01 Gaelyn in travertine cave opening that descends to base of Mooney Falls Havasu Canyon Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (616x800)

OK, so we chickened out the first day making the treacherous climb to the base of Mooney Falls.  Hope you didn’t think we’d blow it off completely.

02 Jake descending to Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (600x800)

Jake climbing down behind me

We returned the next day to meet the challenge.

03 Top of Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x589)

Top of Mooney Falls

Just wait until you see this.

 05 Chains along trail down to base of Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (600x800)

Mooney Falls from the, trail

After walking down stone carved steps into the dim light of  travertine cave formations the sun shone on a narrow chain-protected, shall we call it, trail, for about 15 feet (4.57 meters) before climbing through another dark and slippery space.

04 Person on trail by chains down to base of Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x600)

Someone else where I was for the previous photo

06 Jake using chains along trail down to base of Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x600)

Jake below me

I couldn’t decide whether to turn around and go backwards almost straight down very slippery carved stone steps with the assistance of chains and metal pegs or face my certain death straight on.

07 People on trail down to base of Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x572)

These folks chickened out

All this made the ladders seem easy, at least once negotiating getting on them.

08 Ladders & chains for trail from base of Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ pano (532x800)

And finally on the bottom looking back up where we just came from.

09 Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ pano (275x800)

Was it worth it? You decide.

10 Pool below Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ pano (800x293)

The water was 70F (21C) which felt nice, but not for too long.

11 Mooney Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ pano (503x800)

We wandered downstream sometimes following a faint trail on dry land but mostly walking in Havasu Creek.

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