Visitor Centre, Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA; bronze building; metallic; metal; copper; gold; golden; reflective; reflection; rock; flag at half mast; mountain; lake mead; concrete; tourist attraction; visitor center; Colorado river; water; power generation; black canyon; historic monument; gravity-arch dam; Arizona; president Herbert Hoover; modern wonder; bureau of reclamation; electricity; wires; wiring; cables
Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA; rock; mountain; lake mead; concrete; tourist attraction; visitor center; Colorado river; water; power generation; black canyon; historic monument; gravity-arch dam; Arizona; president Herbert Hoover; modern wonder; bureau of reclamation; electricity; wires; wiring; cables
Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA; rock; mountain; lake mead; concrete; tourist attraction; visitor center; Colorado river; water; power generation; black canyon; historic monument; gravity-arch dam; Arizona; president Herbert Hoover; modern wonder; bureau of reclamation; electricity; wires; wiring; cables
Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA; rock; mountain; lake mead; concrete; tourist attraction; visitor center; Colorado river; water; power generation; black canyon; historic monument; gravity-arch dam; Arizona; president Herbert Hoover; modern wonder; bureau of reclamation; electricity; wires; wiring; cables
Lake Mead/Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA; rock; mountain; lake mead; concrete; tourist attraction; visitor center; Colorado river; water; power generation; black canyon; historic monument; gravity-arch dam; Arizona; president Herbert Hoover; modern wonder; bureau of reclamation; electricity; wires; wiring; cables
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - Wyoming, USA; reflective; pine trees; conifers; still water; mountains
Description
The Mirror Lake Highway, SR 150, runs from Kamas, UT to Evanston, WY, bisecting the western portion of the Uinta Mountains. Both Wyoming and Utah have designated this entire stretch of highway, approximately 78 miles, as a State Scenic Byway. Its Scenic Byway status acknowledges the spectacular scenery and historic significance of the highway. Much of the Byway (42 miles) runs through the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Mirror Lake area encompasses approximately 320 square miles of the National Forest. The area is highly diverse and is characterized by sagebrush flats, aspen and coniferous forests, high mountains, grassy meadows, alpine tundra, and an abundance of lakes, streams, and wetlands
Statues at Visitor Centre, Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA; metal; reflective; reflection; winged figure; seated; American flag; stars and stripes; cliff; plinth; rock; mountain; lake mead; concrete; tourist attraction; visitor center; Colorado river; water; power generation; black canyon; historic monument; gravity-arch dam; Arizona; president Herbert Hoover; modern wonder; bureau of reclamation; electricity; wires; wiring; cables
The Mirror Lake Highway, SR 150, runs from Kamas (Utah) to Evanston (Wyoming), bisecting the western portion of the Uinta Mountains. Both Wyoming and Utah have designated this entire stretch of highway, approximately 78 miles, as a State Scenic Byway. Its Scenic Byway status acknowledges the spectacular scenery and historic significance of the highway. Much of the Byway (42 miles) runs through the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Mirror Lake area encompasses approximately 320 square miles of the National Forest. The area is highly diverse and is characterized by sagebrush flats, aspen and coniferous forests, high mountains, grassy meadows, alpine tundra, and an abundance of lakes, streams, and wetlands.
Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA; rock; mountain; lake mead; concrete; tourist attraction; visitor center; Colorado river; water; power generation; black canyon; historic monument; gravity-arch dam; Arizona; president Herbert Hoover; modern wonder; bureau of reclamation; electricity; wires; wiring; cables