[at-l] Are You (Wo)Man Enough?

[atrailhiker at adelphia.net (Marsha)]

Well I guess this was coming. Then they will construct a bridge, then a 
monorail.

I could do it. I once went over the whirlpools at the bend on the 
Niagara River in one of those cable cars 2000 feet high. I thought that 
took bowels ;)

I also get into my Jeep every day and drive in Cleveland traffic.

Thanx for the links Jan.

Marsha

Jan Leitschuh wrote:

>
> Afraid of heights? Thought The Knife Edge was fun?
> ;-)
>
> The Grand Canyon Skywalk -
>
> I set out to prove this false, and - Snopes sez it's true.
> Urp!
>
> Details:
> Grand Canyon Skywalk
> Scheduled to open Jan. 1, 2006 Hualapai Indian Reservation
> * Juts about 70 feet into the canyon, 4000 ft above Colorado River
> * Will accommodate 120 people comfortably (how comfortable would you be?)
> * Built with more than a million pounds of steel beams, and includes 
> dampeners that minimize the structure's vibration
> * Designed to hold 72 million pounds, withstand an 8.0 magnitude 
> earthquake 50 miles away, and withstand winds in excess of 100 mph
> * The walkway has a glass bottom and sides...four inches thick
>
> Check out the photo.
>  http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/skywalk.asp
>
> also, National Geo:
> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0826_050826_grandcanyon.html 
>
>
>
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