Having seen the Grand Canyon 
from a helicopter the other day we were looking forward to returning today to see more of the canyon from the rim.
The Skywalk 
is a glass floored bridge based on the West Rim, which extends over the canyon so that you can walk out, stand 4000ft above the canyon floor and look directly down.
It sounds impressive and it is, but unfortunately it’s also $150 for two people to spend 10 minutes or so walking out above the canyon. They also have a policy of not allowing any cameras on the Skywalk (enforced by airport style metal detectors) so that they can take photos of you and charge you $30 for each one. This was a massive shame, but I guess it was our fault for not reading the reviews on Tripadvisor first (pretty much all saying it’s a rip-off).
The Skywalk was unnecessary because the Grand Canyon is amazing whatever angle you view it from and I think getting to stand right on the rim and look down was possibly more impressive than the helicopter. There’s no fence at the West Rim, so it’s up to you how close you dare stand to the edge. The closer you get the more rewarding it is though, just such an amazing view.
Just driving though the desert on the way to the canyon and back was a fantastic experience. The landscape is covered in Joshua trees and there’s plenty of wildlife, including the biggest spider I’ve ever seen outside a pet shop (about 5 inches across). We also managed to spot a few mini tornadoes kicking up spirals of dust less than a mile from the road we were on (see the first photo).
Tonight we’re staying in Flagstaff and tomorrow we’re off to see a meteor crater!