Havasupai — The Falls

As soon as I get through the painfully slow process of check-in at the Supai Lodge and get to my room, I quickly dump out the contents of my backpack, change into my swimsuit and Keens, and take off for the falls.  It is now after 1:00pm, and my time for sun is fleeting between these high canyon walls.  I have been told the water is 72 degrees year round, but the air is cool, so I know my only hope for a swim is to get there before the afternoon shade. Continue reading

Havasupai — The Hike

Several years ago, long before the Winnie was even a twinkle in my eye, I saw a Facebook post by my friend Joel’s wife Kathy about a hike she had done to a place I had never heard of before…Havasu Falls.  To this day, I can still recall the photos of her standing beside an aquamarine pool beneath a pristine waterfall, set against a back drop of a red rock canyon.  Those photos left such an impression that I started an Excel spreadsheet titled simply “Places.xlsx.”  Havasu Falls was the first entry in the spreadsheet. Continue reading