Hi there! Hope that you all had a great weekend. The highlight of my weekend was hanging out in beautiful La Jolla, where my favorite activity is.... ...sea lion stalking! It's the time of the year when all of the mamas give birth and there are lots of sea lions and their pups lounging around. It is too cute! La Jolla is always packed with people, and it's no secret as to why. I think the coast there has the most gorgeous views in San Diego, and I've taken a lot of my visitors there to walk around, check out the seals, and visit some of the shops and restaurants. Any who, today I want to back it up a bit to two weekends ago when I arrived in Las Vegas for work. Before the show I was there for started, my co-workers and I got away from work to have some fun in ... [Read More]
Hoover Dam
A Visit to The Hoover Dam
Last week while in Vegas, my co-worker and I ventured over to the Hoover Dam to check it out. When staying there, we always try to do something outside of work and the strip. Last year, we went to Red Rock Canyon, and a free afternoon this time allowed for a visit to the famous dam. Five facts about Hoover Dam: 1.) It was constructed in the 1930s and spans the Colorado River in Black Canyon between Arizona and Nevada. (The left of the photo is in Nevada, the right in Arizona) 2.) Building the dam required more than 5 million barrels of concrete, enough to create a two-lane highway from Seattle to Miami. 3.) 21,000 men worked on building the dam over the course of its construction. It's estimated that around 110 of them died while building the dam. 4.) The dam's generators ... [Read More]