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Posted in Arizona on Apr 20th, 2010
Dear Arizona Travel:
My children are ages 6, 14, 15 and 18. What tour(s) would be safe for all? What would you recommend? Thanks.
–Deborah H.
Dear Deborah,
Your kids are the perfect age for almost any tour. The only thing you probably wouldn’t be able to do is river rafting as I [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jan 21st, 2010
Coincidentally, we had two visitors email us at theCanyon.com this week asking how they could see the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley in one day trip. Hmm, okay, yes you can do that. But both these visitors specified that they’ll be starting their trips from Las Vegas, Nevada and wanted to see the West Rim [...]
Posted in Arizona on Sep 16th, 2009
We got an email from a visitor to theCanyon.com, our Grand Canyon tours and hotels guide, today that totally struck a chord with me. I think Diana’s question is really common and who better to answer than another mom? Check it out and see if it will help you with your Grand Canyon [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jun 26th, 2008
We had a very good question from a reader today, to which I thought I knew the answer but realized I did not!
Dear Arizona Travel:
I will be traveling to the Grand Canyon West Rim with my pet puppy. Are pets allowed on the Grand Canyon Skywalk?
Thank you – Cozette
Posted in Arizona on Dec 11th, 2006
Rollout And “First Walk” Events Also Scheduled
LAS VEGAS — December 8, 2007 — Grand Canyon West, a destination owned and operated by the Hualapai Tribe at the Grand Canyon’s western rim, announces March 28, 2007 as the official public opening date of The Skywalk. The Skywalk will be the first-ever cantilever shaped glass walkway to [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 4th, 2006
DATE: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
WHAT: The process of welding the steel beams for the glass cantilever-designed bridge, The Skywalk, is now underway. Shortly after the steel is fitted and welded together a process called “Jack-and-Roll” will be used in order to extend the bridges cantilever “U” shape steel piece 4,000 feet over the canyon. The [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 10th, 2006
It’s 10-feet wide and extends 70-feet from where it’s anchored to the rock. It has a deck made of tempered glass. That’s a description of a new $30 million structure being built in the Grand Canyon that’s expected to draw thousands.
It’s the Hualapai Indian Tribe’s “Glass Walkway,” a structure that will be suspended over the [...]
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