Let me begin by saying I'm not THAT girl. That cool one that hikes and runs and bikes and loves it.
No I'm not really that girl. I'm kinda a girly girl and sure I'll do the things mentioned above but I drag my feet. I do end up loving that I either a) did it and thoroughly enjoyed myself like biking/cycling or b) I am thankful I lived through it like running or hiking.
My husband, however, loves to hike and bike and is one with the outdoors... well except for running, he only runs if he's chased.
Anyway... I just didn't want you guys to be fooled into believing that I'd rather rough it on the ground wearing Teva's or running/cross training shoes than dressing up to the nines and being treated to a nice steak dinner and staying at a 5 star hotel somewhere and spending loads and loads of money on myself.
Wanted to make sure that was crystal clear. If my genetics didn't call for me to do physical exercise in order to stay healthy or my husband didn't love it so much, trust me, I'd never do it.
Moving along...I am actually happy I did this with my Husband. He loves this stuff and the place we went to Havasupai is so incredibly beautiful! It's this Oasis in the middle of the Arizona desert. Amazing. But also one of the hardest hikes I've ever done and I finished that very happy I lived through it... because there were times I thought I wasn't going to make it.
Anyway... To those I was honored to go with. Thank you so much for one of the best experiences of my life... even if I almost killed someone with my water bottle and had to actually sleep on the ground with our kid play tent! heh! It was so cool and something I will always treasure, especially because I got to bond and get to know you guys more!
Onto the pictures:
This is where I am happy. Morning of the first day before I hiked 10 miles. Gotta love optimism!
YAY! Love this group! I'm the only one missing (that is on purpose) someone's got to press the button!
That red and blue is NOT edited. It was piercing. Almost hurt to look up at the colors were so bright.
MSM is hanging from a cliff... mission impossible style.
MSM and I... thought that rock was cool just sticking out of there. It was massive. See us compared to it at the bottom of the pic there?
There was a massive flood 2 years ago and according to the people that went before the flood... this is a major change. That green use to be through that whole area. This waterfall is new since the flood. Called the New Navajo Falls.
There are two parts to the falls. This is the second part up close. The water is SOOOO clear.
This is Havasu Falls. There are people down there so you can see how BIG it is... It looked so inviting to swim in. My mantra because I googled the place before I went was that the water is a cool 70 degrees year round. Can you see how blue and clear it is?
You have to hike down this cliff face to get to Mooney Falls. It's worth it. But let me tell you... I feared for my life... and this sign right before you head down to scale the side of a mountain isn't to promising...
I waved because I'm a trooper...but I was a bit woozy and surely thought it was suicidal to take a picture at that time!
Anyway... this is a better look... yet it really doesn't capture how freaky it was...
Here's another look at Mooney Falls.
If this doesn't look like a Honey Moon Classic picture in Hawaii or something like that... I don't know what does... bwaahahaha I died when I saw that. There ya go... we look young enough to have just gotten married right? It's okay to lie when I ask you directly!It won't matter... I hiked out of that canyon and lived to tell the tale. I can't even tell you what an accomplishment that is it's something you HAVE to experience.
Hope you all had a good Easter weekend!
