I did a very brief stint as a guide over at Hoover Dam. Wierd group of people to work for, but an interesting place. I would one of these days like to go back and see if it is possible to tour all of the art inside the building. There is an amazing array of art deco stuff in the walls, windows, and structures, and lots of fancy terrazzo art embedded in the floors.

Boulder City is an interesting little town. I had a place all set to rent there before I decided to decline the job after all. It was built to accomodate the workers at the dam and the folks who work in the dam and the parks are there now. I'm sure it has grown a lot since I was there in the mid-1980s, but I thought it was an interesting slice of accomodating people in a really hot desert climate.

You can get out and walk around before and after the dam, though I think there are better pullouts on the Arizona side. You could drive over to Kingman on a half-day trip.

SRS