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New Waterfalls at Havasupai (Rock Falls)

admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:23:10 +0000

If you aren't familiar with changes to Havauspai as of August 2008 then you may not be aware of Rock Falls, one of the new attractions at Havasupai.

Rock Falls is located south of Navajo Falls nearer the village and is the first fall that you come to when hiking in from Hualapai Hilltop. For us, Rock falls turned into one of the great places to spend some time at Havasupai in 2009. Although we miss Navajo Falls from 2008 and earlier, the new Rock Falls provided some good entertainment.

The entire scope of Rock Falls is only a 25-30 ft. Waterfall, but it provides a great jump for most cliff-jumpers and some super clear water for those just wanting to wade below. In addition, there one can climb behind Rock Falls and jump into the pool below through the falls.

We recommend that you spend some time at Rock Falls and that you check out pictures of rock falls.

The New Mooney Falls

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:36:50 +0000

The new Mooney is actually a tremendous experience. The water is much more shallow as it was dumped with sediment from the flood and you can get closer to the waterfall without having to swim. The water is also a touch warmer now that it isn't so deep. However, it is still super cold water coming off that 200 ft. fall!

Swim east (left) to the wall and you can find great adventures. There is still an area that you can climb up and jump from. However, the real piece of interest is scaling along the wall toward the waterfall. The current is super strong and there are sections of rock that poke out that are exposed to the current and spray coming from the waterfall.

The first rock extrusion that you come to is at the same spot that you jump from. Although you cannot pass this rock extrusion to make your way closer to the fall, you can swim underneath it. It is only a 3 or 4 foot swim and you are on your way.
You then are in a small cove protected from the current and spray.

The next rock extrusion is only 15 feet from the first. However, this one is impassible as far as we know it. It is much bigger and deeper than the first and is very exposed to the current. However, you can swim underneath this extrusion to get a look at the fall pounding into the pool below (a real rare image). As you swim down, you are extremely close to the fall and the current will sweep you downstream.

This is a great adventure that may be somewhat different than past adventures at Mooney due to the changes in water depth etc.

The Blue Room

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:11:42 +0000

The blue room is directly above the main cascade of Beaver Falls. Which is the cascade above the red side wall on the west side of Beaver Falls. At that cascade, there is a small jump and pool about 10 ft. deep.

Directly to the east side of the jumping area there is a green plant that looks like it has not much business being there. Climb down into the water at the base of that plant and you will see two little holes in the rock to the left of the plant that look like nostrils. The blue room is directly behind these nostrils about 5 feet.

It is super easy to hit your head as you come up from the water into the blue room however. The front part of the room is the shallower portion of the room and the further you go back, the deeper it gets with more head room.

This small adventure is highly recommended for your next Havasupai trip.