| Kakum Canopy Walkway | Kew Xstrata Treetop Walkway | |
| Height | 40 m | 18 m |
| View |  |  |
| Length | 300 m | 200 m |
| Support | Six trees | Five 12-18m concrete piles |
| Materials | Steel cables, rope and narrow wood planks  | 400 tonnes of steel |
| Construction | No bolts or nails | Very sturdy. AND, the trusses are based on the Fibonacci sequence =-P |
| "Fauna" |  (OK. This was actually at the Bosum Forest Reserve) |  (Technically part of the Rhizotron exhibit) |
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Kakum Canopy Walkway vs Kew Garden Xstrata Treetop Walkway
Kakum National Park is one of the few virgin, coastal rainforests remaining in west Africa. The canopy walk is awesome! I also went to Kew Gardens in London on my way back to Boston. They also had a canopy walk. A few comparisons...
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