GLEN DAM & LAKE POWELL

Kind of disappointed, but not too much, for the lack of luck with the Antelope Canyon, we headed few miles away to an other interesting spot. The Glen dam and the lake Powell. The dam has been built in the '50 - '60 on the Colorado river and with the Hoover and other 9 dams created what is called the Colorado River system and all together they are huge reservoirs of water and potential electric energy for Arizona, California, Utah and Nevada. Yes, the lights of Las Vegas are working thanks to this water. Needless to say that the dam has destroyed the Colorado river. But till now the increasing demand of electricity and water of the fast growing population of the West coast doesn't help the decision to open the dam and release the water of the Colorado. The tour was short but interesting. Of course no mention, in the visitor center, of the ecological damage that the dam has done. This is the dam and a corner of the huge lake Powell ...... and this is the bridge which is jsut in front of the dam. It is connecting the south bank and the north bank of the Colorado river. And it is also the border between Arizona and Utah ...... and this is Tina in front of a copy of one of the turbines in the dam ...... if you have the chance to plan the trip in advance you can also try to visit the dam inside. It is supposed to be interesting. When we got there, the last tour was already over.