Havasu Falls & National Forest Clean Up

Published Sunday, July 12, 2009 by Dan Gainsford | E-mail this post

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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Location: Flagstaff, AZ

So I've been relaxing up in the National Forest outside of Flagstaff preparing for an action packed week filled with interviews.

This morning I did the usual self-hair cut, van barrel shower, and shave and I'm ready to keep shooting despite a choppy looking back head. But hey, as Liz says, you can't be hung up on vanity when you live in a van.

Going back to the week before last, I'm including some photos of Liz and my hike down to Havasu Falls on the Havasupai Reservation just south of the Grand Canyon. We hiked in ten miles down the canyon carrying our own packs. Liz waz a trooper carrying roughly half her wait in gear. We had head that the horses were mistreated and thats the main reason we packed in but I'll set the record straight in saying the horse were healthy, happy and well fed. On the way out which is mostly up hill we didn't have our packs since we were able to fly them out for 20$ apiece, which sounds like a great deal in 110F.

Havasu Falls is an extraordinary place as you can see by the pictures. I spent some time shooting medium format stills but not too much else as packing gear in and out is not ideal. Other than that the days were filled with games of gin rummy, swimming, and reading some research I haven't had time to get to while out on the road.

Last year a major flash flood worked Havasu Falls and most of the town was airlifted out by national guard. The flood took most of the campground with it and left the falls forever changed. It's good to have mother nature remind us of her awesome power every once in a while and there's no doubt that the place is still a magical oasis in the desert.

peace,
d

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