Skywalk at the Grand Canyon
On the Hualapai Indian Reservation Grand Canyon West in Arizona is the Skywalk, a glass-floored construction that juts right out 70ft into the air at an evelation of 4,000ft above the Colorado river. The local Hualapai tribe is hoping this one off attraction will attract visitors to the remote area which is about two-and-a-half hours from Las Vegas by car.If you choose to visit these stark and imposing lands of the Hualapai Indians on the western rim of the Grand Canyon then a heady sensation is awaiting you when you stride out onto a horseshoe-shaped walkway with transparent sides and walls that extends 70 feet into space, apparently unsupported.
Below the floor’s multiple layers of glass (protected from scratches by the booties you have to wear ) can be seen the sharp-edged, cracked up rock face of the canyon’s rim and a drop of many thousands of feet to the awesome chasm below your feet. The promise is one of dizzying excitement for those who do suffer from vertigo. Unfortunately there may be some in your party who just cannot bring themselves to take that step into the Canyon space – this needs to be considered before embarking on the long and dusty – sometimes bumpy ride to get there !
Labels: grand canyon, skywalk
On the Hualapai Indian Reservation Grand Canyon West in Arizona is the Skywalk, a glass-floored construction that juts right out 70ft into the air at an evelation of 4,000ft above the Colorado river. The local Hualapai tribe is hoping this one off attraction will attract visitors to the remote area which is about two-and-a-half hours from Las Vegas by car.If you choose to visit these stark and imposing lands of the Hualapai Indians on the western rim of the Grand Canyon then a heady sensation is awaiting you when you stride out onto a horseshoe-shaped walkway with transparent sides and walls that extends 70 feet into space, apparently unsupported.
Below the floor’s multiple layers of glass (protected from scratches by the booties you have to wear ) can be seen the sharp-edged, cracked up rock face of the canyon’s rim and a drop of many thousands of feet to the awesome chasm below your feet. The promise is one of dizzying excitement for those who do suffer from vertigo. Unfortunately there may be some in your party who just cannot bring themselves to take that step into the Canyon space – this needs to be considered before embarking on the long and dusty – sometimes bumpy ride to get there !
Labels: grand canyon, skywalk
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