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Havasupai Adventure: Hiking into Supai Village

The day after exploring the Grand Canyon Caverns we got up early and drove to the Grand Canyon where we would begin our 8 mile hike to Havasupai Lodge where we would stay at the Havasupai Indian reservation. It was raining again and we were a bit worried that if the rain didn’t let up we wouldn’t be able to hike into the canyon due to flash flooding.

horsiesWhen we arrived at the Hualapai hilltop of the Grand Canyon the rain had mostly cleared up. It was still cloudy, but after about 20 minutes the clouds began to dissipate revealing the majestic canyons. We had hired horses to transport our things to the lodge in Supai so as the horses arrived we unloaded our things and headed down the trail. We descended from the hilltop 1,400 feet down a switch back trail that lead us into the bottom of the canyon. It was an amazing feeling to hike all the way down into the canyon.

canyon caves

We saw so many amazing rock formations and a few small waterfalls along the trail. As the mule trains passed by we stepped off to the side of the trail. Almost halfway through the hike it started raining again although luckily it was not raining too heavily so we didn’t get caught in a flash flood. After the rain cleared up the sun started to come out and it warmed up a lot. We came across a stream and were getting closer to Supai village.

A flower with raindrops on the trail

A flower with raindrops on the trail

The Havasupai reservation is one of the most remote villages in America. It can only be accessed by hiking, horseback or helicopter. Havasupai means “people of the blue green waters.” As we approached the village a wild horse ran across the trail. Then we passed over a bridge and we saw a sign for the village. Entering the village which is surrounded by majestic and interesting rock formations. There are giant pillars called “the watchers.” There is also an interesting formation that my friend Chris noticed looked like a meerkat.

Meerkat rock?

Meerkat rock?

The village is small with many horses as they are used as pack mules. We arrived at Havasupai Lodge and checked in. We were a bit tired from the 8 mile hike in, but once we got our things from the horses and settled into our room we decided to hike a few more miles past the village through the campground the Havasu Falls. On the way to Havasu falls we passed Little Navajo Falls which is a series of cascading water walls.

Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls

We were all in awe of the beauty of this place! We then walked through the camp ground area to Havasu falls. It is about 100 feet and is so pretty! Since it had been raining the water wasn’t perfectly crystal blue when we arrived, but it was still beautiful! After checking it out we headed back to Navajo falls and took a dip in a waterfall. It felt so amazing to jump in the water after hiking all day. After that we headed back to the lodge to cook out and then get some rest. I can’t wait to share the rest of our trip with you stay tuned for our next adventure at Mooney Falls!

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Cooling off after the long hike at Little Navajo waterfall. Photo by Laura Kranzler

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