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| Shasta Dam |
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| The downstream view of the Sacramento River |
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| The water runs down these pipes to run the turbines |
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| The 5 turbine generators |
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| The pipes are big enough to drive a train through them |
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| Debbie & me at the spillway |
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| Debbie at the Sundial Bridge |
Monday, May 21, 2012
Shasta Dam
We drove south to Redding to tour the Shasta Dam and then to walk across the Sundial bridge. We were the only people for the 9 a.m. tour, so we go a personal tour. The dam is run by the Bureau of Reclamation and the water released is for farming downstream. We walked the top of the dam, went through security and the down 483 feet to the bottom of the dam. This is a huge dam, only Grand Coulee is bigger. It has more cement in it than the Hoover Dam. We got to see the 5 electric generating turbines, the 125 ton cranes that are used to replace some of the parts or to service the turbines every 15-18 years. Security was important. The tour guide Dwight walked ahead of us and Jennifer walked behind us as security. After the tour we walked the Sundial Bridge, with its luminous glass floor.
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