Good Bye, Supai

Supai to Hualapai Hilltop (8 miles, +2,000/-0 feet). We beat the heat this morning with a 4am start.  It was fun hiking with headlamps for a bit, and several other hikers were out doing the same thing. By 8am we made it back to Hualapai Hilltop. The kids brought Half Cookie a much needed soda…

Mooney Falls

Supai to Beaver Falls and back (10 miles, +1,000/-1,000 feet). Today we hiked back down to Havasupai Falls and continued our journey deeper into the canyon. Just above Mooney Falls it’s not possible to continue next to the river, so the trail passes through some tunnels and down some ladders.  They actually had a security person…

Havasupai Falls

Hualapai Hilltop to Supai via Havasu Falls (12 miles, +400/-2,400 feet). Half Cookie has always wanted to do this trip to the Grand Canyon.  It is in the National Park, but it is to the west of the main corridor and it is controlled by the Native Americans who live here.  Supai village is an 8 mile…