Blogs from Supai, Arizona, United States, North America

In order to avoid hiking during the hottest parts ofthe day, we had to wake up at 3:30am to ensure that we were on the trail by 4:30am. The night before, I had a bit of a panic attack while trying to sleep in my tent. My tent was still warm from the heat of the day which must have triggered my claustrophobia. Then my mind just wouldn't calm down. I started thinking about what would happen if I wasn't able to get any sleep. Would I be able to hike the 10 miles out without any sleep? What would happen if I wasn't physically able to hike out? All of this was racing through my mind and even a quick walk in the fresh air didn't seem to calm me down. Luckily for me, this ... read more

I don't remember the last time I had gone to bed as early as I did last night. After such a long and strenuous day, it was much needed. We all awoke on Saturday morning fully energized after a much deserved good night's rest. After a delicious breakfast put together by Alexei and Jeff, we all put on our bathing suits and hiking shoes and filled our day packs with water for a full day of exploring. Our group would separate into two groups. Those of us who chose to do the longer more strenuous hike all the way to Beaver Falls would go with Jeff. Alexei would lead the other half of the group down to Mooney Falls and spend more time relaxing and swimming in the various swimming holes. Of course, the group split ... read more

Hello friends and fam around the world! This entry is a little closer to home but just as eventful as our many trips abroad. One picture..is all it took...of turquoise blue waterfalls cascading into pools and more pools at the bottom of massive canyons. These pools connected by winding stretches of shallow rivers running just fast enough to freshen life around them. Just as the one photo had sold us..so too had it worked for our friends in Seattle and Portland. Howie and Tara, Kieth and Leah and the always-trip-ready Pauly joined us for our 2 night trip out of Phoenix. Knowing that we had one mule with stingy pack limit, food and supplies was the biggest concern we had beforehand. Powdered this and dehydrated that made up our shopping list and we set off on ... read more

In June of 2010 my family and I had one of our greatest adventures. We began by flying to Las Vegas and stayed at the Tahiti Village. It was an awesome place that had two giant swimming pools. One of these pools was a lazy river. This place was very family oriented and was a super place to stay. We then drove over the Hoover Dam and down the historic Route 66 to the Cavern Inns that is located just outside of Peach Springs, AZ. The Cavern Inns was nothing special, but it was the closest motel to the trailhead to Supai. We arrived at the trail head at 6:30 am to get an early start before the sun came up, and hiked 8 miles to Supai. The scenery was unbeleivable. As we walked you see ... read more

"We're gonna Hava-Supa Time" read the forum post from one of the guys...and once I read that, I knew it was going to be true! It all started when I read a message on Couchsurfing.org about a trip a guy in Arizona was planning to the Grand Canyon. It was the pictures that grabbed my attention, and as I read more about the trip, I was hooked. Couchsurfing.org is a website that makes connections between travelers and local people in the communities they visit. It's a great idea-- if you know you are going to a specific place, you can look up the couchsurfers who are in the area, and you can see if anyone is available to meet you for coffee or dinner, or if anyone has any fun plans going on, and even if ... read more