The Grand Canyon Blends Nature And Technology
For anyone who’s never been to the Grand Canyon, I’m sure that the first image that comes to mind is lots of rocks, barren landscape and bit of river flowing through the bottom.  Everyone imagines the Grand Canyon as being a marvel of nature, with stunning vistas, and a deserved spot amongst the official wonders of the world. But if your into technology and engineering at all, then there is even more to marvel at when visiting the Grand Canyon. The Hoover Dam has been an integral part of the Canyon since 1945, but even more recently built is the Grand Canyon sky walk.
A great resource for checkout out different things to do at the Grand Canyon, are Grand Canyon Tours. While the Hoover Dam may be my far the more technological marvel of the two, I think the Sky Walk with it’s glass floors perched some 800 feet above the canyon floor would be pretty breath taking as well. I’ve been to the glass floored observation deck on the CN tower in Toronto, and that made me pretty nervous. While nature purists may balk at intrusion of man made technology into such a beautiful natural environment, I find it a little more interesting. It’s inevitable that we leave our mark on this planet, and I think the sky walk for one allows for a greater appreciation of the nature around it. It’s more important to find ways to blend technology and nature in a beneficial partnership, then to exclude one entirely for the preservation of the other.
