Havasupai Native American Reservation

The Havasupai people have called the Grand Canyon home for more than 800 years. However, from 1882 - 1975, the U.S. government took 99.99% of their land. After years of fighting through the U.S. judicial system, the Havasupai finally regained their land in 1975.

Supai, AZ, the small village in the Grand Canyon where the tribe lives, is the most remote village in the U.S. Their mail is still delivered by mule, and the only way to access the village is an 8 mile hike into the Grand Canyon. There are no roads for cars. The drive to the trailhead where the hike begins spans 64 pristine miles of AZ wilderness north of Route 66 where the only signs of human life we witnessed was one small abandoned building and two cars traveling in the opposite direction. No people, no homes, just nothingness for 64 miles.

Once parked, the 8 mile hike to the village is gorgeous. From there, the massive waterfalls can be found 2 miles past the village, 3 miles and 6 miles.

We hiked 20 miles on Saturday and 8 miles on Sunday. Simply put: it's an amazing place.