Last weekend, Dylan and I went on a high adventure campout with the Varsity Scouts into the Havasupai Indian Village in one of the off shoot canyons of the Crand Canyon. It was a 10 mile hike into the campgrounds from the start of the hike. We started the hike at 6:00 p.m. on Wendnesday and got into our campground at 11:00 that night. Carrying a fully loaded pack with everything to eat and sleep with for 4 days is not an easy thing to do!
While we were down there, we were able to see some of the prettiest waterfalls and rivers. The water was this beautiful green color from all of the minerals in the water. But it was clear and you could normally see to the bottom of the river.
The hike in almost killed us so we decided to get a mule to carry our packs back out for us. In fact, out of the 17 people that went, 7 people took a helicopter out and the rest of us got the mules to take our packs out. On the good side, we got out in 4 hours, even though it was up hill. Having no pack made all the difference!
This is about 1/2 of the group at the start of the hike. Notice the happy faces and high energy. That is because we had not yet taken a single step.
This is part of the group at the end of the hike when we came back on Saturday morning. We woke up at 3:00 am and started our hike out of the camp at 4:00 am. This is 4 hours later at the top. notice how tired we look!
Right by our camp was this large stream. We could jump in anytime to cool off. Dylan and the other boys often took these tubes that were given to us by the people who camped here right before us (no doubt because if you pack your stuff out...you leave behind everything you can!) and floated down the stream a hundred yards just for fun.
These last pictures are of the 3 different waterfalls that are all within a mile of our campground. We did lots of swimming in the pools they created. The water was a chilly 60 degrees, but during the day after hiking to get there, it felt really good!
This is me in my hammock. It only weighed 2 pounds so it was really light to bring down. That and a fleece blanket that weighed less than 2 pounds made for perfect sleeping! It was the best thing I brought on the hike with me!
Over all, Dylan and I had a good time. I won't lie, it was the hardest hike I have ever been on. We came away with no real pain or brusies. Just one dollar sized blister on my right foot that has caused me to limp for the last 4 days, but other than that, we held up fine. Would I do it again????
Better ask me a few years from now. I need to let some of the memories of the hike fade a little.
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