{"id":927,"date":"2017-06-26T18:38:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T18:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migration.globechalk.com\/travel\/?p=927"},"modified":"2026-05-21T23:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:54:34","slug":"grand-canyon-by-helicopter-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/?p=927","title":{"rendered":"Grand Canyon by Helicopter?! [Part 2]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here it is! THE GC!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_134732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_134732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_134732-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_134732-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>As we are coming from Las Vegas, this is the West Rim, home of the Skywalk. The Skywalk is a glass walkway hanging 4,000 above the floor of the GC. It will definitely get your heart going! Although, I was probably more nervous in the helicopter:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-929 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_151023-e1498501263699-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_151023-e1498501263699.jpg 768w, https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_151023-e1498501263699-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clench those hands tight!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-930\" src=\"http:\/\/www.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_144638.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_144638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_144638-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_144638-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>The helicopter traced the CO River, with the steep canyon walls on either side. I recently learned that the deepest canyon in the USA is not the Grand Canyon (but OH MY GOODNESS). Hells Canyon in Idaho is the deepest river gorge: 7,993 feet. And Kings Canyon in CA has a depth of 8,200 feet (winner!). The difference? Kings Canyon is a glacial valley. The depth of the GC is 6,093 feet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-931\" src=\"http:\/\/www.globechalk.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_150618.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_150618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_150618-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/GLOBECHALK.COM\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20160130_150618-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>Leaving the GC at the end of the day!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here it is! THE GC!As we are coming from Las Vegas, this is the West Rim, home of the Skywalk. The Skywalk is a glass walkway hanging 4,000 above the floor of the GC. It will definitely get your heart going! Although, I was probably more nervous in the helicopter: Clench those hands tight! 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