That was another lifetime trip. Magnificent Grand Canyon. Many of you probably have been to Grand Canyon Village or Skywalk and observed the canyon from the top. But did you think that people still live there? Yes, i am talking about real Indians - Native Americans.
When i found out about this fact i could not resist to go there and see it on my own.
There is Supai Village that lays in the bottom of Grand Canyon with population of 208 Native Americans. There are no cars in the village. The only ways to get there are to hike 8 miles, or ride a mule along Havasupai trail or take a helicopter.
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Supai is the capital of the Havasupai Indian Reservation, mail is still delivered by mules.
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Tourists can also rent mules to deliver their backpacks, coolers, food, etc. to campgrounds or the village.
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Sometimes mules wanted to eat green grass along the trail, but because of the weight they carry, they can overbalance. Not a good scene.
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The firs 1.5 miles of the trail consist of steep switchbacks.
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One of the mules made a mistake and crashed down from the cliff.
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Later, locals burned it down to avoid spreading of bacteria. It's too heavy to take it up hill.
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US. mail in transit.
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The rest of the trail is mainly winding wash that gradually turns into canyon.
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This is a part of either a pump or a drilling machine which was used somewhere around 1896. I found it near the trail.
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Main road at the entrance of the Supai village.
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The first convenience store we saw on that road. It offers cold drink and ice-cream. Believe me, you want to stop by here after 8 miles hike.
P.S. VISA & Master Card are accepted here.
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Havasupai School, the only school in Supai. Here children can only get elementary and junior school education up to 8th grade.
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Havasupai Cafe.
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Inside the Cafe.
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Another convenience store.
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Inside the store.
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Local boy, was rolling ( i didn't figure it out) joint or just regular tobacco.
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Helicopter is a local express transportation, it takes about 10 minutes to get to Hilltop where Havasupai trail begins.
P.S. $85.00/pp, one way, first-come-first serve. Cash,Visa, Master Card accepted.
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Typical local houses.
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Local kid with basket of fresh apricots.
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Basketball field behind the school .
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Local Church.
After the Supai Village we moved for more impressions farther into the canyon . 5 waterfalls was waiting for us. About that you can read in my next posts below:
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Great hike, beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteAlso, if anyone is going to do this hike, you should know this: if you ask a local at any point how much longer you still have to go to reach the village or campground, the answer is ALWAYS 20 minutes LOL first couple times we believed them, and then we just laughed about it and predicted that the next person would say 20 minutes as well... and they did :)
Could you please tell me the best and most legitimate way to organize a trip there? My husband and I want to go next year, but we don't want to risk giving money to book a camp site and travel arrangements to an un-trustworthy site . Also, any suggestions on how to get there from the airport? my email is ayla_grace@yahoo.com. Thank you so much
ReplyDeleteHi there, i made all my arrangements from their official website http://www.havasupaifalls.net/camping.html I recommend to make reservation at least 3 months in advance. Probably easiest way to get there would be rent a car and then park it at trail entrance. Parking is free. Good luck.
DeleteEnjoyed your photos of the village and the way the residents there live. Love the one of the little boy. :) Thanks for taking time to post!
ReplyDeleteWow...amazing photo journal...among the best I have seen...truly brought me back to my experience there. I hiked down and stayed in 1998, and it was one of the most life, perhaps THE most life changing, gratifying experiences of my existence. Thank you for the photos. FYI and for others...my friends and I traversed all the way down to the Colorado river (w/o a water purifying kit btw yipes). I will never forget how beautiful the warm aqua waters were...and then upon meeting the mighty Colorado...the cold and warm convened from still to raging. Almost 15 years later...will always be my most memorable vacation...good GAWD it was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI totally love all the pix reminds me of our rez just looking at the remoteness.
ReplyDeleteWow Amazing Place..
ReplyDeleteI really love this type of place,Is it in Cancun?
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