Grand Canyon Skywalk Opens to First Visitors*

They did it. Members of the Hualapai Indian Tribe opened their $30 million horseshoe-shaped eco-travesty transparent walkway over the rim of the Grand Canyon today. As we’ve noted before, the Skywalk extends 70 feet beyond the canyon’s rim, allowing paying visitors to peer 4,000 feet down past their toes into the canyon. Today, invited guests—including, oddly, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who called it “magnificent”—gave it a try. The Skywalk opens to the general public March 28. We can, uh, hardly wait.
* Reuters has a slideshow and video, available here.

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