Tuesday, May 8th, 2007. Exp 90F. Today we were up early as we were being picked up at 6.40am for a trip out to Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon West, including the new Sky Walk. We travelled in a nice big black and air conditioned Hummer. Scott was our guide for the day and our travelling companions were Lydia and Joe from Chicago. Will post some of the fantastic pictures from the Rim of the Grand Canyon, shortly. We travelled a route that most going to the canyon do not do, passed Hoover Dam and then onto some tracks not normally travelled by the tour buses. By doing this we got to see some of the distinct vegetation and geography of the area. Our first stop at the Canyon was Eagle Point, where the new Skywalk is located. My owner was brave enough to go out onto the glass walkway, but I was not allowed to go as I was light and small and might be blown or dropped from the walkway. (You are not allowed to take anything with you, not even a camera onto the walk way.) He said it as a fantastic feeling looking down thru the walkway, watching the birds fly beneath you. Some on the less adventurous, would only walk on the opaque areas in the inner side of the walkway. After that my owner took a lot of pictures of me at the edge of the canyon, and with our guide and fellow travellers. Second stop was at Guano Point which at the western end of the canyon. More fanstastic views of the canyon and river very far below. We had lunch at the Hualapai Ranch, The Hualapai, traditional owners provided cultural demonstrations and lunch.
Thanks to Scott from Big Horn Wild West Tours for a great day.
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