Matt a.k.a "Havasupai Hal" had us enter the canyon at night - complete with head lamps. We slept on the trail - and then woke around 5:30am and continued down to the village. The entire hike down to the waterfalls is about 10 miles - you have about 1.5 miles of steep switchbacks right at the beginning and then the rest is through dry riverbed. The boys led the way...and Lisa (with her fractured foot - injured the night before) and I followed.
When we started to hit trees like this I knew we had to be getting close to the water..and the village.
There is a perfect little LDS chapel that greets you as you enter the poverty-stricken village.
And a LOT of horses...a LOT of horses on the brink of starvation - I wasn't quite prepared for the horses OR homes in Havasupai.
We checked in and paid for our permits ($30ish per night)
We walked the 2 miles from the village and came to our first set of falls...All I could think was "WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME I HAD HAWAII IN MY BACKYARD - OK 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM MY BACKYARD??!!
Look who we ran into (Lisa's littlest sister)
Who wouldn't want to hike with a pack that cute??
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| Umm...next time I will focus the camera for Hayley first. |
A little tired coming out of the canyon - Bart & Lisa must have caught their 4th wind?
Up to the top...
Lisa and I chose to laugh our heads off (we were short on oxygen) and sing show tunes the rest of the way up - glancing back every so often at how far we had come.
I want to head back next summer with Indy & Laina...they would love it!
1 comment:
This made me cry a little, you know who I did this with? Grandpa (and Ross of course)! I think I was 10 or so and it was such a memorable trip. You should definitely take your kids, I can't wait until mine are old enough to do it. I forgot how beautiful it is!
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