Grand Canyon - Havasu & Mooney Falls
April 28-30, 2000

At the Hualapai Hilltop trailhead on the Havasupai Indian Reservation. Jerry, Jan, Chris and Joe getting our duffle bags weighed in for the pack horses.

Start of trail down is in the foreground. Several switchbacks can be seen in the background. What appears to be the floor of the canyon is only one of many levels of canyons within canyons.

During the hike, we were frequently being passed by pack horse trains carrying duffle bags for hikers plus supplies for the village of Supai and the mail. This is the only village in the US that I know of where the mail still travels on horseback.

We have arrived at Supai. While enjoying a lemonade at the village restaurant, I snapped this photo of affluent visitors arriving via helicopter.

This is the Supai Post Office and Trading Co.

Jerry at Havasu Falls.

This was a 10 mile hike from the trailhead. We continued on to the campground to set up our tents and have dinner. The next day we came back to spend half the day swimming and lounging on the grass in natures delightful airconditioning created by the wind and spray from the falls.

Our pleasant campsite in the shade of the cottonwoods along Havasu creek. My tent is on the right.

We hiked deeper into the canyon to 200 foot Mooney falls, the highest in the series of 4 waterfalls.

Chris photgraphed Joe, me and Randy before turning back. She decided the climb down to the bottom of Mooney Falls was not for her. Note the dark tunnel entrance near bottom right corner of the photo.

Jerry at entrance to the tunnel.

Here is an overview of the wall we were decending. Four ladders are near and at the bottom. Many stakes and chains were also provided to assist the climb but they are not visable in the photo. A climb like this gets your heart pumping and makes you want to carefully consider your next move :-)