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A man fell to his death at the Grand Canyon Skywalk earlier this week, as the Grand Canyon National Park was recently named the deadliest of America's 63 national parks. The unidentified man, 33, went over the edge of the Sky Walk the morning of June 5, falling 4,000 feet down to his death. Search and rescue teams from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office used ropes and a helicopter to try and help the fallen man. Crews pronounced the man dead at the scene and transferred him to the Hualapai Nation, who operate the attraction. It's not clear if the...

An Internet Publication for Real AmericansFrom The News WireTribe set to open Grand Canyon Skywalk Posted: Tuesday March 20,2007 - 12:14:55 am By CHRIS KAHN, Associated Press Writer 49 minutes ago HUALAPAI INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz. - Visitors who have marveled at the Grand Canyon's vistas will now have a dizzying new option: a glass-bottom observation deck allowing them to gaze into the chasm beneath their feet. The Skywalk, which will be unveiled Tuesday, is being touted as an engineering marvel. The glass-and-steel horseshoe extends 70 feet beyond the canyon's edge with no visible supports above or below.For $25 plus...

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... The Hualapai Indian Tribe's "Glass Walkway," a structure that will be suspended over the edge of the canyon some 4,000 feet above the Colorado River. It will be higher than any of the world's tallest free-standing skyscrapers. The walk way is horseshoe shaped, and its glass bottom will allow you to look straight down between to the canyon floor....