Grand Canyon just need to see! And why it should be done, I will tell you now, but rather I will share part of those incredible emotions that can be experienced in this older National Park of America, which is famous for one of the most perfect creatures of the Mother of Nature. Canyon, we visited with her husband during our small journey in America. The entrance to the National Park is only twenty dollars from one person and this ticket is valid for a week, that is, a whole week, in just twenty dollars, you can admire the incredible beauties of these places. Funny price, but it is only at first. Here for everything you need to pay twenty dollars, you only pay for the fact that we stepped on the local land. Well, we wouldn't stand up for a week with my husband, because it is enough and one day, to get a maximum of positive emotions for life.
The most important highlight, pearl or call it as you wish, is the Skywalk Bridge, which clearly apply to the title of Miracle of Engineering. This is the only worldwide bridge over the abyss, which is at an altitude of 1200 meters. But not even this is the main thing, and the main thing is that the bridge is fully made of glass, that is, having stepping on it, you see only the abyss under your feet. I am also injuring the heights and the first wishes was - to lie on the floor and crawling on the belly, as the head was terribly spinning. But, I am confused with my thoughts and ahead of myself.
So, as you understand - the bridge is glass and it has the shape of the horseshoe. In order to go through this bridge, you must pay thirty-five dollars. Those who wish to admire the precipice, it was quite a lot, but that I was surprised, so it is a complete absence of a rush and muck, which is so characteristic of queues. I didn't like the fact that the bridge is categorically impossible to carry bags, cameras, cameras, water and phones. For the convenience of tourists, special boxes have been organized here. After we folded all our things in the box, we checked us with a metal detector. Why did it have been done, for me to this day remains a mystery, although it is more like that the local authorities want to protect the main attraction of the canyon, from the penetration of terrorists with a bomb. Okay, this is their American personal matter.
Practically before you step on the bridge, you need to wear boat from the fabric. These are the same booties and caused me dizziness, because I was very afraid of slipping. Everyone reacts in different ways when they turn out to be over the precipice at the height that is higher than any modern skyscraper. My husband was calm as the door and only opened silently and closed his mouth. Surprise to have something, believe me, because under your feet, there is a beautiful and unusual shape of the mountain, and the most real eagles are filled over your head, which is not afraid of the presence of soaring near sightseeing helicopters.
At the bottom of the gorge, the famous Colorado River flows, but from this height it seems thin thread. By the way, it is this river that is a creator of a given miracle of nature, since it is she who for millions of years, who was engaged in monotonous destruction of rocks and eventually created this unearthly beauty. But let's go back to the bridge. Since I was disturbed about the sustainability of this structure, it is quite natural that I asked a bunch of questions, and sometimes even quite stupid, but the Americans for such individuals have been accustomed to such individuals and therefore I received all exhaustive answers.
So, the Skywalk Bridge can simultaneously withstand a hundred visitors. At the time of our visit to the local places, from the whole crowd of those who want, only thirty people missed the bridge. The bridge calmly can withstand the earthquake in points and hurricane wind a hundred sixty kilometers per hour. This information has affected me soothing, but not so much that I could turn off the natural instinct of self-preservation. The width of the bridge is three meters, and its length is equal to forty two meters. When building a bridge, such a technique was not used as cranes. It was not quite usually erected and simply put forward from the mountain.
As for children on this excursion. Personally, I do not recommend taking a walk on the bridge, children under fifteen years, because children completely lacks a sense of fear and danger. If just walking along the national park or ride a train along the gorge, then this is please. Such a defense will probably like it. I also advise ride a horse and feel like a real cowboy cowboy. Such a fascinating cowboy horse tour, stands only forty dollars per hour for one person and one horse.
Even over the canyon, you can fly on a small plane or a helicopter, too small. The cost of the flight on a small plane is one hundred and fifty dollars from one person. Rent a helicopter, that is, a small tour of the helicopter lasting to half a day, costs about three hundred dollars from one person. Helicopters are very small and eight people can take on board at the same time. Unfortunately, the tour of the helicopter and the plane and I didn't pull out financially on the plane, but I hope that next time we certainly accumulate money and fly over the famous Grand Canyon and inspect it completely from a bird's eye view! Dreams should come true!