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My kind of Wall Street, no banks and it’s all uphill

Looking down canyon on Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

After hiking the .7 mile (1.12 km) downhill winding through the fins and hoodoos…

Hoodoo view from bottom of Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

…we found a place a little off trail and across a dry wash to have lunch and enjoy the views looking up.

Hoodoo view from Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

First part of the return hike was easy and took us past many awesome sights.

Mike looking into Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

Then we came upon the start of “Wall Street,” a narrow crack between the fins to begin our assent.

Warning sign at start of Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

And this our warning.

Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

Yet I felt surrounded by an ancient serenity.

Hoodoo people look down on Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

As the elders looked down upon us, the small.

Looking down Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

And many of us walked this trail (some dressed for a casual walk along the NY Wall Street)…

Mike coming up Wall Street to arch Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

…under arches…

Hoodoos above Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

…below more of the stone people.

Gaelyn taking photo on large rock in Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

I pause so often to take photos…

Looking up Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

…I barely notice the climb as strenuous.

Hoodoos tower above Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

Maybe the ancients give me strength.

Mike along Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

We neared the top and joined the heads of stone.

Looking across the hoodoos & beyond from Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

Mike said he had a stiff neck from all the looking up.

Looking down Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

Now we looked back down.

View from top of Wall Street Navajo Loop trail Bryce Canyon National Park Utah

Such a magical and captivating landscape that I want to return and immerse myself among these Ancients again.

 map of Navajo Loop trail Bryce National Park Utah

The Navajo Loop trail is only 1.3 miles (2 km) long with a 550 foot (167 m) drop in elevation but it took us four hours to hike and over 1000 photos between us.

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Havasu Falls Day 2 Part 2

The key word was Wow, which we repeated constantly.

01 Havasu Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (669x800)

After ogling at New Navajo Falls we continued down the trail another .5 mile (.8 km) and stopped in our tracks when we saw Havasu Falls.

02 Signs & trail to Havasu Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x622)

Trail to right of signs

With full packs still on our backs we hiked down to the base of the falls.

03 Havasu Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (600x800)

The torrent of water plunging 100 feet (30.48 meters) spread a heavy spray onto the beach, and camera lens.

04 Travertine cave Havasu Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x600)

Caves in the travertine formed by different flows of water in the past.

05 Jake taking photos from lower pools Havasu Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x600)

Jake taking photos

The 2008 flood destroyed the old travertine rims causing heavy silting in the pools that can be seen in the first photo.

06 Travertine rim building on sandbags & wood Havasu Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x600)

Yet in only two years the deposit of calcium-carbonate on sandbags, rocks and wood begins to build new dam walls.

07 Havasu Falls Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (600x800)

We returned several times, later in the day without our packs and the next day also.

08 Campsite Havasu Canyon Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x600)

Home Sweet Home

The campground was less than .25 mile (.4 km) away.

09 Havasu Creek Havasupai Indian Reservation AZ (800x600)

Havasu Creek

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Trail to Havasu Canyon

Hualapai Canyon Havasupi reservation Arizona
Hualapai Canyon
Due to a mix up in communications I ended up at the Flagstaff KOA and Ranger Jake at a hotel in Williams, about 30 miles apart. And Ranger Jeremy didn’t get to go on this awesome hike due to car troubles not far out of Albuquerque.
Hualapai Canyon Havasupi reservation Arizona
The trail to Havasu Canyon starts about 60 miles (96.5 km) north of Old Route 66 at the end of Indian 18 at Hualapai Hilltop. Then it’s an 8 mile (12.87 km) hike to Supai Village.
Horses on Havasu trail Havasupi reservation Arizona
The trail begins with 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of switchbacks down Hualapai Canyon. And because there is no road to Supai Village where over 600 of the Havasupai Indians live everything is carried in and out by mules, horses, or helicopter.
Trail in Hualapi Canyon Havasupi reservation Arizona
The towering walls of iron stained sandstone towered over us as we descended deeper into the canyon. Towards the bottom we followed a dry streambed of deep pebbles like walking on a foot of marbles for 6 miles (9.65 km).
Havasu Creek Havasupi reservation Arizona
Then suddenly there was the sound of running water from Havasu Creek and a sign directing us to the Village where there is a post office, store, K-12 school, café, rodeo grounds, police & fire departments and a church.
Lodge Havasupi reservation Arizona
By now we are tired and foot sore having been on the trail from noon to 4:30 so go directly to the Lodge, check in, and relax before a short walk to the only restaurant in town the Village Café. The waterfalls beckon but will wait until tomorrow.
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