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| Day 1: 10-mile hike into Havasu Falls |
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| Entering the village of Supai (mile 8). |
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| Day 2: Day-hiking to the lower falls. |
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| First view of Mooney Falls. |
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| Getting down means a steep descent through two caves, some carved steps, and two ladders. |
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| We all made it safely to the bottom. |
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| Heading further down river from Mooney. |
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| The water flows over limestone, and the calcium carbonate makes the water turquoise blue. |
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| The calcium carbonate also creates travertines in the river. |
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| Climbing back up from Mooney Falls. |
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| Day 3: Posing at Havasu Falls before our 10-mile hike back out. |
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| The last 1-1/2 miles is all UP. (The tip of Casey's hiking pole points to the parking lot.) |
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| Day 4: Grand Canyon National Park. |
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| Oh, ha ha. (It's supposed to look like they're falling in.) |
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| Watching the sunset from Yavapai Point. |
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| Day 5: Backpacking into the canyon. |
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| From the South Rim, it's 4.5 miles down the Bright Angel Trial to Indian Garden campground. |
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| After setting up camp, we hiked the rest of the way down the canyon -- all the way to the Colorado River. |
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| Soaked our feet before hiking back up to the campground. |
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| Day 6: 4.5 miles and 3,500 feet UP to climb out of the canyon. |
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| Back to the trail head in 3-1/2 hours! |
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| It was grand! |
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| Dessert mallow. |
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| Hedgehog cactus. |
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| Indian paintbrush. |
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| Beaver tail cactus. |
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| Thumbs up for dessert backpacking (and for In-and-Out burger)! |
