Havasupai

An Oasis in the middle of the Grand Canyon

Ahhh yeah!! Talk about one heck of a hike!

Nate, Me, Mowgli and Nicco in front of Havasu Falls

What a sight for sore eyes! After a 10 hour drive, 3 1/2 hours of sleep in the parking lot beneath an array of endless stars and an 11 mile hike in with packs on our backs, this was our destination!Havasu Falls up close and personal...

The Crew in front of Mooney Falls

Thanks to Mowgli for putting this all together, it ended up being such a fun weekend! We camped down river from Havasu falls between two small rivers. There were tons of people down there and we found out after 9 miles in, that you can helicopter into the village just 2 miles from the campground for $85.. talk about a cop-out! Good thing we took it HC (hard core for those of you not on the trip) and packed in like mules! There was plenty of fun to be had away from people and we wore ourselves out the entire time. I don't have room to post all my pictures here, but I will create a slideshow of the rest. Our journey to Beaver falls on Saturday was probably the most fun I've ha d all year. We hiked down river about 3 miles wading in and out of the river and pretty much the whole day was spent cliff jumping, rope swinging, sliding down waterfalls, crazy stallions and cheating death with my lousy back flip attempt. I'd say that day topped my charts!
Anyone interested in doing this trip, I give it two thumbs up!! Word of warning: get in shape, it's not an easy one! I figured throughout the whole 4 days, we hiked about 32 miles if not more and I thought I was in pretty good shape... Not so! You can bet we crashed the second we got out of that canyon. We drove straight to Kingman for In and Out burgers. Ahh, food never tasted so good...yeah I pounded two, not one, but two fully loaded burgers...mmm. I miss the trip already!