Skywalk at Grand Canyon

[Ron Marshall]

What do others think about this construction at the canyon rim?

I think in itself it is not so bad, but it sets a precident.

I think there could be some interesting shooting angles from it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/gallery/20...ture=329752914

[George Kara]

Hi Ron

I live in Arizona and have been following the development of the skywalk. The prices are extremely high. Entrance to the area is $ 50 per car + $ 25 per person to go on the skywalk. . There are a whole lot of free views of the Grand Canyon that are stupendous.

I believe today they have officially opened and the first people out on the sky walk were some of the first astronauts, - Buzz Aldrin and others. I wish the tribe well, but it really is out in the middle of no where and is again quite expensive.

George

[Richard Raymond]

The Skywalk opens to the general public on 28 March. Currently they are running "tours" for newspapers and tour companies to market the operation. As mentioned, the total price of $75US is expensive and the site at the west end of the canyon is not on the regular tourist routes. Most of the visitors to this part of the canyon have been part of helicopter tours out of Las Vegas. It will be interesting to see how many folks are willing to drive there for this look at the canyon.

[Ralph Barker]

Personally, I can think of less expensive ways for my knees to go weak and my palms to get sweaty. While I wish the tribe good luck with the venture, I won't be among their visitors.

[Kerry L. Thalmann]

As a large format photographer, I have to wonder if tripods will be allowed on the Skywalk. In addition to possible issues of congestion and safety, from the photos it looks like the Skywalk has some sort of glass or plexiglass surface. While I'm sure this heightens the sense of being suspended over a great abyss, in the photos all the visitors are wearing some sort of booties on their feet. Obviously, this is designed to protect the glass/plexiglass walkway surface from scratching. May they will offer a set of mini tripod booties for an additional fee.

Kerry

[eric black]

While I wish the tribe good luck with this, I cant help but to think there are better ways to try to coax people into that section of the canyon and much better ays to spend the money that went into constructing this.

[GPS]

Architecturally it's a disaster. As for the photo opportunities it's completely useless - you cannot take any valuable pictures through the floor and whatever pictures you can take over the glass fence will be just a picture that anyone else takes from the exact spot - and anyone else can take from just a short distance away from the Terra ferma. As a means of thrill it's cheap too.

[Dave Parker]

Sorry,

They could not pay me $75 to go out on that thing, I am interested in seeing how it does, but will not be contributing my money to this venture!

Dave

[naturephoto1]

I am not interested and I am sure that there will be much flex in the platform as people walk.

Rich

[John Kasaian]

I'd be more inclined towards visiting a casino overlooking the Grand Canyon. It would be less intrusive and besides, they need a good buffet in that part of the world