Sunrise at Hoover Dam

While recently putting together a Daytrip post and slideshow for this site on the Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge at Hoover Dam, I came across this photo that I captured on a picture taking jaunt to the Hoover Dam with my cousin Johnny back on 04/02/2011. It was taken from the World War II vintage gun emplacement (pillbox or bunker) that sits on a hillside above the dam on the Arizona side of Lake Mead. It was built by a military police battalion soon after the 1942 attack on Pearl Harbor. The dam was considered to be a primary military target as it was a significant source of electrical power for the defense industries. Of the several structures that were built during this period this is the only one to survive. It has six gun ports, is 25 feet long, constructed of steel and concrete and covered with indigenous rock to serve as camouflage. Capturing the smooth, graceful lines of the bridge against the surrounding rugged landscape, I thought it was worthy of being singled out. [click to view full-screen]