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Canyon Wall |
January 7, 2008
by Jason
Sixty miles off of Old Route 66, and an eight mile hike down the canyon wall lies village of Supai, Arizona, population 437 and some tourists. While the locals prefer pack mules or helicopter that ferries people and supplies dozens of times daily, we chose to walk the steep path from the canyons edge to the shadows below, guided by Jonie dad, Jim who came from Alaska especially for this. Times like this I abandon my need to blend in with the locals and switch into the rarely seen tourist mode. Eight miles and 250 pictures later we sat as the only people in the tiny cafe eating fry bread and burgers. The next morning we headed out to see the waterfall that make this canyon such a desired destination. In six miles we dropped hundreds of feet closer to the Colorado River following the mangy dog that decided we might be his ticket to a free meal. Well, he got his meal of rice and peanut butter and jelly tortillas, our normal backpacking meal, and we got to see stunning turquoise waterfalls not common to the Arizona desert. The last part of the trail was a chain draped down the face of the cliff. A 60 foot decent to test the nerves of climbers. Two days later we climbed back out of the canyon, this time with four dog guides, 500 pictures and wonderful memories. Thanks Dad for the great idea! |
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