We’ve been meaning to go to Hoover Dam ever since we arrived in Las Vegas last summer. So we finally went this past weekend with friends visiting from Los Angeles.

Amazing that a huge block of concrete  is so beautiful. But it is. Beautiful.

The next time you’re in Las Vegas, step off the strip and visit Hoover Dam. Let yourself be buoyed by the optimism it took to build such a structure in the desert in the driest of times.

Just make sure you don’t go after dark.

Check out this link for detailed visitor information.