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Hiking Granite Gorge and Supai |
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Program Number: |
7704RJ |
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| Duration: |
6 nights |
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Peach Springs, Arizona
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| Price starting at: |
$999.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
| Program Type:
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Walking/Hiking; National Parks
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Activity Level: |
n (see description) |
| Meals: |
17;
6 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 6 Dinners |
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Vegetarian |
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Explore the remote and spectacular Grand Canyon on foot, from the exotic turquoise waterfalls of Havasu Canyon to the sparkling waters of Diamond Creek in Granite Gorge on the Hualapai Reservation. This adventure for moderate to serious hikers is a unique opportunity to experience some of the most beautiful and inaccessible locales in western Grand Canyon, from deep chasms with running streams and waterfalls to lofty rims with forever views. While exploring the canyon’s depth and breadth on foot, field-based and evening discussions focus on geology, ecology, regional prehistory and the Native American heritage of the Hualapai, Havasupai and Colorado Plateau peoples.
Highlights
• Spend two days exploring the remote Grand Canyon village of Supai, an isolated community nestled amidst sheltering canyon walls on the Havasupai Reservation, and hike to the world-famous Havasu and Mooney Falls.
• Drive to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River on the Diamond Creek Road, one of Arizona's best-kept secrets, for slot canyon hiking and a picnic lunch on a river beach.
• Meet Hualapai and Havasupai tribal members who will share their knowledge and culture.
Activity Particulars
Daily hikes of 5-8 miles. Elevation loss and gain up to 2,000 feet in and out of Supai. Hiking location elevations between 1,500-5,200 feet. Multiple creek crossings (ankle deep) on one hike. Come prepared to hike with proper equipment and in good physical shape through regular aerobic exercise. Hikes will be on both established trails and “off trail” routes with uneven terrain, high steps, desert vegetation and rocky areas. Hikes are usually conducted as one group with a hike leader and a sweep. See daily schedule for more detailed information.
Itinerary Summary
Arrival Peach Springs, 3 nights; van and hike to Supai, 2 nights; van and hike to Peach Springs, 1 night, departure.
Coordinated by Northern Arizona University.
Peach Springs
Home of the Hualapai Nation, or "People of the Tall Pine," Peach Springs is the reservation’s tribal capital, which comprises 1 million acres along the Colorado River and Grand Canyon region.
Supai
In the heart of desert country, Supai is an oasis of spectacular waterfalls and geological wonders. Located on the Havasupai Nation Reservation at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, it is accessible only by hiking, mule or helicopter and offers unique and breathtaking vistas of the canyon region.
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Accommodations
Peach Springs: Modern tribal lodge with exercise facility. Supai: Comfortable lodge.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Bruce Banker
| | Bruce Banker is a graduate of Northern Arizona University, where he studied natural sciences and geology. He lives in Flagstaff and has worked for the National Park Service as a naturalist on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Chaco Canyon National Historic Park and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Bruce also serves as an outdoor educator for the Grand Canyon Field Institute. Bruce has taken students to many of the far-flung corners of the Southwest and has a few good stories to share. | | | | Richard Stephens
| | Rich has been director of Northern Arizona University’s highly popular Road Scholar programs since 2001. He previously spent many years in the field as a program coordinator and group leader, where he honed his skills and learned the importance of detailed, pre-trip planning. Before making his home in Arizona’s spectacular red-rock country, Rich spent 10 years in Yosemite National Park and the Santa Cruz mountains as an environmental educator. | | | | Stewart Lasseter
| | After completing studies in geo-science, natural history and Spanish at the University of Arizona, Stewart Lasseter studied as the protege of a Native American healer, learning from her practices of wholeness, kinesiology, mind-body medicine and dyslexia correction. He has years of experience bringing groups in touch with the natural world, and is currently pursuing post-graduate studies in health sciences at Prescott College. | | | | Mike Masek
| | Mike Masek is a wilderness skills instructor, herbalist and ethnobotanist living in Flagstaff, Ariz. In addition to his current work with Road Scholar, he is adjunct faculty at Northern Arizona University where he teaches traditional uses of native plants and outdoor survival skills. He also teaches programs at the National Parks and Coconino Community College. He has spent a lifetime exploring the canyons and deserts of the American Southwest and loves to share these treasures with others. | | | | Jeff Strang
| | Jeff Strang's knowledge of the environment stems from over 35 years of hiking, paddling, and photography in the outdoors, his extensive experience as a naturalist, as well as from his education at the University of Oregon and Lewis and Clark Law School. In 1987, Jeff filed a precedent-setting lawsuit against Oregon polluters under the Clean Water Act. Jeff has been leading Road Scholar programs since 2002. In his free time, Jeff enjoys biking to work, hiking, kayaking, outdoor photography and studying geology. | | | |
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