Hoover Dam & Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge - Put These On Your Bucket List - Absolutely Amazing!
2020 ж. 26 Жел.
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My son and I visit Hoover Dam and the impressive Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. Hoover Dam is one of the most amazing sites on planet earth and it should be on everyone's list of places to visit.
Pat Tillman is a American Hero!
It’s amazing what humans and hero’s can accomplish.
Loved the "tour", it is amazing. Loved the steel guitar outro too!!
Thanks for the great memory! My mom and dad took me there in 50s and I never forgot that place. My dad held on tight and let me look over the edge. Now I need to put the bridge on my bucket list!
Hello Conrad. I sincerely hope you are able to visit Hoover Dam again and also walk the Tillman bridge. You will be amazed.
Nice to see how much effort you put into spending time with your son
Thanks for the nice comment and my son and I wish you a Happy New Year!
Thanks for sharing , we may never visit the Hoover Dam , it`s good to see what it looks like today , Live .
Since I live in Phoenix and have been through there many times the construction that went into that never ceases to amaze me. It's a modern marvel still to this day. Thanks for sharing.
I totally agree Scott and my son and I thank you for always watching our videos.
Incredible . I live in England and have never been to the USA. I love your shooting videos, but this is one of your best . What a spectacular place !!
The Hoover dam is a monument to the period of American greatness that is no more. We are a civilization in decline.
Thank you Mr. Jones. Hopefully you will be able to come to the USA someday and visit some of our national treasures. We love your comment and we also thank you for watching our videos.
took my family there in 2011. was a great trip .
Wow, I didn't even know about this. Very cool thing for a great American.
Amazing Engineering and construction It's right up there with the golden state bridge
That is truly a impressive structure I want to visit it one day .
Used to live in Las Vegas. First time I walked that bridge I was amazed.
Visited there back in the 90s, thanks for the trip down memory lane! Incredible structure built in a very short time, wonder how long it would take the politicians to build something like that today. Another great video thank you
Hoover Dam was built two years ahead of schedule and under budget. You would never see that today. It would probably cost three times the budget and five years longer than scheduled.
thanks for the dam video
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Thanks for the birds eye view. This old Kentucky hillbilly ain't never seen anything like that
Very interesting! I was there back in the 80’s when water was going over the spillway.
The bridge and dam are unbelievable monuments to mankind
I certainly agree, Mark.
I walked over that bridge a few years ago in the summer heat, no view like that anywhere in the world, brilliant place to visit nevada much more than just las vegas, would go again in a heartbeat
I have driven around much of the US. Never got to the Hover Dam though, looking at this video makes me wish I had.
Tillmans jersey is the only one I own, read his autobiography and his mothers book multiple times. Pat was a different character. His take on the current situations, would be enlightening for sure.
Mr. Tillman was a true American hero.
Damn that's beautiful,.. Thank you.
You are very welcome Mike and we thank you for watching our video.
Great footage. What an unbelievable place!
It really is!
Dam good to see 😆💪
Merry Christmas Mr Mix, I enjoy your videos. Take care.
Thanks, you too Mark! Happy New Year!
Cool video. My wife and I walked on the bridge back in October 2019. We drove over the damn and turned around in Arizona. We didn't go on a tour, too crowded.
Going inside the damn it’s like traveling back to a science-fiction movie it is amazing
I was there in June of 2000. Was too hot for me at108°. What a majestic man made site and engineering. A constant pour of concrete. Freaking AMAZING!
Hoover Dam was the first man-made structure to exceed the masonry mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The dam contains enough concrete to pave a strip 16 feet wide and 8 inches thick from San Francisco to New York City. More than 5 million barrels of Portland cement and 4.5 million cubic yards of aggregate went into the dam....Bureau of Reclamation.
Absolutely incredable what man can achieve. It is mind boggling to thing how many man hours went into just the construction of the entire project. Thanks for sharing that mighty marvel.
Couldn't agree more! Thank you for watching and my son and I wish you and yours a Happy New Year!
Too cool
Wow , I'll probably never get to see it in person , thank you , that was excellent
We are pleased that we could show you a small part of this great country. Thank you for the nice compliment and my son and I also thank you for watching our videos.
Cheers and Happy Holidays
Thank you Boa Boy....Happy New Year!
Hoover Dam is really one of those places you really have to visit to fully appreciate. Last time I was down on the actual dam Lake Meade was near it's high water marks on the canyon walls. I haven't been down to walk across the bridge yet. I'll have to do that some day.
My dad took me when I was eight or nine. It was amazing! Back then you could take the elevator to the bottom and it took like twenty minutes to go all the way into the belly of the beast. I don’t think they let you go inside anymore since 9/11 though. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Rachel....tours were resumed after 9/11 but Covid 19 has now put a stop to the tours. Maybe when they resume my son and I will take the tour and do another video inside the dam.
@@mixup98 that would be awesome! Someday I hope to take my son as well.
very cool being there for the overflow. love going there.. anxious for ur next phew phew video
Hopefully I will have a new phew phew video posted in a week or two....stay tuned.
I'm in the hills of Tn. That hoover damn looks spectacular. Tremendous. Thanks for sharing.
If you ever get to southern Nevada you definitely want to visit the dam. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on our video.
@@mixup98 always brother. And thank you for providing all the great content you do. People just DON'T realize how much unseen work goes into making YT videos.
i gotta see that someday... :)
Thank you for this video! Very interesting. I've been there a few times over the years....still amazes me!
Glad you enjoyed it Travis and thank you for watching our video.
On my bucket list now. Thanks boys for bringing this little video to us. Have a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Awesome! Happy New Year.
Drove over that bridge a few times in a big rig.
Pretty dang cool, thanks for sharing. I haven't been since the early 70s. Have a happy new year.
Thank you Wil and we also wish you a Happy New Year!
Thanks for the video stay safe.👍👍👍🎄
Thanks, you too Lou!
One day I want to travel out west to visit all the monuments! Great video!!
Please do Lou... 👍😊
great american work, thanks so much. like the tillman bridge.
Glad you enjoyed it Ira....Happy New Year!
Cool video I've never been that far west before, I know the video isn't the same as being there , but the shots you got are awesome. Cool seeing the overflows , and hearing some history. Hope you guys had a good holiday and hope you have a good new year , thanks again
Thanks J G 👍 We had an awesome Christmas but we are certainly hoping next year is better than this one. From my family to yours: Happy New Year!
Nice!! Thanks for the video and information.
Our pleasure Jon ! 👍
"America was never great." Horse shit, brother. Thanks for the vid!
You're welcome A and thanks for the great comment.
Very very awesome video. Love the gun video's, but this was really awesome also.
Thank you for the great feedback. Hopefully I'll have a gun video posted in the next week or two.
Pretty cool thanks cause probably never get to see in person .
Remarkable. Thank You very much for the tour.
Our pleasure!
Beautiful photography!!! Thanks
Many thanks to you too and Happy New Year!
The battle of Hoover Dam. NCR against the Legion
beautiful video
Thank you! Cheers!
Well, I have just watched another enjoyable Mixup98 video. I have never been out that way in America, but have read quite a bit about the Hoover Dam. Considering it was 1935, those engineers must have been quite something to have designed a dam like that for the mighty Colorado river. I have been to Colorado, as that is where my husband grew up. Anyway, you did a marvelous job of showing the awesomeness of this dam. I enjoyed every moment of the video. Thank you. (^_^) Happy New Year to you and your family. Kind regards. Liz.
Thank you Liz. I always love reading your comments. We hope you and your family had a great Christmas and we wish you a Happy New Year.
Great video. Me and a buddy just rode to Overton on our dualsports and camped near the Valley of Fire on BLM land.
Very cool!
Thier is some pretty interesting facts and history around and about the hoover Dam and some conspiracy theories.
Yeah I wasn't lucky enough to work on the new bridge, but I wanted to when it was under construction, just wanted to put my name on it for bragging rights, but have since driven over it many times, sure made life a lot easier than going over the hoover dam with all the traffic. P.S. its 900 ft to the river from the bridge, ALOOOOONG WAY DOWN, LOL.
That is a really cool place. I go over that every year on my way to hunt javelina in Arizona. Way cool
Hunting javelina in Arizona has been on my bucket list since the mid '80s. Maybe I should plan a trip before I get too old.
@@mixup98 do it.
Got a chance to fly over the Hoover Dam in a helicopter and they had just started construction on the bridge. Very cool from the air. This year we drove over the bridge.
I'm going to take that helicopter tour someday and take my GoPro with me and do another dam video.
i saw hoover dam when i was 17 my parents and went to see las vegas and we saw hoover dam the guy was really paranoid i asked about the pillbox machine gun nests on it i knew they were there and he didnt wanna tell others lol i love history and hoover dam is american engineering at its finest
The pillbox is on the Arizona side, on top of the ridge. During WW2 they were paranoid the dam would be attacked
@@qssneaky i know i loved seeing they were still there and it wouldnt surprise me to see them as part of its defenses again in the future
When I was about 8 years old my dad took me to the dam and when he explained to me the history of that machine gun pillbox I begged him to let me climb up to it so I could shoot the machine that I just knew was still in there. Oh, the memories.
Amazing view there Mixup!
It sure is and hopefully you will get the chance to view it in person someday....it really is a sight to behold.
@@mixup98 never know, but think my traveling days are over!
Thats an Amazing system right there. I'd love to see it first hand. Thanks for sharing the footage Brother. Y'all have a great New Year!!~John
Thanks, you too John!
Always a pleasure big man , Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours , I looked down that very big overflow hole while is was there , it's huge , however I didn't get a tee shirt , keep em' coming , hopefully next year will be a better year .
Hello Tom. Hopefully you had a great Christmas and yes, let's hope next year is much better than this crappy year. Happy New Year!
Mixup, it's been awhile since I've visited the channel. (You know what KZhead does to gun channels) I'm glad to see your subscribership has grown and you were able to get someone to help film like you had hoped. I enjoy your channel and the touch you bring.
Hello Mark, it's good to hear from you. Yeah, youtube isn't too friendly to gun channels and I'm always hearing from some viewers how they haven't been notified when I post a new video. My son is able to get out with me more often and he helps with the camera work, which sure is nice. Thanks for the great comment and I hope you had a great Christmas. Take care my friend and have a safe and enjoyable Happy New Year!
very cool place !! someday i would like to see it in person !! thanks for video guys !!!
Our pleasure! Happy New Year!
Thanks for the video, the wife and I have been there, we took the damn tour and I ate the damn dog, but you showed us things we didn't see. Thanks.
You are very welcome for the dam tour, Richard 😁
Keep us updated on the lake. Thanks.
Will do. I might be getting out to the lake in the very near future.
Took the tour with my dad in 1977. Quite impressive! Still looks solid nearly 90 years after construction commenced. No base jumpers? We have them here - off the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. Only legal base-jump bridge in the US. Be well, stay safe.
I also have memories of my dad taking me to Hoover Dam when I was a little kid and honestly, it scared the hell out of me and I refused to go back for many years. Fortunately I got over my phobia and now I love visiting the dam. I hope you had a great Christmas and let's hope next year is better for all of us.
Very cool, thanks for sharing !!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tour.
Our pleasure Tom!
I didn't know they built the Hoover dam with giants. That guy must have been 12 ft tall! I had a seat like that one on a swing set. OSHA would have shut it down if they were around back then! lol Thanks for posting..................
That big bronze guy was very impressive and I knew I had to get him in our dam video.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you ... good stuff!!!
Glad you enjoyed it Richard.
My wife and I make it there every time we visit. Last time we took the boat tour to the back of the dam. You should do a video on North Shore Drive to Valley of Fire SP. Red Rock is cool too.
We just might have to take that boat tour once this covid goes away and they start doing tours again. If you have been on North Shore Drive then you have probably stopped at Roger Springs. Here is a video my son and I did at Roger Springs a few years ago: kzhead.info/sun/gqZqn5yeh4eCqmw/bejne.html
Interesting thing about concrete construction is that it's virtually ageless. That damn is nearing 90 years old but it looks like it was just built. It's like a photograph locked in time.
Very cool video guy's, too bad you couldn't use the drone for some unique shots. I remember standing at the spillway back in 83 watching the fish struggling against the current only to be sucked over the side into the spillway. That's one way of stocking the river with fish I guess. Great video ! Take care guy's stay safe.
Hi Hank....that drone would have been awesome at the dam. Illegal but awesome. If I recall correctly you and I went to the dam in '83 and watched those carp going over the side of the spillway. I sure wish I had some photos or film from those days at the dam. Hope you guys had a great Christmas and let's hope 2021 is better than this crappy year.
Man is that water low! Tell them celebrities in California and Nevada to shut off their fountain ⛲ . Lol. I was there in 82 and 89. Heck of a difference now. Got the willys watching you guys on that bridge 🌉.
Yeah, it's hard to believe how low the water level has dropped over the years. Heck, Saddle Island isn't even an island anymore!
I heard of Hoover Dam and wanting to visit there.
I hope you make it out here someday Arthur. The view is spectacular.
Kool vid !! Next time bring some guns!! 💥 😂
👍Sweet! I've heard theres enough concrete in the dam for a highway stretching from CA to NY. I'm surprised the wall over looking the Dam doesn't have a steel jump proof fence of sorts. Lotta crazies out there. Just sayin' Enjoyed the scenery. Thx ✌️👍☕️
There are 4,360,000 cubic yards of concrete and 45,000,000 pounds of reinforced steel in the dam....absolutely amazing.
I’d love to go on one of them dam tours! Did you ask the tour guide where the dam bathroom is?
Would you believe I couldn't find a damn dam tour guide anywhere! Fortunately we didn't have to use the dam bathroom.
@@mixup98 lol
looks like the lake has filled back up some
It has filled up some but now they are saying that the lake will be at a record low level in about two years.
Oh my God my brother that looks so beautiful The View I love it where is the Hoover Dam at
Hello Ruben. Hoover Dam is located about 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas and at the southern end of Lake Mead. Happy New Year!
I couldnt even look over the edge while checking the NLV Towers. Cool jacket by the way. Where did you get that lol. Had mine on today
Heck Tom, you're not afraid of heights are you? I actually have two of those jackets. If memory serves me correctly I gave Mark Keller 20 bucks for his jacket and I gave it to my wife.
We could not build Hoover Dam today.
Why do you say that???
It's true. The high-water mark for American greatness peaked somewhere in the late 60's. The Moon landing was probably the last real achievement of lasting greatness by America.
The Tartarians built it...
So true.
It is very sad. American couldn't do this today.
Wow been a long time since i seen Hoover dam. WOW looks so lonely ~ That dam was always packed, with people walking, looking, riding there bic, cars ect ect >> Now they need a Tourist Attraction Cable Trolley rides going to and from > Like ski resorts
My son and I got to the dam early in the morning and there was hardly any foot traffic but by the time we left a few hours later there were a lot of people on the dam. A trolley ride across the river would be fantastic. Who knows....maybe someday.
@@mixup98 Its beautiful around in there. A amusement park would be awesome in there with all kinds of food
Cool place. Did you take the tour? Those dynamos on the lower level are amazing. Seems like when I was there (long time ago) you could actually drive across the dam. Can’t remember now.
I took the tour about twenty years ago and it was quite fascinating. Unfortunately they stopped doing tours due to covid but maybe someday when they resume the tours I'll take my GoPro and make another dam video :>)
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Should've paid a visit to the Legates Camp
Was there a few days ago, had to turn around because of pew pew in the car, apparently that's not allowed, not even locked up in a lockbox chained to the inside of trunk.
That's a shame
Boy there’s a lot more water in there from when I was there two years ago doesn’t seem like it’s higher now tell me what you think??
I believe the water level is a little higher than it was several years ago but it's unbelievable how much it has dropped over the last twenty years.
Wait....didn't I drive on the dam when I was there?
Whoo-ee, I'll bet Dyson, Kirby, Eureka, Electrolux and all the other vacuums are insanely jealous of Hoover. PS -- Karen says you need to report that bronze guy parked on the rock slab for NOT wearing his mask. ;^)
You're right, that dam bronze guy wasn't wearing a dam mask. Karen would certainly have a dam fit.
So, can cars can drive over the dam anymore?
Yes and no. Vehicles can still cross the dam to visit the Arizona viewpoints and parking lots, but all vehicles are required to turn around and re-enter Nevada. You must use the Tillman bridge to travel into the state of Arizona.
Mike O'Callaghan does not deserve to have his name on the bridge. He was a popular governor, intelligence office, but doesn’t deserve the same recognition of Pat Tillman who gave up a carrier in football to serve and die for his country. At least it’s an insult that Mike O’Callaghan’s name comes first.
I certainly agree 100%.
If they made that dam today it would fall apart just like the big dig in Boston it's leaking everywhere
I really want to drop a penny off that dam. Just one.
I have been living in Las Vegas for 35 years I am 75 now. I have been there 3 or 4 times. I know people who never been to Hoover Dam and lived here all of there uneventful lives. What a waste of a life. Casino Casino Casino's !!!
anyone else hearing some weird audio noises in this vid?
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