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photos from our trip
Alright, the photos from our trip are finally up. Check them out here.grand canyon havasupai trip
This is the official place to find info about the Really Cool Summer 2003 Grand Canyon Havasupai Adventure, as I have so creatively dubbed it. A bunch of us (almost 40), mostly former Davao residents, will be hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The trip is set for June 24-27. Thanks to Roger Hanna for getting this whole thing going. We're all looking forward to some great fun together.
I will try to post as much info about the trip on this page as I can. I have also set up a Grand Canyon Trip Forum where people can ask questions about the trip, so we can figure out important things like who's bringing the ropeswing rope. Just click the "New Topic" button to join in.
who's coming
Lots of really cool people: Roger, Leanne, Janel, April, Clinton, and Christy Hanna; Sandy, James, and Marilyn Hamby; John and Sarah Hirsch; Loyd, Nancy, Joseph, Andrew, Daniel, and Katie Peckham; Lisa Davis; Gabe Kalmbacher; Matt Perry(?); Nollie, Evelyn, Tim, Chesney, Lem, Oliver, Rachel Malabuyo; Brittany Miller (?); David, Sharon, Laura, Michael, and Joshua Matti.
the plan
The basic plan at this point is to meet somewhere near the Grand Canyon (possibly Kingman, AZ for those of us coming from the west. It's 1.5 hrs from the trailhead.) Monday evening (June 23). We'll spend the night there, and get an early start the next morning on our hike to the bottom. We'll camp Tue-Thurs night at the bottom, doing awesome stuff during the day, and then hike back up Friday morning. The hope is that we can get back up to the top in time to drive back home Friday afternoon/evening. The entrance fee is $20 per person and the camping fee is $10 per person per night. Reservations are required, but I'm pretty sure all of us already have those.
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the weather
Hot in the day. Highs in the high 90's and lows in 60's. We'll want lots of water for the hike down. Once we get down there, a swim in the Havasu creek will quickly cool us off. The campground is right next to the creek. Because it's dry air, it does get chilly in the evening - I have been told that a light sleeping bag would be nice.
the hike
The hike down to where we'll camp is 10 miles, with about a 2000' elevation drop. The first mile is reasonably steep, while the rest of the trail follows a very slight down grade. The hike is not overly difficult, but it will be hot. They say it will take about 4-6 hours to hike it. I imagine we'll have some people doing it much faster than that. [ie Andy will probably be down in 45 min, carrying 2 packs and Rachel]
maps
Some of these maps are really big, as you can see.
- Official (but not to scale) Havasupai map (360KB). This is a map of the trail down to the campground, showing the Supai village as well.
- Trail down to the campground (1.4MB) Good topo map (to scale and everything). Follow the red line north.
- From campground to the Colorado river (1MB) Another really good topo map. Follow the yellow line north.
