Tom Moody, the Trust's Colorado projects manager was there to see it - and, in fact, was given the honor of opening the third jet tube in recognition of the Trust's efforts. He recorded these thoughts on his experience.
Stars shine overhead, the black sky slowly giving way to the encroaching daybreak.
Everyone here wears green hard hats, and you can feel the deep hum of the dam in your bones. The small parking area is packed with media trucks, satellite dishes, and enough cable to wire a small city. In a few minutes the jet tubes will be opened, raising the flow to 45,000 cfs . The tubes protrude over the river directly under our feet, four of them, each eight feet in diameter and capable of shooting water two hundred feet over the river. The spectacle will begin shortly.