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The Skywalk At Grand Canyon West Partners With National Geographic Channel To Produce An Exclusive “Making Of” Documentary

Documentary To Include Never-Before-Seen Footage On The Creation of the Glass Walkway Built Nearly 4000 Feet Above The Canyon Floor

GRAND CANYON WEST, AZ (May 29, 2008) Grand Canyon West, owned by the Hualapai Tribe, in partnership with National Geographic Channel has announced production of a “making of” documentary using never-before-seen footage of the design and construction of the Grand Canyon Skywalk, the glass walkway nearly 4000 feet (1200 meters) above the floor of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The documentary will be aired in high definition exclusively on the National Geographic Channel and inside the Skywalk Visitor Center. The premiere is scheduled for early 2009.

The hour long special will be an in-depth documentary focusing on the technical aspects of the Grand Canyon Skywalk which will feature the design and construction from start to finish. Much of the footage that will be used to create the program has never been seen by the public, making this documentary the first true behind the scenes look at one of the world’s most unique structures and engineering marvels.

This simple sentence sums up so well what the Gospel is all about. We have failed to keep God’s Laws and Commandments (but Christ did) and for this failure, we should be put to death (Christ was) and our death would not make up for our failure (Christ’s did). John Piper talks about this more fully in the September/October issue of Modern Reformation magazine. here’s an excerpt.

What God Requires, Christ Provides

Justification cannot come through the law (see Gal. 2:21; Acts 13:38-39). Each of us-every single human being (see Rom. 3:10-12, 19-20)-has failed to do what God’s law requires of us (Gal. 3:10; 6:13; cf. James 2:10). But to understand what God requires, we must see what Christ provides. In his mercy, God has provided his Son as a twofold substitute for us. Both facets of Christ’s substitution are crucial for our becoming right with God. These facets are grounded in the twin facts that (1) we have failed to keep God’s law perfectly, and so we should die; but (2) Jesus did not fail—he alone has kept God’s law perfectly (see Heb. 4:15) —and so he should not have died. Yet in his mercy God has provided in Christ a great substitution—a “blessed exchange”—according to which Jesus can stand in for us with God, offering his perfect righteousness in place of our failure and his own life’s blood in place of ours. When we receive the mercy God offers us in Christ by faith (see Acts 16:31; 1 Tim. 1:15-16; 1 Pet. 1:8-9), his perfection is imputed—or credited or reckoned—to us and our sinful failure is imputed—or credited or reckoned—to him. And thus Jesus’ undeserved death pays for our sin (see Mark 10:45; 1 Tim. 2:5-6; Rev. 5:9); and God’s demand for us to be perfectly righteous is satisfied by the imputation or crediting of Christ’s perfect righteousness to us. “If justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose” (Gal. 2:21). But “God has done what the law … could not do” (Rom. 8:3).

Read the full article here: What God Requires, Christ Provides by John Piper with Justin Taylor

One of the most common questions I get is How much does the Grand Canyon Skywalk cost? the short answer has been $75 per person but that’s not quite right. It’s more like $80 for one person (groups cost less) but during the Month of June, fathers can save 25% making it about $64.93. Update: The discount is for the father in the party only, I don’t want to mislead anyone.

OK, so here’s the breakdown:
The Hualapai Legacy tour costs $29.95 (but you can save 25% in June making it $22.46 for fathers)

To walk on the Skywalk costs another $29.95 each (22.46 for fathers).
Parking is $20 per vehicle (so pack them in tight)

Total for one person = $79.90 ($64.93 after discount)
Total for two people = $139.80
Total for three people = $199.70
Total for four people = $259.60
Just keep adding $59.90 per person until your car is full and don’t forget to add tax.

Now there are some limitations when you walk the Skywalk.

There are no personal items, including cameras allowed on the Skywalk; you will be asked to store them in lockers. You can take photos of the Skywalk from the side, and a photo can be taken of you on the bridge and available for purchase if you choose. However, personal belongings, including cameras, on the bridge are not allowed to protect from dropping items into the canyon or onto the glass

So the big question is; Is it worth it?

Opinion on this is pretty strong but as you can see from these reviews, most people walk away disappointed. No worries, you can see the Skywalk from pictures I took before the ban was in place.

Allison, thanks for the comment. I did make an error in my calculations regarding the Father’s Day discount and may have confused the reader about what’s included. The $79 cost is based on the single person breakdown and does not account for the discount. Also, I see from the original email that the discount is for anybody, not just fathers and also applies to the Skywalk. I’ll update the post and include a link (which I meant to do originally).

Update on the Father’s Day Discount:

GRAND CANYON WEST, AZ (May 28, 2008) Grand Canyon West visitors who make reservations in advance by calling 1-877-716-WEST (8978) and ask for the “Father’s Day Special” will receive a significant discount on the tour package for the father in the group. Special pricing can also be reserved online at www.destinationgrandcanyon.com. The special pricing for fathers is available for reservations made for visits between June 1 and June 30, 2008. The discounts are as follows:

* Hualapai Legacy – father gets 25% off
* Horseback rides - father gets 25% off
* Tranquility (overnight package) - father gets 25% off
* Hualapai Experience - father gets 25% off
* Helicopter/boat - father gets 20% off
* Skywalk - father gets 25% off
* Meals - father gets 25% off
* Hummer Off Road - father gets 25% off

I recently realized that those of you visiting my site via Internet Explorer probably had a real hard time reading my site because the text was so small. This wasn’t a problem for me because I use the Firefox browser at work and home. The good news is, I found a solution. Of course, you may not have noticed a problem because your IE fonts settings were for LARGE fonts rather than MEDIUM fonts. Sorry if it’s too big now.

So a friend on the Inktank Forums made a video of his Bag of Crap he got from Woot.com for $1 and let me tell you, he got some good crap.

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Of course I see that you can get SanDisk 2GB MicroSD/TransFlash Card with SD Adapter from Amazon for $6.55 each so maybe I didn’t get such a great deal after all.

So my long time readers have probably noticed a few changes over time on this site as I try to optimize it both for user experience and for ad revenue. Finding that balance can be quite tricky. For example, you may have realized that links in blue are either Google Ads or Amazon Products. Problem is, I don’t choose either.

Google ads are managed by Google based on key-word association. Basically, if I post about car seats, you’ll see car seat related ads on the sidebar there (among other places). Amazon links are generated by Amazon by converting certain words or phrases int product links within the post. For example, in a recent post where I wrote “the happiest place on earth” Amazon converted that into a link to a book about Disneyland. Makes sense, but it also converted “big boy” and “clothes and breaking our backs” to links for music CD’s that had nothing to do with the topic.

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