Looking down canyon. Eventually, we could see the powerhouse that we were working towards. This building looked like a giant (attractive) middle school, and hummed with the activity of powering Los Angeles.
Looking down canyon. Eventually, we could see the powerhouse that we were working towards. This building looked like a giant (attractive) middle school, and hummed with the activity of powering Los Angeles.
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Some brief but interesting information on the powerhouse on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Creek_(California) and another (PDF) http://www.sce.com/NR/rdonlyres/3A43A44E-E788-4CAD-85EF-0AA8931C825A/0/FS_TheBigCreekSystem.pdf The Big Creek system is the oldest and largest hydroelectric facility in California. 1,000 megawatts, 8 power stations and a total vertical drop of almost 7,000 feet. Reservoirs are connected via underground tunnels and penstocks. I had no idea!
— John Hovell