Show Altamont Group Tra Travels vels To Boulder Dam Dann Continued From Page One and inspiring to us Here we also could co ld have used more time to very good advantage We Ve had a grand swim in sulphur sulphur sulphur sul sul- sul- sul water at a point not far I from the park parl We Ve then stopped in Hurricane and saw their display of splendid large red peaches and other fruit as it was waa the first day of a two- two day peach celebration St. St George Georgo Several hours were spent in St St. George Here a guide took us to the lookout tower of the L. L D. D S. S temple emple The temple had just been I made more beautiful with the last I of three coats of paint It has had extensive remodeling on the inside and although the grounds are being being being be be- ing laid out for a new landscape setting it was wonderful to view I that sacred building built by our i pioneer forefathers the first temple tem tern pIe to be complete in hr Utah That night we crossed tin Un desert traveling until midI midnight to North Las Vegas Although we were rend ready to continue on our journey the next morning at the heat hent was about as intense as asit asit asit it Is at noon in Altonah Boulder Dam From here we traveled to Boulder Boulder Boulder Boul Boul- der Dam the worlds world's highest dam darn damand damand and the first successful attempt to harness the Colorado river Itis It Itis Itis is the first thing to be built which i is larger than the pyramids in Egypt Boulder Dam has been the means of making Lake Meade and though it will be from two to three years before it W will be filled to capacity It is the worlds world's largest reservoir The worlds world's largest power plant is placed at this dam We Ve descended in elevators from the dams dam's crest feet Jeet equal to a four forty-four story building into the dam The height of the dam is equal to a a. story seventy-story building It certainly was a thrill to stand in that large dam with one foot in Arizona and the other in Nevada After several hours spent in exploring exploring exploring ex ex- viewing and taking pIctures pictures pic plc- tures of the wonderful example of what the man of today can do we started on our long journey home Probably one of the to longest-to- remembered be scenes is that ofer oi of the government-built government city Boulder er City a a. splotch of green in the middle of the hot dry desert Las Vegas It would h have ve been indeed a mistake to pass through Las Vegas Vegas Vegas Ve Ve- Ve- Ve gas and not have seen the thing for for- which Nevada is most noted its gambling houses Here we saw in action many of the games o of chance which we had only seen In movies or read of in books The last two nights were spen spent in Washington and Provo We arrived home tired but oh so hapP happy happy hap hap- P py at Mt Emmons Sunday September September Sep Sep- 4 at 12 noon We had traveled nearly 1300 miles seen wonderful country on a trip never neve to be forgotten We Ve students do extend our appreciation appreciation ap ap- ap- ap and thankfulness to our ou teacher parents and all who made it possible and pleasant We especially especially especially espe espe- thank our driver who was wasso wasso wasso so careful and patient and to ou our older companions We appreciate the fact that each student tried his best to be cheerful and not complain complain complain com com- plain of heat nor once be dis dis- dis- dis agreeable As we could not take all all' our friends we sincerely wish to encourage encourage en en- courage everyone to try to see this thi wonderful mysterious land of ou our state and the achievement o of 01 others |