Grand Canyon park rangers are under orders to avoid offending fundamentalist Christians when asked how old the Grand Canyon is. picked by jasefifty1 2 years ago

Indian leaders and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin awaited their chance Tuesday to walk beyond the edge of the Grand Canyon during opening ceremonies for a glass-bottom observation deck that lets tourists gaze deep into the chasm. picked by diva0714 1 year ago

Filmmaker Eric Steel has released a documentary called "The Bridge" that shows some of the jumps, all filmed in 2004. The film is, understandably, controversial. "The strange part about that is, almost everyone who made [negative] comments made them before they'd seen a single frame of footage," Steel said. "I think the film is incredibly sensitive. And I think people wer... read full post picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

As if a donkey ride down the canyon wasn't scary enough. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

Construction crews spent two years building the walkway. They drilled steel anchors 46 feet into the limestone rim to hold the deck in place. Earlier this month, they welded the Skywalk to the anchors after pushing it past the edge using four tractor trailers and an elaborate system of pulleys. picked by super 1 year ago

The body of a man believed to have fallen off the edge of the Grand Canyon has been recovered from approximately 300 feet below the rim at an undeveloped view point on the South Rim. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Hundreds evacuated including the tiny village of the Havasupai tribe. More heavy rains expected. picked by suebe 3 weeks ago

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah has great hiking trails to explore. Horseback is the new way that allows you to take in all that Bryce Canyon has to offer. picked by arrch8 2 years ago

Indonesia plans to build the world's longest suspension bridge across the earthquake-prone Sunda Strait, passing within 50 kilometres of the active Krakatoa volcano. The bridge, traversing 30 kilometres, will link Indonesia's main islands of Java and Sumatra at an estimated cost of $12 billion. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Here’s a Google satellite image from near Magdeburg, Germany. It shows a water bridge crossing the Elbe River. Actually, it is a canal crossing the river on a bridge. Here's a ground-level photo. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

New geological evidence indicates the Grand Canyon may be so old that dinosaurs once lumbered along its rim, according to a study by researchers. The team used a technique known as radiometric dating to show the Grand Canyon may have formed more than 55 million years ago, pushing back its assumed origins by 40 million to 50 million years. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A vast underwater valley the size of the Grand Canyon. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

There's weird, then there's weird. I feel for her. But this is weird. picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

Transparent "Skywalk" was built in Great Canyon, Arizona. Looks very scary, almost like a part of some theme park. picked by moebel 1 year ago

Finger-pointing began over a report two years ago that found the bridge was "structurally deficient." picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Authorities searched Wednesday for the bodies of four children believed to have been thrown off a bridge by their father after he had a dispute with his wife. picked by Maven 8 months ago

Here is the clearest picture I've seen of the bridge falling into the muddy Mississippi River picked by Dangerman 1 year ago

When it opened on 17 December 2004, the spectacular Millau Viaduct set new standards in both planning design and construction - without mentioning the record it set as the largest cable-stayed bridge in Europe... picked by molnatisi 9 months ago

Sheriff's spokeswoman Lori Nebeker says it appears Heaton survived the jump, but succumbed to the elements in the canyon.

ironic? perhaps. picked by muppet 7 months ago

Letting corporate America pick up some of the cost for maintenance of the Golden Gate Bridge would be nice. Maybe "The Golden Plime Bridge." picked by Bornbad 2 years ago