Havasupai- Part 3

Saturday we woke up took our time getting ready and just hung out around for camp before we decided to head down stream. The first waterfall we passed was Mooney Falls. It's the tallest of all the falls that we saw. To get down next to Mooney Falls you have to climb down the canyon wall through the rocks. It's kind of a fun, little scary but fun. The pools at the bottom of Mooney have changed a ton too. You use to have to swim out to a rock to even get close to the falls. Now you can practically walk out to the bottom of the falls. It was crazy, because it was really windy and wet at the bottom. The hike down the canyon is really pretty there are patches of the canyon that are just filled with ivy. It's really pretty to have everything green in the red canyon. Than you add the teal water and it's even better. We had to cross the river a few times before we reached Beaver Falls (our end goal for the day). It was kind of fun to find the trail down the canyon. I think we might have lost it a couple times, but I guess as along as we followed the water we would be able to get where we were going. Beaver Falls is kind of cool. There is a ton of water coming over the different levels in the rocks. There is even a place that you can swim to and sit under the waterfall. It was kind of cool. We hung out at Beaver Falls for a while before heading back up the canyon towards the campground. When we back up to the campground we decided to stop by Havasu Falls one more time. We had just some time to relax. We even found a hammock that someone had set up in one of the pools that we decided to sit in for a little bit. It was a very relaxing place to just sit and enjoy the water. We also found a bunch a cacti that were flowering. The pink flowers are so pretty, it's funny to see the contrast between them and the cactus.Sunday morning we woke up and picked up camp and than headed out of the canyon. The hike out wasn't too bad. The worst part is the last mile and a half out, because that is where most of the elevation is gained. We survived and made it back to the car. Than from there we had a five hour drive back to Phoenix. That's probably the worst part of the whole things, because after hiking 10 miles there is nothing like sitting in a car for 5 hours to let your muscles stiffen up. :) Overall it was an amazing trip. So fun!

More pictures if you are interested are here.