Day 19: Mooney Falls to Beaver Falls, Havasupai Canyon

After a sleepless night for me, but lots of stargazing through the tent, we lazily woke up and began the day. The canyon only gets a few hours of direct sunlight (at the campground anyways) at this time of year so it takes a few hours in the morning before the sun truly hits with all its warmth. Thankfully there are both warm and cool breezes so the temperature is quite nice. 

We decided that rather than doddle around the campground, we'd make our way downstream to Beaver Falls, about 2.5 to 3 miles away. It was WELL worth the hike. Although the way there seemed long and we were tired from hiking the night before, it was amazing! The Havasupai river seemed to get more gorgeous the more we saw, every view picture worthy. Finally at Beaver, the cascading falls and terraces were inviting and perfect to swim in. We jumped off the cliffs near the water fall and swam around, making friends with a single dad from Maine and his 12 year old daughter and her friend who had arrived soon after us. 

The hike back seemed much shorter than the way there and we spent the rest of the day exploring around the campsite and ogling at the beauty of Mooney and Havasu Falls.

The campground was surprisingly deserted on this Thursday afternoon, but soon not to be. We learned that many Grand Canyon expeditions had rerouted to Havasupai after the closure and organized tours as well as jilted sightseers were on their way to fill it up by the next day. Glad we were leaving when the hordes were coming in!