Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Grand Canyon's Skywalk Glass Bridge

You cannot say that you have been to Grand Canyon unless you have been to the Skywalk Glass Bridge. It is a floating bridge made of steel and glass located at the West Rim of the Grand Canyon. The floors made of glass will enable you to look straight into the natural crevasse, so deep you can't really see the bottom. If you are afraid of heights like me, don't worry for there are a number of first responders on standby to help you.

My experience when we went there two years ago was totally exhilarating. I was walking through the glass floors funny because it felt like with every step I made, I was falling to the depths. By the way, they let you wear a plastic cover thing over your shoes so you won't scratch the glass floors. They won't allow cameras and phones in the bridge that if you want a picture, you have to use their own photo service like what we have below.

Here are more information about the Skywalk Glass Bridge:

  • Its attractions includes a cowboy town, an Indian village, helicopter tours and Hummer rides through the outback.
  • It is about as heavy as four Boeing 757 jets stacked on top of each other, which equals to 1.07 million lbs. The horse-shoe shaped bridge extends about 70 feet over the rim and about 4,000 feet over the canyon floor. It is designed to withstand 100 mph winds and has shock absorbers to keep the walkway from vibrating as people walk through.
  • The road to the Indian Reservation is about 25 miles of unpaved maintained road. Some said that the tour bus is a much better option than driving your own vehicle.
  • The fees might be high but if you are going to see the Grand Canyon, you should include Skywalk in your list of sights to see. After all, this is one of a kind glass bridge and not to be missed!
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