TOUR PHOTO ALBUM - HAVASU CANYON - ARIZONA
A Motorcycle Story
by C. C. Crow
photos by author
Havasu Canyon
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Havasu Canyon viewed from the Hilltop
We leave our bikes behind and begin the 8 mile walk.
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The trail quickly descends these switchbacks.
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You could hire a horse.
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Havasu trail follows the drywash downward
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A favorite reststop about halfway is the nice overhang
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It's said when these rocks above the village fall so will the Havasupi.
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A small river has formed out of the drywash, seeping out from the
plateau above. It's first obstical is Navajo Falls.
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Our first view of Havasu Falls
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Havasu Falls
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Havasu Falls
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Land of the Prickly Pears Cactus.
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Larry the Lizzard is one of the many local
inhabitants
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The pools below Havasu Falls are sometimes
inhabited by other interesting creatures like this Scandinavian model. We
thought she was a little too skinny and tossed her back.
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What's this rope tied to this tree used for?
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Oh, it's a rope swing. Cool!
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Okay, Tom'll hit you with the frezbee.
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It looks easier than it is.
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The canyon walls are scoured by time.
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Below the campground the canyon floor drops off again. This bench
has been built up inch by inch, year by year, by the endless deposits of
minerals in the water. It's two hundred feet tall.
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Mooney Falls
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Hey, this way down.
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These layers of odd fins in the shape of the waterfalls make up
the bench
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A view down the canyon
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The trail is cut through the rocks
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The outflow of Mooney Falls
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Mooney Falls
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The pools below Mooney Falls
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Swimming under the falls
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Rooti tried his luck trolling for Indian maidens
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The hike out begins early
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The bikes have been wondering where we've been
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