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Posted in Grand Canyon on Jun 24th, 2011
Share A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to keep a northern Arizona tribe from severing its agreement with the developer of the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Read the full article at AZCentral.com: Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over Skywalk. About Grand Canyon Skyalk: The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a partnership between the Hualapai tribe [...]
Posted in Grand Canyon, Phoenix on Jun 20th, 2011
Share I will be traveling to Las Vegas for my nephew’s wedding in early August 2011. We would like to fly in early and stay at the Grand Canyon one or two nights and do the White Water rafting trip from the west rim down and the helicopter back up. What is your recommendation on [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Nov 13th, 2010
Share This week, we have a two-part email that we received from a visitor to GrandCanyon.net, our newest guide toGrand Canyon tours. We thought it might be helpful to other readers looking for Grand Canyon tours from Scottsdale or Phoenix, whether to the West Rim or the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. If you [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Apr 20th, 2010
Share 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 believe [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Jan 21st, 2010
Share 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 [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Sep 16th, 2009
Share 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 vacation [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Jun 26th, 2008
Share 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, Grand Canyon on Dec 11th, 2006
Share 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 [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on Oct 4th, 2006
Share 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 [...]
Posted in Arizona, Grand Canyon on May 10th, 2006
Share 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 [...]
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