SWF – Dark clouds over Havasu Canyon

Havasu Falls

After three glorious days enjoying the waterfalls of Havasu Canyon Jake and I made a hasty hike out with reported bad weather on its way.

We left the campground about 6:30am and made the two miles back to the Village for breakfast by 7am.

Then we absolutely hustled the remaining eight miles up as the clouds built overhead and it lightly rained on and off.

By the time I topped out six hours later, and about 45 minutes behind Jake, the wind whipped the sleet so hard I thought I might be blown back into the canyon. Then it snowed on the way back to Flagstaff. All in all, a great hike.

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Havasu Falls Day 2 Part 2

The key word was Wow, which we repeated constantly.

Read more about Havasu Falls here.

Back to Work

Entering the Tunnel of Love in Cango Cave, Little Karoo, Western Cape South Africa
So my winter vacation is almost over, boo hoo. Time to face the reality of work.
Yet I have the best job in the world as a Park Ranger at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Borrowed this from the Web. Hey, I haven’t been there yet.
And on the way to the canyon I’m meeting two fellow Rangers to hike to Havasu Falls.
Today I get the 5th-wheel ready to roll. Tomorrow I head north to Flagstaff. Then if the road is clear of snow, up to the North Rim on the 22nd.
Canyon view from North Rim Grand Canyon National Park
But don’t come to visit yet as the North Rim doesn’t open until May 15th.

Posting could be a bit erratic for a while, or not. I still have so much to share from South Africa.