levels were low even then. So it seems as though the drought started before 98. I couldn't believe how low it had gotten when I revisited in 2012. I would like to go back now to check it out again. When I lived there, I was always out around the lake rather than on the strip. I really loved that place. Always something to do outdoors. Mt. Charleston was a very nice place as well. Enjoyed your vid, thanx!
Thanks Steve! I like Mt. Charleston too. I haven't been there for several years, it was before the lodge burned down I think. I'll have to make another trip out there one day...Thank you so much for being a subscriber!
I did this tour back in 1998 and they actually took us out on the deck below the building you showed when you looked down on the dam. Back then, the water was almost all the way up to the lip at the top. So crazy to see how much that water level has fallen. Thanks for the walk down memory lane today tho! ☺️
Hi Liz!! Thank you for this expanded tour of the Hoover Dam! Just walking around with you is an educational and mind blowing experience! The design, construction and functionalbility of this structure is absolutely stunning! I haven't been to Hoover Dam and never appreciated it, just taking it for granted over decades. It is a marvel! P.S. I wish your voice could replace the voice in my Garmin GPS! So soothing! 😊
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 LOL!! Seriously, I didn't fall asleep watching your youtube presentation! You actually made me listen! That's why I can easily imagine your voice in airplanes, elevators, nuclear launch faciilities, History Channel narration, and in my Garmin GPS..anywhere where calming ambience does wonders! Voice overs could be a great avocation! Cheers! 🙂
They even charge for parking now also, boy have things changed since I left Las Vegas in 2000, seems like they are charging for everything now at the lake and dam, interning the park and self parking was free all the 40 years I lived out there. Seems the less water they have the more they charge to see it.
Hi Cyberviper8. I was only there once, I just made 2 different videos out of the same footage. I had not been there in forever. It was nice to take the tour and do the sightseeing. It's a great place to get a walking workout in however. 😅
Great tour. I was there back in 1992, and the water level was quite different. I wonder if it'll continue to be a tourist destination after Lake Mead totally dries up, and the Hoover Dam ceases to be a functioning power generating facility.
Hi Lee. I hate to think of it, but if it ever did dry up, they might sell tickets to an attraction that *used* to be one of the great marvels of the modern world. What a sad thought....
It's not going to dry up. As the water level drops, AZ and CA take increasingly large water cuts. You will find fresh winter produce less available as desert farming uses over 80% of the water. Not a good time to be a desert farmer right now.
@@TheBandit7613 I would think there will be HUGE political battles if drastic cuts are mandated. No one ever expected things to get as bad as they are now. Hope for the best, but nothing is certain.
@@LeeBlaske Some drastic cuts have already been enacted, more are on the way next year. If the water drops much more, they won't have physical access to the water. They can't have what's not within reach. Nevada offered to build desalination plants for California if California left more water in Lake Mead. It's in court with environmentalists trying to stop it. AZ is in the worst position. They are also draining their ground water to the point some whole towns are now without water. Some of the farms are owned by middle eastern countries that don't care about water in the US. They are growing thirsty crops like cotton and rice for god's sakes! In the desert. AZ and CA are in deep trouble. NV is fine. NV has cut water use by 21% in the last 20 years. There are no more cuts for NV.
Stop at 6:44 and consider those that committed suicide off the dam. While living in Boulder City in the mid 60's there were two suicides'. Since Las Vegas was so close it is ascertained that some had lost their entire financial lives due to gambling and saw no other way out. There have been 96 suicides' off this dam since 1935 and last one being October 2012.
I'm sure there will be some "theories" about this...it does seem coincidental for sure...I don't want to speculate yet, but something doesn't seem right.
Anyone who took the real dam tour that cost $1, this was a huge disappointment. We used to be able to walk all around the inside of the dam. I demanded my money back. At no point did the tour actually bring us inside the dam. Just tunnels blasted alongside the dam. Avoid.
Nice video! The fisheye lens distorts things a bit though
Hey Liz thank you for your reporting love watching you
Thank you for watching Willis, I appreciate it!
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 😊👍🏻
My favorite youtube channel now. Probably because I love the content.
No I'm kidding.
She is gorgeous.
Hi Tim, well I hope you like *some* of the content at least! haha. Thank you for watching!
I look forward to each episode. Come to Texas and do a story on our drought.
You have very pleasing voice
You're funny you're just like me I'm scared to death of heights and like looking into that big pipe it's creepy
And the bridge OMG Stay safe
The engineering for this is incredible!
Thanks for showing us around. You have such a nice voice and a pleasant way about you.
Thank you FetchTheSled! I could have used more caffeine! I appreciate your nice compliment!
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 coffee date it is then..
Use to party down thier on the 80s great place ..really the only thing I miss about Nevada
Ok So let me start by Thanking You for braving the elements and the fear of heights to make this awesome video ! I really like the fact that you got up early to dodge the crowds which can be daunting at times when making this video. So i like that you where very pleasant , informative and took us on a journey inside and outside of the dam. Those sunglasses look killer on you !
Liz, you should do tours soon, or at least be a guide! You have the personality for it and you have a great voice too!
Hi Chris From Belgium! Hmmm, I don't know, being a tour guide might be kind of fun, I guess it all depends on what the subject matter is. Like I would never do a wild animal safari, not even with a really fast buggy! 🙈
I have always wanted to visit Hoover Dam. I often wondered what it looked like inside. I still would like to visit oneday. You explain everything so professionally and your beautiful. Your channel is great. Keep up the wonderful work.
Great vid. Thanks for braving it out.If you were on the radio I would listen everyday..
Thank you for watching cooldaddyiceburg! So much to see, so little time!
Another great video !! Love this channel!!
Thanks for overcoming your fears of heights. I won't be visiting soon so Thanks for showing us.
Hi Liz! Once again a great video, thank you.
Thank you Ray D, I appreciate you watching!
That a Stairstep switchback walkway we call them switchback roads going in the mountains to get firewood I switch back and forth to get up the side of the mountain lolnice thanks I’m not a fan of heights ether lol nice good job beautiful lady, thanks BigAl California
I was there in June 1983. We had really bad storms and it was El Nino. Water was pouring over the bypasses. The lake was full full.
Another great video Liz!
Thank you for watching and subscribing David L. Parker!
I love the pause uhm 58 steps the escalator is down? So real 💯
I did the whole dam tour. Pretty cool!
The first time I think 1994 we got to go below the dam on the back side
Excellent job. Thanks. Please keep us up to date about Lake Mead
Hi Richard! I plan on doing update videos about Lake Mead. Seems like it's all going in one direction however, which is downhill, both figuratively and literally!
Nice job on everything your doing knowledge is power and you
Thank you for watching Osca!
Thanks for the tour, love how calm and intelligent you are. Great job.
Thanks for watching Wayne!
great video - I was there in 2005 before the big bridge and drove across the actual dam to the Arizona side where I parked. The first thing i saw was one of the overflow tunnels and was awestruck by its size and scale. Also, loved the monuments area - the winged sculptures and the great Zodiacal floor - Keep up the super work
Thanks G LC! I can't wait to see the Monument Plaza when it's completed in 2023. It looked like all the marble tile had been removed, or covered, for repair.
Ive walked that bridge when its windy and loud interstate noise. Can be a bit nervy for sure. Im proud of you :-)
Thanks Keith! It was interesting, that's for sure. Definitely not a relaxing stroll...
Very cool video Liz, hope to be there in person one day. Seems you conquered your fear of heights without breaking a sweat! Thanks for your effort.
Thank you Gerald C! For me it's terrifying, but not to the point where I couldn't do it all, thank goodness. Thank you for watching!
wow great view.
It's nice they're doing tours
Hello Liz great tour of hoover dam, been on that tour a few times, I moved to Vegas in 1977 so I have seen the water level at its highest and unfortunately I haven't seen it at the lowest level yet keep up the great work
Thanks Kevin! It's very sad to see the water level so low....I just heard on the news that they are predicting a 6 inch rise, but who knows???
I think Lake Mead is mostly refilled now...or at least pretty close.
Great video 👍
Thank you Dave Mack, I appreciate the thumbs up!
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger....not only was I freaked out by that dark scary tunnel, the bridge had me shaking! Oh, thanks for the tour....very nice!
Haha, I picture the worst, like falling over into that tunnel. The imagination....ugh!!
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 Growing up we didn't have much...my Dad used to tell us to go outside and play! We told him we didn't have toys or games to play with. He said "Use your imagination!" There you go......!!
Love the content... Keep up the good work! ... Hoping for a lot of rain!
Thank you Hal! We received some rain a couple days ago. Although it may help our landscaping, it doesn't even make a dent in the levels of Lake Mead. 🙄
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 Thanks for the reply. A need for rain up river would be a welcome sight.
Liz, I am upset with you! I had planned to video the present status of the dam tomorrow (July 25) but your tour was so complete and well done that anything that I could do would not be even 1/3 as good as yours. Besides, that soothing voice of yours is much better than my hoarse, gravely speech patterns. Some points: surprised to see that they have not fixed that escalator yet. Also did not know that the Winged Figures display was blocked and being redone. Sorry for the tourists. Hope they have carefully mapped where the granite stones showing the sky at the time of the dedication so that they can accurately assemble them again. Then, the $30 tour was closed? That is the best tour since you can see the inside of the dam itself and peer out of that little vent and look downstream, as well as get a ride in the old elevators back to the top. You did an excellent job. Like you, I have acrophobia, and hate looking down into the canyon walls. So, for all of you visitors out there, after watching this video you can better plan your trip.
Thanks R G! No need to be upset....you could always show the dam from the Arizona side! I was there 2 days ago, and there was a lot of cool stuff and views that weren't in my previous video because I did not cross to the Arizona side of the dam. Too hot and too little time. Thank you for watching and for commenting!
At first I thought you had posted the same video twice, but then realized it's a continuation of the last video.
Hi Scott! It's footage from the same trip, but this video focused more on the tour of dam. The other video focused more on the concern about what would happen if the water levels dropped too low. I didn't want to combine both in case one didn't one to hear about the other. 😎
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 thanks for clarifying. That was a smart way to do it.
Liz; Fabulous video!! In all my annual motorcycle trips west from Oklahoma that is one attraction I never got to:
Hi Randall! I have not been to Durango. I will Google it now, thanks!
I bet if you went there you would love it! Thanks for the reply! Safe travels to you.@@lakelasvegaslife7903
great video
Glad you enjoyed it Missing Piece!
Pretty sure when i was there in 2004 there was no charge to tour or maybe I have a bad memory.
Seeing the spill way, all dry, reminds me of one day in the mid 80's when I was at the damn. It was the day the spill ways had water flowing over since there was so much water behind the damn they couldn't process enough through the damn itself. It's a far way from that being the case today.
Hi Daniel, I think in either case it's scary to see, either too much water or not enough! Thank you for commenting!
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 i find it interesting you said you could hear water.. curious as to whats going n behind the scenes they dont tell anyone about
The bridge for me was something that was unconquerable. I got just far enough to see one of the dam wall towers, before a Semi came past and made the bridge vibrate. My intention was to get a few shots of the Dam at night, but I just couldn't make it happen. Went back the next day and did the visitors center area, which was about all I could do with a elderly relative coming along. Hopefully I'll be able to return and take a tour.
Those semi trucks are NO joke! I'm not sure if it psychologically feels better to go when there are lots of people, or not that many...haha...well, I guess either way is scary. I imagine the worst and most far fetched scenarios happening.....
Great video, great voice, great information. I really liked the other video at the end when you showed the solar farms. If you have a drone it would be great to see the size. Follow up with the solar farms, I believe that will replace the hydro energy generation.
I'm pretty sure when I did this in the 1980s it was all stairs. The water was up to the spillways when I was there.
Haha, the stairs!! So many, due to broken elevators. Oh well, I guess we got spoiled over the years...what no elevator to the bypass bridge? lol
In 1980 those stairs and escalator did not exist. The tour cost one dollar and used the original elevators found in the dam. The tours were operated by the National Park Service. People parked along the dam itself.
@@TheBandit7613 I remember being a teen and was still tired when I got to the top. It was a lot of stairs.
You have a very attractive voice!
Aloha Liz...kudos...another winning video...Question: What is your opinion regarding the fitness level needed for someone who wanted to tour this facility?...Given the escalator and elevator outages you experienced, someone physically challenged wrt their mobility may encounter difficulty on this tour. all the best.
Aloha Yingyang, I was just in Hawaii, in Maui for the first time! Someone with limited mobility would have a very hard time. And if it's in the heat of summer, forget it. Maybe they have a hidden back elevator for people with walkers or wheelchairs, but it would be a challenge to find it I'm sure. If it's in cooler weather, you can still see the dam on the bridge that goes across the top of the dam and see a lot of stuff out there, the cooler weather would make it more enjoyable!
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 Mahalo for your response...I hope you had a chance to go to the top of Mt Haleakala...incredible view!
Hi, I did not get to that mountain, but I did take a helicopter ride over Molokai and saw some really beautiful waterfalls, and coral reefs. Such a beautiful state!
great video.. sadly hoover damn seems more of a tourist attraction rather than functioning dam
Thanks for watching skunkworks4u!
I lived there in 1997 - 98 and remember seeing the white ring indicating that levels were low even then. So it seems as though the drought started before 98. I couldn't believe how low it had gotten when I revisited in 2012. I would like to go back now to check it out again. When I lived there, I was always out around the lake rather than on the strip. I really loved that place. Always something to do outdoors. Mt. Charleston was a very nice place as well.
Enjoyed your vid, thanx!
Thanks Steve! I like Mt. Charleston too. I haven't been there for several years, it was before the lodge burned down I think. I'll have to make another trip out there one day...Thank you so much for being a subscriber!
I did this tour back in 1998 and they actually took us out on the deck below the building you showed when you looked down on the dam. Back then, the water was almost all the way up to the lip at the top. So crazy to see how much that water level has fallen. Thanks for the walk down memory lane today tho! ☺️
Hi KneeSea. Yes, it's totally crazy, and surreal. Thank you for leaving me a comment!
did it same year ditto share your memories
Hi Liz!! Thank you for this expanded tour of the Hoover Dam! Just walking around with you is an educational and mind blowing experience! The design, construction and functionalbility of this structure is absolutely stunning! I haven't been to Hoover Dam and never appreciated it, just taking it for granted over decades. It is a marvel! P.S. I wish your voice could replace the voice in my Garmin GPS! So soothing! 😊
Hi Gregg! Haha! Well you definitely wouldn't want to listen to my voice if you were actually touring Hoover Dam. What if you feel asleep??? 😴💤😴
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 LOL!! Seriously, I didn't fall asleep watching your youtube presentation! You actually made me listen! That's why I can easily imagine your voice in airplanes, elevators, nuclear launch faciilities, History Channel narration, and in my Garmin GPS..anywhere where calming ambience does wonders! Voice overs could be a great avocation! Cheers! 🙂
can you still drive over the damn or not now that they have the bypass bridge
You can still drive over the bridge of the dam.
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 thanks for answering
They even charge for parking now also, boy have things changed since I left Las Vegas in 2000, seems like they are charging for everything now at the lake and dam, interning the park and self parking was free all the 40 years I lived out there. Seems the less water they have the more they charge to see it.
Liz, you must be there every week now it seems like
Hi Cyberviper8. I was only there once, I just made 2 different videos out of the same footage. I had not been there in forever. It was nice to take the tour and do the sightseeing. It's a great place to get a walking workout in however. 😅
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 I was going to say that some footage seemed to be the same haha
Hey Liz!
Hi Stan's World!
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Riddle. What's the difference between the water on both sides of the Dam?
Answer. About 3 feet.
This is exactly what hoover Dan will look like in 20 years, when they give tours on: What was Vegas?
Hey~ like.best ~ farewell. :))
Hi Prohodaction...thank you!
Great tour. I was there back in 1992, and the water level was quite different. I wonder if it'll continue to be a tourist destination after Lake Mead totally dries up, and the Hoover Dam ceases to be a functioning power generating facility.
Hi Lee. I hate to think of it, but if it ever did dry up, they might sell tickets to an attraction that *used* to be one of the great marvels of the modern world. What a sad thought....
It's not going to dry up.
As the water level drops, AZ and CA take increasingly large water cuts.
You will find fresh winter produce less available as desert farming uses over 80% of the water. Not a good time to be a desert farmer right now.
@@TheBandit7613 I would think there will be HUGE political battles if drastic cuts are mandated. No one ever expected things to get as bad as they are now. Hope for the best, but nothing is certain.
@@LeeBlaske Some drastic cuts have already been enacted, more are on the way next year. If the water drops much more, they won't have physical access to the water. They can't have what's not within reach.
Nevada offered to build desalination plants for California if California left more water in Lake Mead. It's in court with environmentalists trying to stop it. AZ is in the worst position. They are also draining their ground water to the point some whole towns are now without water. Some of the farms are owned by middle eastern countries that don't care about water in the US.
They are growing thirsty crops like cotton and rice for god's sakes! In the desert.
AZ and CA are in deep trouble. NV is fine. NV has cut water use by 21% in the last 20 years. There are no more cuts for NV.
Stop at 6:44 and consider those that committed suicide off the dam. While living in Boulder City in the mid 60's there were two suicides'. Since Las Vegas was so close it is ascertained that some had lost their entire financial lives due to gambling and saw no other way out. There have been 96 suicides' off this dam since 1935 and last one being October 2012.
Saw one on you tube 8-10 yrs ago. Young guy. Horrible.
That is very terrible and sad. And I've heard there are jumps off the Strat and other hotels too. 😰
Explosion just reported at the dam. Possible turbine failure. Arizona side.
OMG, can you believe this? I'm shocked....for multiple reasons!!!!
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 wouldn't be surprised if it had to do with low water level
I'm sure there will be some "theories" about this...it does seem coincidental for sure...I don't want to speculate yet, but something doesn't seem right.
@@lakelasvegaslife7903 I wonder if your tour guide was talking to a group about the turbines when it happened. 🤔
Then they decided to release Direct Energy Weapons on the dam. Say thank you, government; For at least waiting until you left.👍
Anyone who took the real dam tour that cost $1, this was a huge disappointment. We used to be able to walk all around the inside of the dam. I demanded my money back. At no point did the tour actually bring us inside the dam. Just tunnels blasted alongside the dam.
Avoid.
Whats with all the Sheep wearing Mask Guess i would not fit in there I refuse to Cover up My Pretty Face...
For Clark County the transmission level is considered High, so they are requiring face masks inside all government buildings.
Face masks? Seriously? 2020 called and wants it's mandates back LOL.