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Grand Canyon Skywalk

Don Havatone stands in front of the glass-bottomed Skywalk that extends over the edge of the western edge of the Grand Canyon. Scheduled to open March 28, the Skywalk, left, will be the first-ever cantilever-shaped glass walkway to suspend more than 4,000 feet above the canyon's floor, and extend 70 feet from its rim. (Associated Press) Construction crew members help guide the glass-bottomed Skywalk over the edge of the west rim of the Grand Canyon on Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Associated Press) Travis Majenty, left, and Emmet Bender, right, both of the Hualapai Nation, perform a blessing at the rollout for the Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Grand Canyon West, Ariz., Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Associated Press) Crystal Bender, left, of the Hualapai Nation, blesses workers at the rollout for the Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Grand Canyon West, Ariz., Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Associated Press) The glass-bottomed Skywalk starts its move over the edge of the west rim of the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Ariz. (Associated Press) Robert Bravo, Jr., left, adjusts the Hualapai Nation flag while other workers place the American flag on the Skywalk before the rollout of the Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Grand Canyon West, Ariz. (Associated Press) A crowd of tourists watch the rollout of the Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Grand Canyon West, Ariz. Organizers expect the Skywalk to become the main draw in a community of tribal attractions that includes a cowboy town, an Indian village, helicopter tours and Hummer rides through the outback. (Associated Press) Don Havatone, of the Hualapai tribe, watches the rollout of the Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The tribe will open it to the public later this month, charging $25 per person in addition to other entry fees. (Associated Press) The Skywalk hangs over the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., prior to a grand opening ceremony, Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Associated Press) The Skywalk hangs over the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., prior to a grand opening ceremony, Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Associated Press) The Skywalk hangs over the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., prior to a grand opening ceremony, Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Associated Press) NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Native American NASA astronaut John Bennett Herrington, Las Vegas businessman David Jin and tribal leaders make the first walk onto the new Skywalk during the First Walk event over the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Associated Press) Skywalk VIPs including Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, second from right, and Native American NASA astronaut John Bennett Herrington, second from left, and members of the Hualapai Nation stand on the Skywalk during First Walk ceremonies at the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Associated Press) Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes before taking his first steps on the Skywalk during the First Walk ceremonies at the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Associated Press) Members of the media and invited guests look at the new Skywalk during the First Walk ceremonies at the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Associated Press) People walk on the Skywalk during the First Walk event at the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz., Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Associated Press) Tourists walk on the glass-bottomed Skywalk that extends 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West's Eagle Point, Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in northwestern Arizona. The Grand Canyon Skywalk opened to the general public on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher) Pamela Wamser, of Wisconsin, is the first paying tourist to step foot on the glass-bottomed Skywalk that extends 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West's Eagle Point, Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in northwestern Arizona, according to the Arizona Republic. The Grand Canyon Skywalk opened to the general public on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher) Tourists walk on the glass-bottomed Skywalk that extends 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West's Eagle Point, Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in northwestern Arizona. The Grand Canyon Skywalk opened to the general public on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher) Tourists walk on the glass-bottomed Skywalk that extends 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West's Eagle Point, Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in northwestern Arizona. The Grand Canyon Skywalk opened to the general public on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher)