Bullhead City,Arizona
2003
Dan Whitney and I decided to accept the
invitation to attend the bullhead event this year. Bullhead is the offspring of
the no longer AVI festival.
the Avi fest was always great fun and this was organized by Kathy Plummer as
well so Off we went too check it out. Bullhead took a good 10 hours drive,
counting the stop off at Ron Gibians in Visalia . We checked out his business
and took him to lunch and I picked up a new toy from Ron, more on that
later.
we arrived at the Laughlin Ramada Hotel/casino, Sponsor of the event. Played
a few slots and overate at the prime rib buffet and off to bed .
We were both surprised to wake up to wind, lots of wind, a fast breakfast and we
were off to find the park across the river in Bullhead Arizona.
The Park was right on the Colorado river and was a beautiful place to play for
sure, tho the sand was quite dirty and there were several obstacles to enhance
the fun!
It was HOT both days, over 100 degrees, the sun kept most kiters ducking under
the many metal roofed shade obstacles ,kiters included Kathy Plummer and Rusty,
Ed and Gail Lindsay, Paul and Doreen Imbach, Sam Huston, Johnny Gina and
Michelle Hsiung , Basir and his family, Steve Bateman, Charlie and Joanne M'clary
and all the way from Kansas, Jug Buckles ( sorry Jug, I didn't mean to steal
your hammer) and a good dozen others I cant name! Also going on at the same time
was a western days festival, arts and crafts
food and lots of music!
Lets get on to the pictures!
On the way back to "our place" we decided
to tour the local Dam. Davis Dam is just above Laughlin, its a large earthen dam
with a 5 turbine hydro electric power plant. Homeland security has stopped
tours inside it was pretty quiet up there. Lake Mead was created by the dam and
is some hundred miles of recreation lake. a few photos below
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the drive up to the damn, ountains are great aroiund this area
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First view of the lake behind the dam..bugs and all
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Collection pool where the water goes into the generator plant
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standing on the dam
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the dry side of the dam....covered in pink granite boulders
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nother shot of the dam
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you can see the top of the turbins,BIG turbines
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heres a diagram of how the water goes thru to turn the turbins
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collection pool from above
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