Thursday, August 28, 2008

My Trip to Havasupai


I had a great idea to tell you about my Havasupai experience.
In June it was a really busy month for me, I was moving into a new house,family reunion and then I GOT to go to Havasupai. I had no idea whatsoever what this place would be like, I was new in my ward and I was really shy being the new kid. The drive was eleven hours to get there and luckily I had my DVD player in the car(the troop had to borrow my family's car to fit people).My brother and I sat next to each other and we never really said anything the whole time. It felt really awkward!
The day after we drove down, we drove about another hour or so at four thirty in the morning, as to beat the heat of the day. As soon as we got there we started down with our heavy packs along the cliffside to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. We then followed along the canyon like a river would.
Long story short, after an eight mile hike and full anticipation to get to the campsite, we arrived at the indian reservation. It was a really cool experience to see how these people lived and it was shocking! All of them were pretty much obese(no offense) and they lived in very humble homes. It was a pretty big village inside this canyon, a little creek ran through it which allowed a lot of green plants and trees to grow. Disappointed, we still had a mile to go after passing through the village.
This was it, I wanted to know what I had gone for all this trouble for. And it didn't just knock my socks off, it left me in my underwear!(Not literally that would be embarrassing!)I've never been so surprised in my life! It was like an amazing paradise down there! I seriously almost cried I was so happy! This was only the beginning! I'm telling you all! You HAVE to come here before you die! Come for a scout trip, with family, or friends, I don't care how you do it. Just come to Havasupai and it will be an experience you'll never forget!There are three major waterfall as beautiful and real as this picture. Also one of the greatest rope swings in America is down there. I don't want to spoil it for you! Just come and find out for yourself.

This trip also made me comfortable with the kids in my ward and now I have some awesome new friends.

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