We finally made it to Supai in just over four hours. The last mile or so, just as we reached the outskirts of the village, was pure torture. It felt like it was nearly 40 degrees Celsius (approaching triple digits in Farenheit), although that's just an estimate on my part because I've never experienced heat like that before in my life. I desperately wanted to stop and get off my feet, but somehow I made it to the Havasupai Lodge (which of course had to be at the far end of the village), where I collapsed on a sofa in the lobby. I don't think I've ever been more tired in my life.

We didn't have much time to rest, though. We changed into our swimsuits, and hiked another mile from Supai to the first of three beautiful waterfalls. "Havasupai" means "people of the blue-green waters" and we could definitely see why. The water was an amazing turquoise colour and quite cold, but refreshing after our long and dusty hike. It was hard to believe that this lush little oasis existed in a hot, dry canyon.

Obviously this is a terrible photo. I had ISO 100 film left in the camera, and because of the shade in this area, the shutter speed that the camera selected was too slow for me to hand-hold, thus the blurry picture. But hopefullly, you can still get an impression of what a remarkable setting this was.