9/12/2023 0 Comments Havasupai waterfall gif![]() We also brought a couple packs of the korean shim ramen noodles. Mushroom & Herb Risotto and Rice Orzo Pilaf Mix both went very well with salami sausages. This time I explored dinner options at Trader Joe’s and they got some excellent ideas for me. Two of us slept in the tent and two slept under the moonlight. It was going to be hot during the day and cool at night, so we brought a 2-person tent for 4 people. The preparation was actually quite easy for this trip. Havasupai Reservation provides drinking water, picnic table, compost toilet and even an convenience store if you forget something. We spent a night at Vegas before heading back to SF. My sister had never been to Las Vegas, so we made sure to make a stop there on the way back. One of the fun things was planning what to do after Havasupai. We spent the night at an inn there and drove the last 1.5 hour to the Havasupai Trailhead. The drive took the entire day, but good company and music made a great roadtrip. My sister flew from New York, then we took the car and drove from the SF Bay Area to Kingman, Arizona. But when I think about the fact they accept 300+ people every day at $180 per night. The cost goes into all the efforts to maintain the place and trails and we are entering a reservation. It was about $180 per person and they have been increasing the cost every year. A 3-day, 2-nights permit also cost a piece of our wallet. After one hour of efforts, four laptops, and constant refreshing of the web page, we got four spots for a random weekend in April and we just hoped that mother nature and everything else would all cooperate when the time comes. There were probably thousands of other people waiting online just like us. We were still living in the van at that time, so we had to drive to an open Wifi spot. My sisters wanted to go, so we marked our calendar to wake up at 6 AM on a February morning when the reservation opened up online. Havasupai Indian Reservation is now a backpacking destination that attracts way too many people that they had to set a limit to daily visitors. ![]() It’s a short distance from Grand Canyon in Arizona. ![]() Blue-green water rushing down a tall waterfall into a canyon with walls of red rocks. That is also how I first learned of this place too. This place had become very popular from being shared and re-shared on social media over the past few years. I am sure you had seen pictures of this place somewhere on the Web and Instagram. ![]()
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