Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Walking on Air

So I'm sure many of you have heard and/or read about the new Skywalk on tribal lands over the Grand Canyon.

According to the Associated Press, The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a tourist attraction, commissioned by the Hualapai Indian tribe, to be opened to the public today, on March 28, 2007, along the Colorado River on the edge of the Grand Canyon in the U.S. state of Arizona.

The Skywalk will be charging $25 per person in addition to other entry fees.The glass bridge is suspended 4,000 feet (1 219 meters) above the canyon. The bridge's walls and floor are built of glass 4 inches (10.2 cm) thick. The horseshoe shaped bridge protrudes 65 (20 meters) feet from the edge of the canyon. The Skywalk is able to hold 70 tons of weight, allowing for 800 people weighing 175 lbs. (80 kg) each to stand on the bridge. The allowed capacity, though, will be limited to only 120 persons. All visitors will be provided with shoe covers to protect them from slipping and to prevent scratching of the glass floor.

Here are some photos:









Now, my sweetheart says he's gonna pass on this one. He's not a fan of dangling over the Grand Canyon. However, I (the ever-frequent risk-taker) am ready to go pay my $25. Anyone else game?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dad says "YES" and Mom said she'd hold Ben"s hand

Allison said...

I don't know if i would want to spend 25+ dollars to walk on 4 in thick glass over the grand canyon. However, I feel certain Brian would be all over it!

kate kiya said...

I'll go with you! That looks so cool1 I'm not very good with heights, but it might be ok...wow, that really looks amazing.