Category: Travel
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A Rocky Start while Hiking into Paradise (aka Havasupai)
As most of Arizona boils in the summer sun, Supai village is nestled in a canyon of waterfalls, bustling with hikers who have been planing this trip for months or years. While the waterfalls run cold all year round, it is still hot in the village, most of which is without air conditioning. This is the…
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Mooney Falls in Havasu Canyon
The mind is a funny thing. Some of us (ahem, me) have minds that are very cautious and anxious and will over-analyze every detail down to whether we eat jelly or peanut butter on our toast, because it matters. And others would willingly repel themselves off a cliff or swim to the bottom of the ocean…
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Havasupai with guilt
Today, we drive, we wait, we sleep. And tomorrow, as the sun creeps over the mountains, we will descend into the canyon. Into Havasupai Canyon to splash in the blue-green waterfalls. It’s at times like these where I really reflect on my privilege. My whiteness, my middle-class upbringing. I have had numerous opportunities given to…
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When you need a little air…
Everyday I read a bunch of different travel blogs. I love to see the pictures and read about the adventures of people who seem to always be exploring. Here’s a woman who is hiking the Hayduke trail (which I had never even heard of but which looks amazing). This person (is it just one?) has…
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Yetman Trail
Yetman Trail is an easy-moderate hike depending on how far you go. We got a late start, so we only hiked to the saddle and then turned back around. Nonetheless, it was a beautiful hike with great desert and mountain views. The trail also takes you through/past the Bowen Stone House which apparently is just…
Trynia Kaufman 