Hiking Havasupai Part 5 Day 1

When you get into the village, you pay for your camping & mules that hauled your stuff in at the Museum.  They will take cash, but prefer credit card.  The cost of camping from Mon-Thur was $101.  It cost approx $139 per mule which would carry 4- 35lb bags, packs or duffle bags.

There is a general store...very expensive.  One cup of coffee, orange juice & Grandma's Oatmeal cookie cost me $6.32.  A box of Rice Crispy's $9.32.  There is a post office, school, helicopter landing (my 2nd favorite place) and a cafe.  All the food is fried in the cafe.  I had ordered some tater tots thinking I would get the Sonic size of 8, no for $3 you get the whole bag fried on a plate.  Enough to feed 6.  I didnt have the Indian Fry bread I thought that would be too much grease.

From the village to the campground is 2 miles.  All in river sand.  It was the hardest part of the trip.  You are worn out by then.  I definitely should not have sat at the cafe for an hour, I should have kept going.  However that being said, it's also the most beautiful part of the trip.  Now you get to see some of the falls.
1.5 miles from the village you come across Lower Navajo Falls, it was created in 2008 flood.  There is now an upper Navajo which you cant see too well from the rd.

Lower Navajo

Lower Navajo

Now you keep going another 1/2 mile and you come to Havasu Falls, which is at the edge of the campground.

Havasu Falls

Hiking Havasupai Part 4 Day 1

I had not hiked 10+ miles in one day ever...so that being said I had no idea how much water I would consume in one trip.  It is very important for you to know you own bodies requirements...

The church you pass by to go to the Campground

What you see going into the village. 

 

I believe this is the Mormon Church?

Two of the healthiest animals in the village

Hiking Havasupai Part 3 Day 1

My favorite site of the day - I had hiked 7 miles & had 3 to go.

Just outside of down the trail intersects with  water.  Everyone needed a break & some had to soak their feet  & nurse their blisters.  This is where I realized I had drank 2 liters of water!

Hikin Havasupai Part 2 Day 1

When you are on the trail it's important to give way to the mule trains, they will run you over.
We had just gotten to the bottom of the canyon in the last photo.  From here on out, you are walking on river bottom ie sand, shale & river rock.  You really dont notice how far you have walked or are going to have to walk because you get caught up in the scenery.

Me!

Here we are entering the canyon & the walls just tower over you!

Hiking Havasupai part 1 - day one 10/8/12

Let me just start by saying this is something I have wanted to do for a very long time.  I love hiking around Phoenix, I do my best to get to Thunderbird park at least once a week, but needless to say when it's 112+ it's a little hard to get motivated to hike.  I will say I am not in the best shape of my life and you will understand that when I get to the end of my photos.

Sheila & Lee Ann

We stayed the night in Seligman @the Romney, it was not a four star resort, but ok.

Sheila, Jordyn, Mckenna & Shannon

We left Seligman and arrived at the trailhead about 9 unpack all our gear for the mules & horses to take to the campground for us.

Then we all posed for our group photo and the descent to the canyon.  The top of the hill is gray & high desert.  It is definitely not prettiest part of the Grand Canyon.  If you ever decided to do this trip you must do the hike in once.  It's the only way you can experience how beautiful & majestic it really is.  You have to walk into the canyon to really understand how large it is .

Life has gotten away from me

I have not posted anything in a while.  I went on my hiking trip to Supai & hurt my back the last day I was there I was laid up for over a week just now getting back to normal.

We did some scrapbooking yesterday, I need to get photos to paper.

I will be posting all our Supai photos & some helpful tips if you decide to make the trip yourself.