USA 2002 - Lake Mead - Swimming in the Desert!

After having spent the last few days in the desert it was great to see water again. But we were still in the middle of the desert, the temperature was still above 40C - the lake was man made and provided some unique scenery.

BELOW: The lake was really cool - so much water in the desert was amazing. As soon as we got a chance we went swimming. It was so bizare to be surrounded by arid desert and mountains and yet swimming in a huge lake!

ABOVE & BELOW: All the water was kep in place by the Hoover Dam. You can see a truck driving across the dam (below) which gives a scale to the dam.

ABOVE: The colour of the water was fantastic.

ABOVE & BELOW: We camped on the edge of the lake. The next day Dave took the opportunity to go jet skiing for an hour along the lake, while us poor students just settled for a swim!

From Lake Mead we drove North East into Arizona to the Grand Canyon National Park

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