{"id":5060,"date":"2019-11-23T02:18:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T02:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailyslush.fr\/?p=5060"},"modified":"2019-11-23T16:03:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T16:03:42","slug":"road-trip-dans-louest-des-etats-unis-jour-19-dam-hoover-et-mead-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?p=5060","title":{"rendered":"Road trip dans l&rsquo;Ouest des Etats-Unis &#8211; Jour 19 &#8211; Dam Hoover et Mead Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Jour 19<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Etape entre Las Vegas et Zion Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>D\u00e9part\/Arriv\u00e9e :<\/strong> Las Vegas (Nevada) &#8211; La Verkin (Utah)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date :<\/strong> Vendredi 22 Novembre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Longueur de l&rsquo;\u00e9tape<\/strong> : 330 km<\/p>\n<p><strong>Point M\u00e9t\u00e9o :<\/strong> Soleil. Temp\u00e9ratures entre 12 et 15 degr\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;\u00e9tape :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ce matin, nous disons au revoir \u00e0 Las Vegas en allant prendre une photo devant le panneau \u00ab\u00a0<em>Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas <\/em>\u00a0\u00bb .Ne cherchez pas la logique, il n&rsquo;y en a aucune. Ce soir, nous dormirons \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 du Parc National de Zion que nous irons explorer demain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5087 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6042-e1574523993808-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6042-e1574523993808-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6042-e1574523993808-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6042-e1574523993808-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6042-e1574523993808-572x300.jpg 572w, https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6042-e1574523993808.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aujourd&rsquo;hui, c&rsquo;est donc une journ\u00e9e \u00e9tape pendant laquelle nous allons rouler tranquillement et passer par les petits chemins.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Hoover Dam<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Juste apr\u00e8s avoir quitt\u00e9 Las Vegas, nous d\u00e9couvrons l&rsquo;imposant barrage de Hoover (<em>Hoover Dam<\/em>). Nous l&rsquo;observons d&rsquo;abord depuis le pont m\u00e9morial de<em> Mike O&rsquo;Callaghan-Pat Tillman.<\/em>\u00a0Ce pont en arche relativement neuf (2010) est aussi plus simplement appel\u00e9 le <em>Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge<\/em>, car il a \u00e9t\u00e9 construit pour all\u00e9ger le trafic sur le barrage. Puis nous nous rendons directement sur le barrage depuis lequel la vue est vertigineuse.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5060 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5091'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6056-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5097'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6074-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5073'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6086-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5074'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6087-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5070'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6080-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5092'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6064-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5093'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6065-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5075'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6095-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Inaugur\u00e9 en 1935 par le pr\u00e9sident F. Roosevelt, cet immense barrage retient les eaux du Colorado. \u00c0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait un projet colossal d&rsquo;ing\u00e9nierie : plus de 7 millions de tonnes de b\u00e9ton ont \u00e9t\u00e9 n\u00e9cessaires pour sa construction et 112 hommes ont perdu la vie sur le chantier.<\/p>\n<p>Enfin, le barrage de Hoover est \u00e0 cheval entre deux \u00c9tats. Ainsi, lorsque nous atteignons la moiti\u00e9 de la plate-forme du barrage, une plaque dor\u00e9e nous indique la direction du Nevada vers la gauche (o\u00f9 il est 13h30) et la direction de l&rsquo;Arizona vers la droite (o\u00f9 il est 14h30!). Nous faisons ainsi un rapide saut dans l&rsquo;espace temps entre l&rsquo;Arizona et le Nevada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Mead Lake<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Le Lac Mead est un lac \u00ab\u00a0artificiel\u00a0\u00bb form\u00e9 \u00e0 partir des eaux du Colorado, suite \u00e0 la construction du barrage de Hoover. Il alimente en eau potable de grandes terres agricoles et plus de 20 millions de personnes \u00e0 travers les \u00c9tats du Nevada, d&rsquo;Arizona et de Californie.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5060 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5078'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6109-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5077'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6108-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Une petite route permet d&rsquo;en faire le tour en voiture. Le reste de la journ\u00e9e est donc consacr\u00e9 \u00e0 parcourir cette jolie route o\u00f9 nous d\u00e9couvrons encore de nombreux paysages in\u00e9dits, avec des noms \u00e9vocateurs comme<em> Redstone<\/em> ou <em>Firestone<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-5060 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5081'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6136-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5080'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6130-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/?attachment_id=5085'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_6159-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Vers 20h, nous arrivons au motel de La Verkin. Nous avons travers\u00e9 la fronti\u00e8re et nous voici en Utah. En somme, cela fait trois Etats diff\u00e9rents parcourus en une journ\u00e9e ( du moins approch\u00e9, pour l&rsquo;Arizona) ! Dernier d\u00e9tail avant d&rsquo;aller se coucher : avancer nos montres d&rsquo;une heure. Nous n&rsquo;avons plus que 8 heures de d\u00e9calage avec Paris et 2 heures avec Montr\u00e9al \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jour 19 Etape entre Las Vegas et Zion Park D\u00e9part\/Arriv\u00e9e : Las Vegas (Nevada) &#8211; La Verkin (Utah) Date : Vendredi 22 Novembre Longueur de l&rsquo;\u00e9tape : 330 km Point M\u00e9t\u00e9o : Soleil. Temp\u00e9ratures entre 12 et 15 degr\u00e9s. D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;\u00e9tape : Ce matin, nous disons au revoir \u00e0 Las Vegas en allant prendre [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5060"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5099,"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5060\/revisions\/5099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyslush.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}