We stopped in Hackberry at the Hackberry General Store. Quite a few of our group had never stopped there before to check out all of the memorabilia that the owner has collected over the past 40 years. Everyone had a good time at the store and was amazed at all of the items that the owners had collected. Bill Mitschele took a picture of an outhouse and said,” I wonder if there’s a Montgomery Wards catalog in there”. Sure enough, he opened the door, and there it was, with pages missing!!
We continued on to the Havasu Lodge to obtain our permit (it cost each member $16.05 per person to go). I had arranged to have the paperwork all done in advance. I went in the lodge, met with Chanelle, the concierge, and paid for our group. It went off like clockwork!
We aired down and began our descent into the canyon. The road was a bit washboard, but we all made without losing any kidneys. We did stop for pictures occasionally and the group stopped to look for the actual Peach Springs. We found some burro trails but no peach trees.
Two miles before we arrived, we ran the Diamond Creek. We crossed water several times before we arrived at the bottom. The Colorado River was beautiful today, and the water was very blue.
Immediately, we set up for the cookout. The cooks, Charles Leipart, Bill Mitschele, Dennis Callighan, Bob Scholl and I cooked the hamburgers and hot dogs. Everyone brought something to share with the group from salads to desserts. Everyone had enough to eat and, of course, there was great company.
All the moms were presented a rose, in honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10.
When we were done, we all packed up and headed out of the canyon. Everyone made it out and headed for home.
My thanks to everyone who attended brought food to share and some extra shade. Thanks to Dennis and Charles for helping me plan my first run as a trail boss. Also, thanks to Vince and Diane Davis for Tail Gunning.
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