This was my 4th time hiking Havasupai. My first time was in 1989 for my honeymoon. Havasupai is know for it's beautiful water falls. Our group of 8, booked early for the second week of October. We arrived Thursday night at Peach Spring which is approx. 45 min. from the trail head and stayed at a motel so we could start early the next morning. The mules carried our duffle bags of clothes and camping gear so that we could be more comfortable on the 10 mile hike. The first mile and a half consists of steep switchbacks. The remainder of the trail is mainly a winding wash that gradually turns into a canyon with gentle incline. We spent 2 nights at the camp ground. The weather was perfect and we were able to swim in the blue green pools. Both days we explored, relaxed and enjoyed our time away from our televisions, cell phones and computers. Instead we played card games, dice games and Backgammon. The hike out seemed to go fairly quickly but the last mile and a half up the switch backs is never easy. Thankfully we made the drive back to Seligman without running out of gas as there are not any services within 70 miles of the trail.
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