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Havasupai Lizard

Havasupai Lizard Live

Supai is surely one of the most remote cities in the United States

My brother Nick and I, along with my good friend Andrew found ourselves refreshing our computers on February 1st over and over again waiting for the permit process for Havasupai Falls to open up. An hour in, we had secured camping/hiking permits for one night in early March!

The village of Supai is surely one of the most remote cities in the United States. To get there you turn off U.S. Highway 66 and travel 65 miles down a road with nothing but desert on either side. Then you arrive at a parking lot where you unload your gear and start the hike down into the canyon. Supai is found 10 miles into the trail. The people who live there have most of their possessions brought in by helicopter or donkey train (which quite a few passed us on our hike).

This photo was taken when we were a few hours into the hike to Supai. We were stopping for lunch, when this lizard revealed itself on the rock behind us. As is visible in this photo, he appeared to be molting. As best as I can decipher, this is a Plateau Fence Lizard, aka Sceloporus tristichus. This lizard is quite small, only 3.5" maximum, not including the tail.

Surrounded by the beautiful red rock of the canyon of havasupai, this lizard was a pleasant surprise. He allowed me to get up close and personal for this macro shot. The journey into the canyon was filled with these natural delights, including a full bodied 40' tall tree in the middle of the canyon floor.

This lizard was a pleasant surprise

The falls were one of the most unique sights

Later that day we ventured passed Supai, and we were able to see the wonderfully blue Havasupai Falls. The falls were one of the most unique sights that I have ever seen, and I encourage everyone to venture into this canyon if the opportunity ever presents itself.

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Article by Ben Ivers

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