I spotted this particular specimen having left Grand Canyon West, gotten back onto Pierce Ferry Road, and heading north to Pearce Ferry and South Cove. In the background of this shot is Grapevine Mesa.
Monthly Archives: January 2012 It’s called Guano Point because some intrepid explorer noticed a bunch of bats flying in and out of caves in the canyon walls. So they set up an operation, building gantries at the top of the canyon and scaling down the cliffs to the caves, so they could harvest the guano.  The Skywalk is built on Eagle Point and the rock formation in the center of this image is why it has that name. 
[...] Eagle (Click image for larger view) So turning my back to the Grand Canyon Skywalk and looking south-east, I had this wonderful view. The Skywalk is built on Eagle Point and the rock [...]
[...] in the Grand Canyon (Click image for larger view) Also at Grand Canyon West is Guano Point – another picturesque overlook with great views of the Grand Canyon with the [...]
[...] late 1800′s it was an important crossing on the Colorado river. It marks the boundary between the Grand Canyon and Lake [...]  This image was taken after I took my walk. The bridge extends 70ft out from the canyon wall and the vertical drop at that point is over 4,000ft. As I’ve gotten older I’ve become more ‘height aware’. So most of the time I kept my feed above one of the two steel tracks that supports the glass floor, though I did take a few steps on the glass floor to pass some other people. It was freaky! 
Very well done Richard. I can’t imagine waling out on the glass. The photo you have here is fantastic, and I love the composition. 
Thanks Royce. There are two horse-shoe shaped steel beams, each about a foot wide, that support the glass. Most people walk over those, but it’s still freaky and if you want to move past someone admiring the view, stepping on the glass over the void is your only choice. It’s one of those situation where your brain tells you it’s safe and your mind is telling you something completely different!  Arguably the best viewpoint in the Death Valley National Park is Dante’s View. Although only about a mile east-south-east from Badwater, it’s more than a mile vertically above it in elevation! It’s a 40 mile round trip from Badwater, the last 5 miles being restricted to vehicles less than 25ft long. It’s a paved road…  The view above is the one I had ahead of me across Death Valley having exited Artist’s Drive canyon and making my way back to Route 178.  Great view of Artist’s Drive, Death Valley. This is the view you catch in your rear view mirror as you approach the end of the loop road. Blink and you’ll miss it!
[...] yesterday I posted a view of Artist’s Drive in Death Valleythat I first glimpsed in my rear view mirror. The view above is the one I had ahead [...]  Artist’s Palette in Death Valleyis accessible from a one-way road about nine miles north of Badwater. You have to be careful if there is rain in the area because flash floods down the canyons of the Black Mountains have been known to completely trash cars! You can get a decent view from your car but…
[...] the old line we shout during scary movies, ‘Look behind you!’. The road to the Artist’s Palette is known as Artist’s Drive. It’s a one-way road. Most of us drive giving more attention [...] |
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by Richard Davis