I don’t see a problem - it’s a pretty big canyon.
If done correctly... Why not? The old folks would like it I’d bet.
Sometimes Europeans tend to not grasp the immense scale of the USA. They’re getting worked up about adding about a block of services to a place three times the size of London.
That was my first thought - 420 acres - Grand Canyon. Yeap, going to “ruin” it. Please.
The GC national park is only a small part of the grand canyon.
I’ve worked on both rims of the park.
The folks who go over to the ‘indian’ side rarely walk more than a half mile from whatever transportation gets them there.
And the native american hosts charge an arm and a leg for that experience.
The park will be just fine.
The south rim of the park gets about 4 million visitors a year. 99% never go below the rim.
The north rim gets only a half million visitors a year. (only open may to october) and less than 1% go below the rim.
The only thing the build up of the native american side will do is relieve the overcrowding at the south rim hotels and eateries.
BTW, when the Grand Canyon Lodge opens each spring it is 100% booked for the entire season. Many make reservations 18 months in advance.
I don’t either. I have a “good roads association” road map book for Arizona from 1910. In it they explain a road will be built to the river soon. I guess it proved a little more difficult than first imagined.
A tram to the bottom would be very neat.