Without doubt, one of the most beautiful and interesting adventures, hiking this summer, summer cumnaticii largely dedicated my life Egle and our ordinary mortals but eager tourists, was that this year the Grand Canyon - the fourth in the hierarchy, but this time not arhicunoscutele areas in the south or the north but in the west of the Grand Canyon in HUALAPAI Indian Reservation, where it is located another engineering masterpiece of America and the world: the bridge "Skywalk" engineering curiosity located just 2 ½ hours from Las Vegas.
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- Together with a local!
To try to include Skywalk phenomenon as a whole, creates the need to explain the importance and reason for building this bridge here. Hualapai Indian Tribe, which is composed of, in about 2000 members, the tribe that are owners of about one million acres of land on the west coast of the Grand Canyon and that by accepting this construction on their land, building that has dream in 1996 was David Jin, a businessman who otherwise supported spending $ 30 million to create this structure and thereby providing Hualapai tribe chance to come back at the forefront of human civilization.
A unique view!
Like an eagle or hawk flying over the Grand Canyon, so you can you feel when you walk on the Skywalk and stay stunned the abyss that is beneath you.
Cofare-II facing the abyss!
Without a past too much, the Skywalk is open to the public in March 2007, this building and inginerasca masterpiece is now the tallest structure created by man, at 4,000 feet - 1319.2 meters making it taller than any skyscraper the world including even large buildings such as Sears Tower - Chicago Empire State Buiding - New York, Sydney Tower - Australia and Bank of China.
Lithuanian Brotherhood - hualapaiana!
The walls and floor are made of glass bridge which gives you the opportunity to direct in depth look at the canyon, glass supported by a steel structure of 1 million pounds - 453 592 kg maximum capacity is 120 people at the same time, even if resistance is much higher, the bridge access to video cameras or any rucsaculet or bag is forbidden, but largely because of security and exclusivity of the Hualapai tribe.
Single, over the universe!
Bridge is horseshoe-shaped passage that steps can be 10 feet wide - 3 meters and length of 70 feet - 21.3 feet.
On the edge of the abyss!
The bridge is only the beginning of a great dream of the tribe to develop tourism in this part of the Grand Canyon.
Only, admiring the gap!
"If you were a bridge, Grand Canyon would probably be the last place you want to be positioned, constructed and this in large part due to winds up to 90 miles per hour - 150 km per hour coming in like tornadoes vertical an unbearable weather condition of any bridge on the planet! "
After putting up a great project, Skywalk has grown to withstand winds up to 100 miles-160 miles per hour that can beat the 8 different directions. Also mentioned is resistance test which was submitted in May 2005, one of dozens of tests before being opened to the public, test the bridge to withstand a weight of 71 compared with 747 planes full, that is not Weighing less than 71 million pounds - 32,500 tons.
Egle - Lithuanians daughter!
And so the Hualapai tribe tourism revived, one remaining question more unexpectedly: When is your visit there?
Hoping that you have opened your appetite to visit this marvel, please vote and watch the following movie, movie where you can assist us in a dance with the Indians in this area.
This trip has been worth every cent that used here and at the same time we established a peace of mind that gave us confidence that through our visit, our expenses and donations made by the account there but these stunt to you, our dear friends, through it all we have contributed least to recognize the Hualapai nation but also to recognize extra-human efforts of those who created this edficiu!
Egle - Grand Canyon - Skywalk from Valy Cofaru on Vimeo .
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Even that is something unique. In fact all we so many new unique. What I would like to be younger .... Maybe in another life you'll see all these wonders.
Yet where is the bridge? Actually is a kind of balcony, right?
@ Ghiocel07 - you are young and we expect will give us the opportunity to once again visited this place great! We try to approach our mentors in the blog!
@ Gelu Russian - give it a bridge semi horseshoe-shaped balcony, as shown in the picture 2.
Skywalk is impressive and with information on the net is said to cost 30 million dolari.Tu you tell us if it was worth the investment and recommend walking even for those with fear of heights!
Interesting and Indian dance. How do you know a lover of folk dances, perhaps you live in Romania to go on a Deimos a Romanian folk dance show!
Beautiful photos ... how small we are ...
Beautiful picture of Indian ...
@ North East - was worth it even if the height of the great river, or as we have seen people say on ProTV, in front of this building courage can say without sfiim us: "You rock"
Very likely yes, if you have time for that.
@ Ocike - beautiful surprise. Thanks for visiting and I hope to hear more often.
Beautiful photos! If reaching the U.S. will be the first place that I will visit. Ma.am think of a long ride horses any one week. Egle is a great beauty! Greetings from my seem.
@ Laci - Multuim and looking forward to give us a sign when you come to the airport, just as you make plans in an hour for a week! I'll send greetings.
Without words ... Great pictures and view!
@ Sip - Thank you, really very beautiful and very uplifting, as indeed there ocike said above, we realize how small we are and realize the spirit and power inchnam in front of some human quality.
You must have courage to go on that bridge. When I saw the picture you sit on that rock, I felt goose bumps. About river height but I keep my emotions. Very beautiful area.
@ Ciolitto - not really, it's very safe, instead you feel the dream, think about where you are as I said above, only the view that birds have had to have.
It's a unique feeling!
Thanks for visiting and speedy recovery.
It's in my yard and I still have not been there? Have to do soon! (Indian uprising and not to take him to scrap
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Until then I have trained here: http://www.willistower.com/ (also have a Skydeck in the tallest building in America and fourth in the world).
Oh, and I've atrenat and climbing tower that) 210 m) on the steps outside of my hometown: http://vimeo.com/1686094 (you remember him, Valy? It can not climb because other " Indians "who stole the exterior stairs were metal.)
@ Mircea Goia - let us know when we go that we do pote time to join you, I want to go back there once. By the Way, to rent a car, do not go to yours, it's still working on it's way up there and ... that in Romania the country!
over 2 weeks 3 days go to Chicago and want to make some visits to her sky-scrapper that.
How can I forget that??? You're crazy, there I wanted to do some unconscious booster still in the military.
You want to do?? I did
Booster ... no, yes ... but still trembles in me when I reached the summit (and I fear of heights, but that does not put me tripping) ....
@ Mircea Goia - we wanted. It was peaceful back then and I did not watch the truck enough, apparently.
Very nice location! And beautiful pictures .. we look forward to take some time off and we get there ... Thanks for explanation
@ D - Hi Dan, thanks for the appreciation photos and more ta.Bafta visit and have fun there.
Vulcan and ice in heaven with earth connections in precipices that pierce the deep reddish soil petrified creating a space to relax, fear and placeriii metamorphosis, and not least creating memories that never looks that remain in the deep soul and deep impregnated which from time to time stirred shivers of pleasure you give us to understand that life continues!! To traesti Master!
With respect and admiration always the same Roman!!
@ Roman - friends do not know what to study in Moldova, but clearly art "speak" is a place of honor to you, thank you kind words and often expect more from us
Hello dear .... expect job that much ... maybe one of the coolest places in the Grand Canyon a few months ago ... I saw a documentary on Discovery about the "madness" that called Skywalk ... and I knew that time will come when you get to share with us some photos from there .. Too bad you were not allowed to shoot and there is good and Skywalk .... anyway .. so thank you showed us another "crazy" in a good word ameriani made.
@ Vali Banoiu - friendly, good back, even when you want to have time to sit there than Messi or Skype, anyway I apologize that I was strong posts ago but I have material for a year now, only time to found, yet to finish with a visit Egle-II, Florida vacation in the very near future and draw a visit just three days in Chicago and if I did not ever post on this great city, after 3 visits already made there, I hope make one now. So stay with us, and we hope you still look and other "crazy".
doamneee is great! .... I have not seen anything in my life ... even as God has endless strength bv .. gorgeous .... and you as you get in places where no one can dream
@ Siq - enjoy what you see here you produce a state of sensitivity to the art of the Creator. Everything you see here we were put on the tray and offered without any obligation on our part other than that to appreciate and preserve the beauty of this world.
Thanks for visiting and how often you expect to see us.
Some good forums with exciting information. I'll be back.
@ Photo sharing site - Thank's for your visit and we're looking foward to see you more Often.
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is indeed impressive, but can anyone believe that we, in the country (romania) have monumental glass works, unique in the world: two bridges completely made of glass, with length: 1. 5.2 m and 2. 4.8 m, the building which did not use any metal gram ... bridges are circulated inside the two locations, who does not believe, I may contact: John daju - daju_ioan@yahoo.com - Bucharest - Romania have
the challenge perfectly feasible: glass platform about 6 m width and unlimited length (no matter how great ... herb can also think I'm kidding, but across the entire platform will not only see the glass (or a gram of metal)