ha.. well, that was only ONE trip where it was packed to the gills. The others have been very nice; its especially nice to arrive on a Sunday when everyone is stampeding OUT. One one of my trips, we WERE the only people at the falls all day, with exceptions of a few insane trail runners (out and bac...

@haolenate Considering how difficult it can be to find a campsite when you do have a reservation, I would not want to imagine what a "full" campground looks like down there :o Its pretty damn aweful. there were people camping along the pathway through the campsite and even further up the east emban...

If you're referring to Havasupai, that's pretty far out of the way - a separate trip (but worth it). I'm shooting for two nights at Phantom Ranch to try to and do a day-hike from there before continuing up to the north rim. Except they are now fully "booked" until after Labor day... I'm tempted to ...

With social media really getting more people involved in backpacking, this is the first year I've NOT been able to secure camping reservations at Havasu Falls / Supai for my summer hiking season. I spent 3 days trying to get through and all the tribe had open was a few dates in September after the h...