Please see the following site. Interesting comment by the ranger. http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/pictures/pictures/2009/09/grand-canyon-idiot-fails-to-alarm-park-ranger/
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 2:18 AM, Ramani Rv <[email protected]> wrote: > > [Attachment(s) <#1263f39a02521f10_TopText> from Ramani Rv included below] > > Skywalk at Grand Canyon > > The Skywalk is situated on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at a new resort > called Grand Canyon West. Over 100 visitors can use the glass observatory > at any one time. The glass bottom overhangs the canyon by about 65 feet. > Needless to say, the vista is breathtaking. At this point there is a 4,000 > ft drop to the Colorado River below. Part of the design brief is to > withstand an earthquake and 100 mile an hour winds. > > > 2) Brave Photographer - Pictures of Grand Canyon > > Here we have one photographer photographing another photographer at work. > Hans van de Vorst took the the following pictures at the Grand Canyon, > Arizona. Unfortunately, we don't know the name of the brave photographer in > the pictures below. Here is Hans own account of the incident. > > I was simply stunned seeing this guy standing on this solitary rock in the > Grand Canyon. > The canyon's depth is 900 meters here. The rock on the right is safe. > > Watching this guy on his thong sandals, with a camera and a tripod I asked > myself 3 questions: > > 1. How did he climb that rock? > 2. Why not take that sunset picture on that rock to the right, which is > perfectly safe? > 3. How will he get back? > > After the sun set behind the canyon's horizon he packed his things (leaving > only one hand available) > and prepared himself for the jump. This took about 2 minutes. > At that point he had the full attention of the crowd. > > After that, he jumped on his thong sandals... > The canyon's depth is 900 meters here. > > Now you can see that the adjacent rock is higher so he tried to land lower, > which is quite steep > and tried to use his one hand to grab the rock. > > > > RVR > > > __._,_.___ > > Attachment(s) from Ramani Rv > > 4 of 4 Photo(s) > [image: > grand_canyon1.jpg]<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/attachments/folder/1090698024/item/1449701006/view> > > grand_canyon1.jpg<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/attachments/folder/1090698024/item/1449701006/view> > [image: > grand_canyon2.jpg]<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/attachments/folder/1090698024/item/1504369281/view> > > grand_canyon2.jpg<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/attachments/folder/1090698024/item/1504369281/view> > [image: > grand_canyon3.jpg]<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/attachments/folder/1090698024/item/1882911215/view> > > grand_canyon3.jpg<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/attachments/folder/1090698024/item/1882911215/view> > [image: > grand_canyon4.jpg]<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/attachments/folder/1090698024/item/556583525/view> > > grand_canyon4.jpg<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/attachments/folder/1090698024/item/556583525/view> > Reply to sender <[email protected]?subject=skywalk+at+grand+canyon> | > Reply > to group <[email protected]?subject=skywalk+at+grand+canyon> > Messages in this > topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/message/18012;_ylc=X3oDMTM3bGc0dHFrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRtc2dJZAMxODAxMgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyNjM3ODExMjQEdHBjSWQDMTgwMTI->( > 1) > Recent Activity: > > - New > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnZjcycGQwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMjYzNzgxMTI0?o=6> > 2 > > Visit Your > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOG04dWUwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEyNjM3ODExMjQ-> > Start > a New > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmanEwOHU2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyNjM3ODExMjQ-> > > > **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** > > > Visit following to see uploaded files related to religious and informative > files uploaded. > > http://groups.google.co.in/group/thatha_patty?hl=en > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/ > > _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- > > MARKETPLACE > > Going Green: Your Yahoo! 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